Many congratulations to my friend Thanos Saratzis who has today been promoted to the position of Professor of Vascular Surgery University of Leicester Uni of Leicester Cardiovascular Sciences Endovascular pioneer, international research leader and general great bloke.

Fully funded qualitative PhD opportunity in Leicester exploring acceptability, ethics and risk communication methods in genomically enhanced population screening programmes: findaphd.com/phds/project/g… Athanasios Saratzis Prof.Turi King AAA Screening Leicestershire Anne Stevenson SAPPHIRE research

Major step forward in AAA research. 1) massive increase in our understanding of the genetic architecture of disease; 2) identification of potential therapeutic pathway; 3) inkling of clinical utility for polygenic risk scores for disease prediction.

Shortlisted for "Mending a broken heart" – The British Heart Foundation photography competition. sciencefocus.com/news/mending-a… Work from Matt Bown BHF Research Accelerator Award Uni of Leicester University of Leicester Leicester Vascular Research

Very proud to see all the hard work come to fruition! Please join us to celebrate Thanos's major, major contribution to collaborative vascular research! Wed 7 Feb 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: INAUGURAL LECTURE SERIES - Professor Athanasios Thanos Saratzis tickettailor.com/events/univers…

Great opportunity for combined clinical and academic training in vascular surgery in Leicester! Get in touch if you're interested! jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/9741…

NEJM 1986: "I suggest an alternative equipoise concept, based on controversy in the clinical community. Equipoise exists when there is uncertainty within the expert community & not necessarily on the part of the individual investigator, re- the preferred treatment."

‘For every £1 invested in medical research there’s a 25% return, proving its enormous value not only for our health but for our economy too. It is vital that NHS doctors are given the time and resources they need to pursue research alongside their clinical duties.’ Our academic

🇬🇧 Vascular Colleagues... Have you voted for VSGBI Council membership this year? I'm hoping to join the Council in order to promote meaningful vascular randomised research across the NHS & help deliver these much needed big effectiveness- driven RCTs & collaborations.

I'm sure you will join me in supporting Thanos to join council. He is an incredible member of the vascular community working tirelessly, driving us to be better at every vascular surgeon's responsibility of delivering crucial research to build a brighter future for our patients.

Rally looking forward to the first of our RCSEd Global Vascular Surgery webinars, starting this wednesday at 5pm UK/8PM EAT Chris Twine and Nad Naidoo will discuss challenges in CLTI management Join us for this fascinating and interactive session with lots of time for debate!

Brilliant work! Looking forward to the stratified AAA screening workshop! Maybe we should have a cross-programme one to share learning too?

Great time with Scott Damrauer and his excellent team at Penn this week, culminating in the honour of delivering the D. Hayes Agnew Grand Round lecture this morning where I was honoured to receive the Agnew medal! Scott Damrauer Uni of Leicester Cardiovascular Sciences University of Leicester Research at Leicester's Hospitals

Whoa.... Evaluating Performance and Agreement of Coronary Heart Disease Polygenic Risk Scores jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Happy International Women’s Day to the incredible women who work with us ❤️ Women are a major component of the research workforce 💪 Research cannot be delivered without women. This is a fact 🙌 Thank you to those supporting this day ❤️ Retweet us if you agree 🙏

'RAndomised controlled trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Endovascular vs. Open revascularisation for common Femoral artery steno-occlusive disease'. The RAF Trial. COMING SOON 🇬🇧 ...brace yourselves 😉

Coming to Charing Cross #CX2025 Symposium this week? Updates on the Leicester Vascular Research #PAD trials - join the PAD session on the 23rd (new CFA RCT) or find us at the conference evocc_trial Research at Leicester's Hospitals . Really need the help of all colleagues to deliver this important research 🙏

Congrats to Sarah Finch 👏 for presenting her fantastic poster at #UKTMN2025 yesterday 🎉 Her work on managing long-term studies like UKAGS highlights vital lessons in documentation, governance & sustainability. A brilliant showcase of thoughtful #trialmanagement 🌟

Fantastic representation from Uni of Leicester Cardiovascular Sciences at the #UKTMN2025 conference in Newcastle, highlighting the breadth of our research at University of Leicester 3 posters: intl. research, medical device trial, long-term prospective studies Rapid presentation by Sian Baldock about Zelen design👏

Next week we're hosting our 9th PPI in Action webinar, focusing on the benefits of public engagement in surgical research. 💬 Hear from speakers: Professor Thanos Saratzis, Imelda Black, Dr Sian Baldock & Professor Matt Bown. 📅 6th November | 10.30am zoom.us/webinar/regist…