Vascular Specialist · 31. March 2026
Jacob Soucy (@JacobWSoucy) hosts an inside look at a timely and thought-provoking editorial published in The Vascular Specialist, the official news magazine of the Society for Vascular Surgery. In this episode, we explore the evolving conversation around surgical call and compensation through the lens of the editorial “A Call for Call Pay.” The discussion challenges the traditional framing of call as simply part of the job and instead examines it as a measurable burden of availability that...
Professional Development · 19. January 2026
In this episode, we explore the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Quality Improvement (QI) Consulting Program, a free member benefit that supports vascular surgeons in designing, executing, and refining QI projects across all stages—from problem identification to dissemination. We’re joined by Dr. Samantha Minc, a vascular surgeon and faculty member at Duke University, and Dr. Ashley Vavra, an Associate Professor of Surgery at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and chair of the SVS...
JVS · 04. January 2026
Audible Bleeding Editor and vascular surgery fellow Richa Kalsi (@KalsiMD) is joined by 4th year general surgery resident Sasank Kalipatnapu (@ksasank), JVS editor Dr. Audra Duncan (@ADuncanVasc), and JVS-VL editor Dr. Ruth Bush (@RuthLBush) to discuss two great articles in the JVS family of journals. Today’s episode hosts Dr. Mikayla Lowenkamp, Dr. Natalie Sridharan (@domenickna1), and Dr. Mary Lin. Articles: Part 1:Female patients at increased risk for adverse outcomes after acute limb...
Interviews · 24. November 2025
Jacob Soucy (@JacobWSoucy) hosts an inside look at one of the most active and collaborative vascular surgery research teams in the country, the Vascular Surgery Outcomes Research Team (VSORT) at Penn State College of Medicine. VSORT is a dynamic academic group that brings together vascular surgery attendings, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and medical students to conduct impactful outcomes-based research. Meeting every Friday at 4 PM, the team has produced dozens of peer-reviewed manuscripts,...
Interviews · 30. August 2025
Resources: Rutherford Chapters (10th ed.): 174, 175, 177, 178 Prior Holding Pressure episode on AV access creation: https://www.audiblebleeding.com/vsite-hd-access/ The Society for Vascular Surgery: Clinical practice guidelines for the surgical placement and maintenance of arteriovenous hemodialysis access: https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214%2808%2901399-2/fulltext KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32778223/ Venous...
JVS CIT · 23. August 2025
In this episode, we spotlight editorials and abstracts from the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations, and Techniques (JVS-CIT). Editorials and Abstracts are read by Authors as well as members of the SVS Social Media Ambassadors. Guests: Kelsey Schmittling, MPH, OMS-III (@kelseyum2plus) Considerations for diversity, equity, and inclusion in vascular surgery research Preliminary study on the use of contrast ultrasound in the preoperative workup of patient-candidates for carotid...
Interviews · 29. July 2025
Audible Bleeding Editor and vascular surgery fellow Richa Kalsi (@KalsiMD) is joined by vascular surgery fellow Javaneh Jabbari (@JabbariMD) in hosting Dr. Gustavo Oderich (@GustavoOderich), Dr. Shahab Toursavadkohi (@Toursavadkohi ), and Dr. Mehrdad Ghoreishi (@dr_ghoreishi) to discuss the “final frontier” in the endovascular management of aortic pathology, or the Endo-Bentall Procedure. This episode highlights collaboration between vascular and cardiac surgery as we take a deep dive into...
Special Topics · 15. June 2025
Welcome to the VESS 50th Year Anniversary Episode, where we celebrate all the achievements and the future direction of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society! We hope to see you all in person at the spring annual meeting on June 4, 2025 in New Orleans, and the Winter Annual Meeting at Everline Resort in Olympia, California on February 5-8, 2026. Guest Info Dr. Ravi Rajani is the current president of VESS. He is Executive Associate Dean for Emory at Grady Hospital and is the Leon L....
Special Topics · 01. June 2025
In this episode, Audible Bleeding Editors Sasank Kalipatnapu (@ksasank), Falen Demsas sit down with Dr. Rabih Chaer (@rchaer2), Dr. Michael Conte(@MichaelSConteMD), Dr. Sherene Shalhub and Dr. Malachi Sheahan III, the four SVS secretary candidates for this year to learn more about them as part of the ongoing election process. Show links: SVS 2025 Meet the Secretary Candidates—Home Page—provides a comprehensive overview of all the candidates. Their professional biographies and answers to...
Special Topics · 20. May 2025
In this episode, Audible Bleeding Editors Sasank Kalipatnapu (@ksasank), Richa Kalsi (@KalsiMD) sit down with Dr. Andres Schanzer and Dr. William Shutze, the two SVS vice presidential candidates for this year to learn more about them as part of the ongoing election process. Show links: SVS 2025 Meet the VP Candidates provides a comprehensive overview of all the candidates. Their professional biographies and answers to questions about their plans for the future are available in both text and...