Landmark Paper Series · 31. May 2026
Welcome back to the Audible Bleeding series: Landmark Papers in Vascular Surgery. In this episode, co-hosts John and Dr. Jesse Columbo are joined by our guest, Dr. Caitlin Hicks, to discuss one of the most studied—and most debated—topics in vascular surgery: asymptomatic carotid stenosis. In this episode, we'll trace that evolution through three pivotal trials: ACAS and ACST-1, which established carotid endarterectomy as the standard of care; and the newly published CREST-2, which...
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,...
Professional Development · 26. March 2023
In this first episode of the SVS PA Section mini-series Vascular Team Talk, Steve Robischon, PA-C, Laura Needler, APNP, and Dr. Nate Kugler review the history of the physician assistant and nurse practitioner professions, discuss similarities and differences in their training, and describe how they function on their vascular team.
Professional Development · 26. February 2023
On behalf of the Young Surgeons' Section of the SVS, Saideep Bose and Gowri Gowda sit down with two editors of the JVS journals and take a behind-the-scenes look at the publishing process and tips and tricks for authors and reviewers.
Interviews · 21. February 2023
In this episode of Audible Bleeding, we sit down with Chloe Powell and discuss her research in physical resilience, understanding patient treatment goals, and pre-operative evaluation before undergoing major vascular intervention. We also delve into her motivations.
JVS · 16. January 2023
Audible Bleeding editor Adam Johnson (@Adam_mdmph) is joined by MD/Ph.D. student Rahul Ghosh (@ghoshrx) and JVS Assistant Editor Dr. Paul Dimuzio (@pdimuziomd) to discuss two great articles in the JVS family of journals. Dr. David Gordon and Dr. David Williams, the authors of the following paper, join them:
“Pathologic characteristics of human venous in-stent stenosis and stent occlusion” by Williams et al.
JVS · 08. January 2023
Audible Bleeding editor Adam Johnson (@Adam_mdmph) is joined by MD/PhD student Rahul Ghosh (@ghoshrx), JVS Assistant Editor Dr. Paul Dimuzio (@pdimuziomd) to discuss two great articles in the JVS family of journals. Discussions for the second article will be published later this week. Dr. Jasmine Bhinder joins them to discuss the following paper: “Understanding radiation exposure and improving safety for vascular surgery trainees” by Bhinder et al.
VSITE · 15. August 2022
In today's episode of our Holding Pressure (HP) Series, developed by medical students for medical students, Janhavi and Andrew review the basics of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR).
Interviews · 02. May 2022
In this episode, Imani talks with Dr. Eric Pillado about his experiences thus far in training, finding comfort in being himself, and his ambitions in addressing health disparities in Latin-X and Spanish-speaking populations.
VSITE · 06. January 2022
VSITE/RPVI Review: Vascular Lab In today’s episode, Dr. Alaska Pendleton and Dr. Anahita Dua discuss vascular lab pearls for your VSITE exam and the RPVI. Dr. Alaska Pendleton is a third year resident in the Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital completing her second year of research. Dr. Anahita Dua is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and a vascular surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also director of the Vascular...