November/December Issue of vein specialist
Membership Building
A World Without Boundaries
Table of Contents
Message from the Editor
Steve Elias, MD
Membership Corner
Meet the AVF Membership Committee
My Journey
Kathleen Ozsvath, MD and Young Erben, MD
Patient Brochures in Action!
Ruth Bush, MD,JD
Benefits of AVF Membership
Mona Li, MD
Feeling on the Outside Looking In? Join the AVF Community
Alejandro Gonzalez Ochoa, MD
Special Offer from the American Venous Forum for Physicians from Qualifying Countries
Anil Hingorani, MD
Newsflash! AVF Welcomes APPs
Lorraine Loretz, DPM, NP
A Journey of Passion in Vascular Surgery: Making a Lasting Impact
Rashad Bishara, MD
The Inspiring Journey of Dr. Wakefield
Oscar Moreno, MD
Annual Meeting
Venous Health Inequities
Ruth Bush, MD,JD and Kathleen Ozsvath, MD
Discover the Cutting-Edge Research at the American Venous Forum Meeting on Lymphedema!
Sheila N. Blumberg, MD, MS, RPVI
Societal IVUS Case Competition Featuring AVF’s 2023 Winner
Adam Reichard, MD
Venous News
AVF Research Committee Puts Policy Navigator to the Test
Mark Iafrati, MD
AVF Collaborates with AVLS, SVS, SIR and SVM to Develop New Guidelines for Vein Care
Peter Lawrence, MD and Peter Gloviczki, MD
Sumner’s Hemodynamic Guide to Venous Diagnosis and Intervention
Jose Almeida, MD, FACS
Welcome New Members
September & October
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Steve Elias, MD
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
John Forbes, MBA
MANAGING EDITOR
Allie Woodward
PUBLICATION DESIGNER
Anthony Eaves
Message from the Editor
Steve Elias, MD
Editor-in-Chief, Vein Specialist
Meet the AVF Membership Committee
The AVF Membership Committee is a group of volunteers appointed by the AVF Board of Directors. We meet monthly to develop strategies to grow AVF Membership and to connect better with our members.
Windsor Ting, MD
Practices in New York City
Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Anil Hingorani, MD
Practices in New York City
Clinical Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Mona Li, MD
Practices in Milwaukee, WI
Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
Linda Le, MD
Practices in Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Houston Methodist, Weill Cornell Medical College
Lorraine Loretz, DPM, NP
Practices in Northborough, MA
Sherry Scovell, MD
Practices in Danvers, MA
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Kathleen Ozsvath, MD
Chief of Surgery, Samaritan Hospital, NY
Board Member, AVF
Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, MBA
Practices in Los Angeles
Clinical Professor, UCLA
Pamela Kim, MD
Practices in Framingham, MA
Victor Canata, MD, PhD
Practices in Paraguay
Clinical Professor, Hospital De Clinicas, Universidad Nacional De Asuncion, Paraguay
Young Erben, MD
Practices in Jacksonville, FL
Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic Florida
Pavel Kibrik, MD
Graduate of NYIT College Osteopathic Medicine, contemplating a career in vascular surgery
