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promote health equity by improving the access and delivery of quality healthcare,
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ensure the holistic support of Black vascular surgeons, vascular surgery trainees, vascular surgery aspirants, and diverse health professionals dedicated to the prevention and management of vascular disease.
Mission Statement
Purpose
The Society of Black Vascular Surgeons promotes fellowship amongst members through networking, mentorship,
and professional development. The Society has a core mission of Education, Research, Advocacy and Provider Pipeline Development to advance Health Equity. The Society seeks to support policies that improve care and overall outcomes by addressing health(care) disparities in underserved patients with vascular disease.
The Society of Black Vascular Surgeons was founded in 2021.
Announcements/Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events:
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Get a better understanding of optimal coding strategies for bread and butter vascular surgery, joint multidisciplinary cases, and complex vascular surgery!
Time: September 5, 2024 08:00 PM EST
SBVS Monthly Meeting
Time: October 3, 2024 08:00 PM EST
Announcements:​
​​2024 SBVS@NMA Travel Award Recipients!​
Avrodet Mourkus
"Apixaban and Rivaroxaban Use in Raynaud’s Syndrome May Provide Vasodilatory and Anticoagulation Assistance in Normotensive Persons with Cyanosis and Gangrene"​
Leana Dogbe
"African American Women are more likely to Undergo Carotid Endarterectomy for a Higher Degree of Stenosis and Have Increased Risk of Return to the Operating Room as compared to White Women" ​
Sasha Bennett
"Use of Arterial Duplex Ultrasound and Atherectomy is Associated with Increased Complications and Adverse Events when Compared with Ankle Brachial Index and Toe Brachial Index"​
Garyn Metoyer
New York University Brooklyn​
Melina Recarey
"Infrainguinal bypass for limb salvage in octogenarians has comparable mortality to amputation and affords better chance of home discharge than amputation"​
Ericka Knight
"Use of Arterial Duplex Ultrasound and Atherectomy is Associated with Increased Complications and Adverse Events when Compared with Ankle Brachial Index and Toe Brachial Index"
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