2023-2024 News and Events
November 20, 2024 - Dr. Eri Fukaya Appointed Clinical Professor
Dr. Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD, has been appointed as Clinical Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery at Stanford University, effective February 1, 2025.
“Dr. Fukaya has demonstrated excellence in her research and clinical care in our vascular medicine section within the division of vascular surgery. She is a nationally renowned expert in venous diseases and has furthered our understanding of some basic mechanisms of venous disease. Additionally, she is one of the busiest clinicians on our team. Her leadership of the vascular medicine fellowship highlights her commitment to education and the unique specialty of vascular medicine,” said Dr. Jason Lee, Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Fukaya earned her MD and PhD from Tokyo Women’s Medical University in Japan. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City and Lankenau Medical Center in Pennsylvania. She then pursued a fellowship in Vascular Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Since joining Stanford in 2015, Dr. Fukaya has served as the Medical Director of the Vein Clinic and Program Director of the Vascular Medicine Fellowship. Her research, funded by grants, has contributed significantly to understanding chronic venous disease and varicose veins, with numerous publications in leading journals. She has also played an active role in professional societies, holding leadership positions with the American Venous Forum and the Society for Vascular Medicine.
October 15, 2024 - Dr. Sayed’s Research on Endothelial Cell Contributions to Long COVID Cardiac Injury Featured in Nature Cardiovascular Research
We are thrilled to announce that a publication from our division, led by Dr. Sayed, has been featured in and on the cover of Nature Cardiovascular Research. The study delves into the mechanisms underlying cardiac injury in long COVID, focusing on the role of endothelial cells (ECs). Dr. Sayed and his team demonstrated that cytokines released by ECs, particularly CCL2, contribute to cardiac dysfunction associated with long COVID. Using advanced models, including thrombotic vascular tissues and cardiac organoids, the research highlights how CCL2-induced oxidative stress leads to cardiac injury. These findings emphasize the importance of monitoring vascular health in long COVID patients.
October 17 2024 - Dr. Pauline Berens Wins Award for Presentation on Automated AAA Detection at ISVB Conference
Congratulations to Resident Dr. Pauline Berens for presenting Drs. Oliver Aalami & Akshay Chaudhari’s work on automated AAA detection at the ISVB conference in Tampa and winning an award for her presentation.
October 1, 2024 - Vascular Medicine Fellowship Applications Open
The Stanford Vascular Medicine Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year. Open to physicians who have completed at least a 3-year Internal Medicine residency, this 1-year non-ACGME accredited program offers specialized training in diagnosing and managing arterial, venous, and lymphatic diseases. Applications will be accepted from October 1 – December 1, 2024. Fellows will rotate across multiple specialties, gaining multidisciplinary expertise in vascular disease management, imaging, wound care, and more, positioning them for leadership roles in academic Vascular Medicine.
September 7-10, 2024 - INSIDE: Western Vascular Symposium 2024
Stanford Vascular Surgery had several presentations at the 2024 Western Vascular Society Meeting.
Dr. Kenneth Tran, Assistant Professor, presented "A Prospective Randomized Trial of Renal Ischemic Preconditioning for Reducing Nephropathy Risk Following Fenestrated EVAR."
Dr. Shernaz Dossabhoy, PGY4, presented "Reducing Length of Stay following CEA & EVAR through the Vascular Quality Initiative."
Dr. Arash Fereydooni, PDY, presented "A Propensity Score Matched Comparison of EndoSuture vs Fenestrated EVAR." His presentation won the Robert Hye Memorial Best Resident Presentation Award.
According to the Western Vascular Surgery website, each year the Western Vascular Society Program Chair elects judges to evaluate the best full presentation by a medical student or resident. The award was created to honor the contribution of member Dr. Robert Hye.
Innovations in Vascular Medicine: From Bench to Bedside
Shaping the field of cardiovascular medicine, emerging technologies have the potential to transform the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Explore the latest advancements in cardiology with Jonathan and Nicholas Leeper, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Vascular Medicine, and Director of Vascular Research at Stanford University, California, USA.
August 11-13, 2024 - UCSF Vascular Symposium
Faculty and residents attended the 2024 UCSF Vascular Symposium in Napa, CA from August 11-13, 2024.
Faculty Dr. Jason Lee moderated the Aortic Session and shared insights on “How to do it: Experience with Thoracic Side Branch.”
Faculty Dr. Venita Chandra delivered an impactful presentation on “Complex BTK Disease – What Does and Doesn’t Really Work?"
PGY-3/PD resident, Dr. Arash Fereydooni, presented an impressive trainee case.
Also in attendance were our APPs:
- Jocelyn Morta, NP
- Ani Bagdasarian, NP
- Laura Petrikovic, PA-C
- Lindsay Kwong, DNP
Two researchers in the lab of Dr. Nazish Sayed have been awarded NIH funding:
1. Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Chikage "Anna" Noishikihas secured the Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the NIH. According to their website, this F32 “is to enhance the research training of promising postdoctoral candidates who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.” The award will fund her work on elucidating the mechanisms underlying varicose veins.
2. Life Sciences Research Specialist Naima Turbes has received a two-year NIH diversity supplement grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The grant will fund her work to understand racial disparities in cardiovascular diseases.
Welcome J. Blake Iceton, MD! Dr. Iceton will start with our Vascular Medicine Fellowship program!
June 28, 2024 - Vascular Surgery Graduation
Congratulations to our Vascular Surgery Graduates:
- Marcos Kuroki , MD Vascular Surgery Fellowship
- Vivian Ho, MD Vascular Surgery Integrated
- Anand Athavale, MD Vascular Medicine Fellowship
We are so proud of you! You are forever in our Stanford vascular family.
Marcos Kuroki, MD will be joining Kaiser Permanente in Orange County, CA.
Vivian Ho, MD will be joining Kaiser Permanente in San Leandro, CA.
Anand Athavale, MD will be staying on with the Stanford Vascular Surgery practice in Palo Alto, CA as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery.
Marcos Kuroki, MD
Vivian Ho, MD
Anand Athavale, MD
June 25, 2023 - Interns Start
We welcome our incoming Interns Chidyaonga Shalita, MD and Lucy Yang, MD into our vascular surgery program. Welcome and good luck!
The project “Reducing Hospital Length of Stay (LOS) after Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) and Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) has been selected as the inaugural winner of the Quality & Performance Improvement (QPI) Award. Vascular Surgery Resident Dr. Shernaz Dossabhoy and her team were presented with the award at the Stanford Health Care (SHC) Monthly Managers Meeting on Tuesday, June 11th.
May 24, 2024 - Vascular Residents Take 2nd Place in Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference Resident Competition
Residents Marcos Kuroki (PGY7), Andrea Fisher (PGY2), Uma Parikh (PGY2), and Keyuree Satam (PGY1) competed in the 2024 Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference Competition winning 2nd place.
The team also tied for 1st place in both the suturing and EVAR (Endovascular Aneurysm Repair) skills portions.
The Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference Resident Competition took place on May 24, 2024.
Dr. Shaunak Adkar, a vascular surgery resident finishing up his Professional Development years, is the winner of the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) Trainee Award.
Abstracts submitted to the VRIC by trainees are scored by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Basic and Translational Research Committee. Awardees receive a $1,000 stipend to support their expenses to attend VRIC.
Adkar’s abstract was titled “Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Activators as Potential Novel Pad Therapeutics.” He has been doing his research in Dr. Derek Klarin’s lab.
April 22-23, 2024 - Weesam Al-Khatib, MD Visiting Professorship
We are excited to announce the Visiting Professor for our Weesam Al-Khatib, MD Visiting Professorship in 2024.
Matthew Eagleton, MD
Chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General)
Robert R. Linton, MD Professor of Surgery in the Field of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery in Harvard Medical School
Lecture: "FEVER for FEVAR"
Grand Rounds: "Married in Medicine"
February 26-27, 2024 - Division Welcomes Visiting Professor Frank Davis, MD
Frank Davis, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery Department of Surgery / University of Michigan
Section Chief of Vascular Surgery
Department of Surgery VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Lecure: "Pathological Role of Immune and Structural Cells in AAA Development"
Grand Rounds: "Harnessing the Power of a Statewide Collaborative to Improve Vascular Surgery Care"
January 4, 2024 - Scrubcast: Take a closer look at Statins with Dr. Nazish Sayed
In this episode of Scrubcast, host Rachel Baker speaks with Dr. Nazish Syed, assistant professor in Stanford University's Department of Surgery and the Cardiovascular Institute. They delve into Dr. Syed's unique role as a purely research faculty member in the department and his journey from clinician to researcher focusing on heart and vascular disease. Among the topics discussed are the multifunctional benefits of the commonly prescribed drug, statins, their impact on the body at a molecular level, and the importance of early prevention for various conditions. Dr. Syed shares the intricacies of his research and its potential implications on health outcomes for a diversified patient group.
LIMIT trial: Could metformin be first-ever medical treatment that is effective at managing aneurysm disease?
Ronald Dalman, MD, featured in Vascular News discussing the global interest in the LIMIT trial, a prospective study sponsored by the NIH investigating metformin's potential to slow the progression of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in non-diabetic patients. Dr. Dalman highlights the promise of metformin as a low-risk, affordable treatment option, with possible applications in both pre- and post-surgical care for AAA.
November 13, 2023 AHA Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine Young Investigator Award Finalist
Huge congratulations to Shaunak Adkar for being selected as a finalist for the Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine (GPM) Young Investigator Award competition!
September 18, 2023 - Stanford Vascular Surgery Baszucki Research Day
We are excited to hold the first Baszucki Research Day with visiting professor Scott Damrauer, MD. Members of the Baszucki family joined the Vascular Surgery faculty and trainees in celebrating the opening of the Baszucki Biobank.
“The inaugural Baszucki Research Day and Visiting Professorship cements the collaboration between the Baszucki family and the Department of Surgery,” - Division Chief, Dr. Jason Lee
Scott Damrauer, MD
September 18-19, 2023
Associate Professor of Surgery
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Lecture: "All Aortic Aneurysms Are Not Equal: Lessons from the Genetics of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms"
Grand Rounds: "Precision Medicine and the Surgeon: Where are we going and are we there yet?"
September 16, 2023 - Shelley Maithel, MD joins the Stanford Faculty
We are very excited to welcome Shelley Maithel, MD as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Stanford Vascular Surgery. Dr. Maithel recently graudated from her Vascular Surgery Fellowship at from USC. She will be practicing at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. We are excited to have her join us.
September 9, 2023 - Dr. Fukaya was selected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Society of Vascular Medicine (SVM)
Dr. Eri Fukaya, clinical associate professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and a Vascular Medicine specialist, was chosen to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Society of Vascular Medicine (SVM) at the Annual Business Meeting in Washington DC on September 9, 2023.
August 28, 2023 - VESS Resident Research award
Congratulations to Vascular Surgery Resident Sabina Sorondo, MD for receiving the 2024 VESS Resident Research Award from the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society for her project entitled “Assessing Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulators in PAD”.
August 28, 2023 - Clay Wiske, MD joins the Stanford Faculty
We are very excited to welcome Clay Wiske, MD as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Stanford Vascular Surgery. Dr. Wiske brings many years of experience. He will be practicing at the Tri-Valley. We are excited to have him join us.
August 22, 2023 - Vascular Resident Takeover
Each morning we round as a team: MS3 Brian Yu, PGY1 Dr. Camille Rogine, and PA Student Hailey Mason. Go team!
Vascular Surgery PGY-5 resident Vivian Ho, MD knows that life continues to grow. Trainee, vascular surgeon, and now mom, Stanford Vascular Surgery supports families inside and outside of the hospital.
Look who we found in line at the café! It's Stanford Vascular's Dr. Krishna Martinez-Singh. Did I mention the Valley gives us meal cards? -Dr. Fari Ngongoni.
Stanford co-residents Pauline Berens, MD and John Cabot, MD spend their days in the OR, but enjoy Stanford and life in the greater Bay Area.
Vascular Surgery at Stanford is very clinically busy. Trainees have lots of OR experience and spend most of their days operating.
Training at Stanford Vascular Surgery you match into a family. Join us this week as we highlight the Vascular Surgery trainees! Joining the vascular family!
August 19, 2023 - Vascular Surgery Welcome Event
The 2023 Welcome Event was a success! Thank you do Dr. Jason Lee and family for hosting such a fun event. We have so many new faces to welcome this year. Our incoing interns, Camille Rogine, MD and Keyuree Satam, MD, new fellow Arielle Lee, MD, as well as new faculty David Kauvar, MD and Clay Wiske, MD at our 2023 Welcome event. We look forward to another excellent year.
August 15, 2023 - David Kauvar, MD joins the Stanford faculty
We are very excited to welcome David Kauvar, MD as a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Stanford Vascular Surgery. Dr. Kauvar brings many years of experience and service. He will be practicing at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. We are excited to have him join us.
August 1, 2023 - Kenneth Tran, MD joins the Stanford faculty
We are very excited to have Kenneth Tran, MD stay on and join our Stanford faculty as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery. Dr. Tran has been with Stanford Medicine through his medical school and residency. We are so excited he will be continuing on with us as faculty.
August 1, 2023 - Fellow Starts
Welcome Arielle Lee, MD! Dr. Lee starts our Vascular Surgery Fellowship program!
June 25, 2023 - Interns Start
We welcome our incoming Interns Camille Rogine, MD and Keyuree Satam, MD into our vascular surgery program. Welcome and good luck!
Camille Rogine, MD
Keyuree Satam, MD
June 23, 2023 - Vascular Surgery Graduation
Kenneth Tran, MD
Brian Sheehan, MD
Congratulations to our Vascular Surgery Graduates:
- Kenneth Tran, MD Vascular Surgery Integrated
- Brian Sheehan, MD Vascular Surgery Fellowship
We are so proud of you both! You are forever in our Stanford vascular family.
Brian Sheehan, MD will be joining Intermountain Health as a Vascular Surgeon.
Kenneth Tran, MD will be staying on with the Stanford Vascualr Surgery practice in Palo Alto, CA as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery.
Congratulations to Vascular Surgery Faculty, Elizabeth George, MD, recipient of our 2nd annual Resident Teaching Award! Thank you for all you do for our trainees.
June 23, 2023 - Trainee Appreciation Day
Appreciating our Vascular Surgery trainees with the day off of work for some fun then graduation dinner! Our trainees had a great time at an escape room and a fun lunch before getting ready to attend our 2023 Vascular Surgery graduation.
June 14-17, 2023 - Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM)
Great Job to Stanford Vascular Surgery Residents Vivian Ho, MD, Shaunak Adkar, MD and Andrea Fisher, MD, as well as incoming intern Keyuree Satam, MD on their presentations at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in National Harbor, Maryland.
Vivian Ho, MD, presented at the Interactive Poster Session, "Vascular Surgery Workforce Reductions Decrease Ambulatory Care Delivery for Carotid and Peripheral Arterial Disease"
Shaunak Adkar, MD presented, "Risk of Reintervention Is Lower for Carotid Endarterectomy Than Carotid Artery Stenting"
Andrea Fisher, MD presented, "Association between heart failure and arteriovenous fistula patency in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis"
Keyuree Satam, MD presented her work with mentor Cassius Iyad Ochoa Charr, MD looking at sex differences in reinterventions after lower extremity revascularization. Females had more reinterventions with no changes in long-term mortality or amputation risk.
May 25, 2023 - PNEC Competition
Vascular Surgery residents represent Stanford at the 2023 Pacific Northwest Endovascular Conference Simulation Summit for Vascular Trainees.
Vivian Ho, MD PGY-4
John Cabot, MD PGY-2
Uma Parikh, MD PGY 1
Arash Fereydooni, MD PGY3
May 22-23, 2023 - Al-Khatib Visiting Professor - Kellie Brown, MD
We are so excited to have Kellie Brown, MD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, for the 2023 Weesam Al-Khatib Visiting Professorship lecture and Surgery Grand Rounds.
Lecture: "Management of concomitant Carotid and Coronary Artery Disease: A Milwaukee Legacy."
Grand Rounds: "Challenges to the Health of Surgery and Strategies for Survivial."
May 12, 2023- Vascular Surgery Baby Shower
The Division of Vascular Surgery celebrated our growing vascular families. We have five families expecting Spring and Summer 2023. We were honored to celebrate these familes. Relax my Mommy / Dad is a vascular surgeon!
May 2, 2023 Scrubcast - Elizabeth George, MD Featured
Are vascular surgeons overusing atherectomy? Dr. Elizabeth “Lizzy” George joins the show to talk about modalities for treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and how possible policy changes could disincentivize atherectomy as a first-line treatment for intermittent claudication. Dr. George is also the recipient of one of this year’s seed grants from the Department of Surgery. She shares a bit about her upcoming research endeavors as well as what it’s like to go from resident to faculty at the same institution. For more information about Stanford University's Department of Surgery, please visit our website: surgery.stanford.edu
April 28, 2023 - Stanford Surgery 2023 Holman Research Day
Congratulations to residents Vy Ho, MD and Shaunak Adkar, MD on winning the clinical and basic science Holman poster presentations.
Clinical Poster
Vy Ho, MD presented her research showing that “Most Privately Insured Patients Do Not Receive Federally Recommended Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening”
Basic Science Poster
Shaunak Adkar, MD presented his research on “Genome-wide Association Study of Intracranial Aneurysms Reveals Shared Heritability with Aortic Aneurysms and Atherosclerosis.”
Vy Ho, MD
Shaunak Adkar, MD
Outstanding podium presentations by Shaunak Adkar, MD and Ken Tran, MD.
Shaunak Adkar, MD discussed that the “Risk of Reintervention is Lower for Carotid Endarterectomy than Carotid Artery Stenting”
Ken Tran, MD discussed that “Patient-specific computational flow simulation reveals adverse hemodynamic factors associated with branch vessel occlusion after complex endovascular aneurysm repair”
Shaunak Adkar, MD
Kenneth Tran, MD
March 17, 2023 - Vascular Surgery Integrated Match Day
February 28, 2023 - Surgery Communication Coaching Program
We are excited to announce that Dr. Mike Sgroi has joined the Stanford Department of Surgery Communication Coaching Program. The program currently includes general surgery categoricals as well as plastic and vascular junior residents. Communication coaches are carefully picked and undergo year-round training with monthly faculty development workshops. More Information on the Surgery Communication Coaching Program.
February 23-25, 2023 - VESS Annual Winter Meeting 2023
Congratulations on the amazing Stanford Vascular representation at the VESS Annual Winter Meeting 2023.
Sabina Sorondo, MD, Stanford resident presenting a case of hybrid repair of innominate artery pseudoneurysm after blunt traumatic injury in a bovine arch.
Andrea Fisher, MD, Stanford presenting on individual and program level predictors of academic vascular surgery practice
Shernaz Dossabhoy, MD, Stanford resident presenting resarch on the association of chronic kidney disease and survival after FEVAR.
Elizabeth George, MD, Stanford faculty presenting on precocious rupture of AAAs below size cirteria for repair.
Sabina Sorondo, MD
Shernaz Dossabhoy, MD
Andrea Fisher, MD
Elizabeth George, MD
February 9, 2023 - Dr. Arash Fereydooni receives the ACS Resident Research Scholarship
Dr. Arash Fereydooni has been awarded a Resident Research Scholarship by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The scholarship is for $60,000 over two years to fund the resident's research. Fereydooni will study peripheral calcium score development and automation.
Arash will be working under the mentorship of vascular surgeon-scientist and section chief of vascular surgery at the Palo Alto Va, Dr. Shipra Arya, a prolific health services research.
February 7, 2023 - Dr. Derek Klarin receives The American Society for Clinical Investigation's Young Physician-Scientist Award.
Dr. Derek Klarin is the recipient of The American Society for Clinical Investigation's Young Physician-Scientist Award. According to Colleen McGarry, program director for the ASCI, Dr. Klarin was selected for this recognition based on his early-career achievements.
"This is an outstanding recognition of Dr. Klarin's career focus and potential in vascular disease management," said Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and former Chief of Vascular Surgery Dr. Ron Dalman.
January 9, 2023 - Congratulations to Dr. Mike Sgroi, Section Chief SCVMC
Congratulations to Dr. Mike Sgroi on his new roll as Section Chief at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Thank you for your continued contributions.
January 1, 2023 - Welcome to Dr. Jean Gillon as Clinical Associate Professor in Surgery
We are excited to welcome Dr. Jean Gillon as Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Gillon will be practicing at the Stanford Vascular and Vein Clinic in Portola Valley, CA.
