2022-2014 News and Events
12/17/2022 Vascular Surgery Holiday Party
Stanford Vascular Surgery Holiday Party 2022. Thank you to all who contribute to making our division the standard of excellence. Congratulations to Dr. Manuel Garca-Toca on his next adventure. Thank you for all your dedication and contributions.
11/28-29/2022 Visiting Professor | Dr. Murray Shames
11/7/2022 - AHA Early Career Investigator Awarded to Derek Klarin
Congratulations, to Dr. Derek Klarin on receiving the AHA Early Career Investigator Award presented by the Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine, at the Scientific Sessions 2022.
11/1/2022 Dr. Shipra Arya Promoted to Professor of Surgery
Congratulations to Dr. Shipra Arya on her promotion to Professor of Surgery, effective November 1, 2022. We congratulate you on your academic achievements and look forward to your future accomplishments.
11/16/2022 Dr. Venita Chandra Promoted to Clinical Professor of Surgery
Congratulations to Dr. Venita Chandra on her promotion to Clinical Professor of Surgery, effective November 16, 2022. Thank you for your contributions to the department, we look forward to your future accomplishments.
9/26/2022 Dr. Elizabeth George joins Stanford Faculty
We are excited to announce that Dr. Elizabeth George will be joining the Stanford Vascular Surgery Faculty as a Clinical Instructor on September 26, 2022. We are so proud of Dr. George as a Stanford vascular surgery integrated program graduate. We look forward to her continued contributions to the Stanford Vascular Surgery Family. Dr. George will maintain her practice at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital.
Dr. Shipra Arya serves as President of the Surgical Outcomes Club
We congratulate Dr. Shipra Arya on her roll as the President of the Surgical Outcomes Club started in November of 2021. Dr. Arya will serve a multi-year term through 2023. Learn more about Dr. Arya and the Surgical Outcomes Club in this Stanford Surgery article.
9/17/2022 - Robert Hye Memorial Best Resident Presentation award
Dr. Vivian Ho, received Second Place for her presentation on "Most Privately Insured Patients Are Not Screened for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms"
9/20/2022 - Western Vascular Resident Presentations
8/18/2022 - Dr. Aalami presents Keynote address at Stanford Biodesign 3rd health(hack) hackathon
8/17/2022 Srub Cast | Discussion on the LIMIT Trial
Dr. Ron Dalman discusses the LIMIT Trial Limiting AAA With Metformin (LIMIT) with Rachel Baker on the Stanofrd Surgery Podcast "Scrub Cast"
Link to ScrubCast Recording
8/10/2022 - Dr. Lee and Dr. Stern give presentations at the 2022 UCSF Vascular Symposium
7/15/2022 - Dr. Ho graduated from the Stanford-Intermountain Healthcare Fellowship
7/11/2022 Vascular Surgery Anastomosis Skills workshop
7/1/2022 Lisa Forneris joins as the new Division Manager of Vascular Surgery
6/26/2022 - Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship Graduation
6/26/2022 - Vascular Surgery Trainee Educational Award
Dr. Mike Sgroi received the inaugural Stanford Vascular Surgery Teacher of the Year award for Dr. Sgroi's “Sgroi Rounds” 2021-2022.
6/24/2022 Trainee Appreciation Day 2022
6/21/2022 - Intern Bootcamp Vascular Skills session
6/17/2022 - Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM)
6/7/2022 - Dr. Leeper gives they keynote talk on PVD at the ESVS in Stockholm
5/22/2022 Weesam Al-Khatib, MD Visiting Professorship
We are excited to announce the Visiting Professor for our Weesam Al-Khatib, MD Visiting Professorship in 2022.
Malachi G. Sheahan, MD,
May 30-31, 2022
Professor and Chair of the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Louisiana State University
5/11/2022 Holman Resident Research Day
Vy Ho, MD representing Vascular Surgery Integrated at #Holman22 with a presentation on timesaving methods using remote medical records and poster on using echocardiogram to predict LVEF.
5/11/2022 Vascular Surgery Fellowship Match
Arielle Lee, M.D.
General Surgery: University of California San Diego
M.D.: Georgetown University School of Medicine
3/18/2022 Vascular Surgery Integrated Match
2/20/2022 TEDx Talk
Dr. Leeper showcases his research on the commonalities of cancer and heart disease in a Ted Talk at TEDxVienna. Watch the talk and read about Dr. Leeper's research in an interview in "The TEDx Vienna Magazine".
2/1/2022 - Promotion to Clinical Associate Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Avise on her promotion to Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery. Thank you for all your contributions to the Division.
1/30/2022 - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society | 2022 Presidential Address
Congratulations to Dr. Jason Lee on his presidential address at the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society 2022 Annual Winter meeting in Snowmass, Colorado.
1/3/2022 - Dr. Sayed Receives Second R01
Dr. Nazish Sayed, an assistant professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and The Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, has received his second NIH-NHLBI R01 grant. This approximately $2M grant will fund his project, “Unraveling the Role of Endothelium in Chemotherapy-induced Cardiotoxicity,” for five years.
"We will investigate the impact of chemotherapy on the vasculature and what role does the endothelium play in imparting cardiovascular dysfunction," said Sayed.