03 May 2021

2021 Venous Symposium, Virtual April 15 – 17, 2021

vs Virtual 2021 Live Sessions available via the On Demand Platform (venous-symposium.com)

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03 May 2021

International Vein Congress, April 22 – 24, 2021

Conference to be conducted at the Loew’s Miami Beach Hotel, 1601 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

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22 Apr 2021

AVLS 35th Annual Congress scheduled for In Person Conference

Denver, Colorado, October (7 – 10, 2021)

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04 Oct 2020

STUART A. HARLIN, MD INTERVIEW: I’d rather pursue a career in racing age-group triathlons

Advisory Board member and columnist David Schmiege interviews Stuart A. Harlin, MD, for this issue. Dr. Harlin is an associate professor and the director of outpatient vascular operations within the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

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04 Oct 2020

PENUMBRA OFFERS INDIGO LIGHTNING 12 AS BASIS FOR U.S. FRANCHISE GROWTH

  Penumbra Inc. has announced its next phase for vascular franchise growth with U.S. commercial availability of the Indigo System Lightning 12 and the appointments of Corey L. Teigen, MD, to chief scientific officer; and James F. Benenati, MD, FSIR, to chief medical officer – two newly created positions. Innovating the

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04 Oct 2020

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC STENT GAINS ADDED MEDICARE COVERAGE

Boston Scientific has been granted a new technology add-on payment (NTPA) for its Eluvia drug-eluting vascular stent system from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), CMS pays for a patient’s inpatient hospital stay under one bundled payment, which covers all costs for

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04 Oct 2020

Royal PHILIPS TO ACQUIRE INTACT VASCULAR

PHILIPS TO ACQUIRE INTACT VASCULAR   Royal Philips has signed an agreement to acquire Intact Vascular Inc., a U.S.-based developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures for $275 million upfront deferred payments when the transaction is completed. Intact Vascular will enhance Philips’ image-guided therapy portfolio, combining Philips’

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04 Oct 2020

BEING A PATIENT DURING COVID-19: Profoundly lonely, fearful, dangerous and sad

By Larry Storer I generally do not write editor columns, but the staff decided I really needed to write this one because of my perspective as a patient during the COVID-19 pandemic. My medical journey has lasted just longer than 3 months to date – 21/2 months in the hospital

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04 Sep 2020

READY FIRE AIM: Don’t miss your best shot waiting for the perfect time

        An interview by  David Schmiege, president and CEO of Vein Specialists of America with Jeffrey H. Miller, MD Dr. Miller Board-certified in Interventional Radiology and Venous and Lymphatic Medicine Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners and American Board of Radiology Holds a certificate of

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04 Sep 2020

HOW PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS COPE WITH COVID-19

  By Robert Jennejohn Dr. Michael Y. Shao, MD is a board-certified vascular surgeon with the Swedish Medical Group. He attended the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He has more than 17 years of experience and is currently affiliated with the Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Ill. This Interview was

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