This month guest host, Ramesh Tripathi, (University of Queensland, Au) meets with Dr Lt Dawn Coleman (University of Michigan, US) a clinical associate professor in vascular surgery, to discuss her experience as a general military surgeon in the US reserve army.Hear them discuss issues around wellness and burnout and in the US military and civilian …

Why is the Asian population so different and difficult to treat for BTK complications compared to their European counterparts?This month’s vascularPODCAST episode features guest host, Associate Professor Andrew Choong and panellists Associate Profs Tjung Tang and Edward Choke (Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore) to discuss chronic limb-threatenin…

Should an aneurysm always be treated?Steven Black, MD, hosts this month’s episode and is joined by guests Prof Ian Loftus, Prof Bijan Modarai and Dr Jude Partridge to answer this question. Together they discuss the appropriateness of aortic aneurysm intervention, for the treatment of aortic disease.They consider the impact of the NICE guidelines an…

In this month’s episode, host Kush Desai joins an expert panel of venous specialists that includes Stephen Black, Steve Elias, Tony Gasparis, Nicos Labropoulos and Gerry O’Sullivan, discussing how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the practice of venous medicine. They discuss their experiences and the dichotomy of treatment restrictions across …

In this month’s episode, host Ramesh Tripathi meets with four key female figures in vascular medicine, Julie Freischlag (Wake Forest Baptist Health, NC, US), Erica L Mitchell (Uni of Tennessee, US), Bernadette Aulivola (Loyola University, IL, US) and Shipra Arya (Uni of Stanford, CA, US) to discuss what it means to be a woman in vascular surgery to…

In this month’s vascularPODCAST episode, host Kush Desai, MD, joins guests Ronald Winokur, Neil Khilnani, Kathleen Gibson, and Mark Meissner to discuss the topic of female pelvic venous disease. Together they examine the latest literature, and the impact new scientific data has on treatment options. They also address the significant knowledge gap t…

“Diabetic Foot” is referred to a condition that involves alterations in the structure, function and integrity of tissues of the foot. Diabetic patients typically have loss of sensation, structural deformities, propensity to infection and poor circulation. Therefore there is a crying need for comprehensive Diabetic Foot care to prevent complications…

Peter Gloviczki wanted to be a Professor of Surgery at just 6 years old and is an iconic and inspirational, award-winning vascular surgeon and magician.In this episode, Associate Prof Ramesh Tripathi (Queensland University, AU) meets with Emeritus Professor Peter Gloviczki (Mayo Clinic, US) for an insightful interview with the legendary vascular su…

This first episode in our brand new vascularPODCAST series, features Associate Professor Kush R Desai (Northwestern University, US) and Mr Stephen Black (Guy’s and St Thomas’, UK) host an informal discussion around the shifting tides in vascular education, with a specific focus on online learning for both physicians and industry. Hear them unpick t…