#WesternVascular2024 #WVS2024 comes to an end this morning, and so ends my program assignments with Western Vascular Society. It has been my absolute pleasure and would be honored to be called again. Or, in other words from my favorite movie: "I have served. I will be of service."

Idea for the "Senior still working but limited practice" SVS group name: "Silver Scalpels" Joseph L. Mills MD Vascular SVS

Kenneth Ziegler, MD, FACS, FSVS, RPVI Vascular SVS And perhaps the Forsaken Fogarties for those no longer active at all David G. Armstrong Kenneth Slaw Leigh Ann O'Banion Meryl Simon Logan, MD

He doesn't really "get" vascular surgery, so he stays at Kennel Club LAX when I'm at conferences. He doesn't seem to mind too much...

Today we remember and honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. We will never forget them. And we will never forget that when an enemy tried to tear us apart, our country came together. We stood united. #NeverForget911

Happy Vascular Nurses' Week!!! With a particular shoutout to our very own Laura Sjoberg (pictured twice below!) SVN (Society of Vascular Nurses)

My personal thanks go out to: - Veronica Nuñez at Los Angeles General Medical Center, to whom all of us there owe everything. - Laura Sjoberg, Hilda Diaz, Jackie Paige at Keck Medicine of USC main campus - Lynette Martin Del Campo at USC Pasadena - Joyce Peralta, now of UCLA Vascular Surgery - and Katherine Reina, DNP, AGNP-C, APRN,CCRN

Hmmm... looks like a swag arms race has been initiated, Western Vascular Society Leigh Ann O'Banion Sharon C. Kiang, M.D., FACS, FSVS, RPVI Vincent UCLA Vascular Surgery UCIrvine Vascular Surgery Harbor-UCLA Vascular Surgery UCSF Vascular Surgery OHSU Vascular USC Vascular Surgery UW Vascular

It is once again #NationalBaldisBeautifulDay!!!!!!!!! Rise up, brothers!

Demonstration of parachute technique for the carotid LSA bypass. Everything is clearly able to be seen. Half the anastomosis by the fellow in 1 minute. #AortaEd keep tension on everything graft and suture to clearly visualize the artery. No need to even grab it

frank arko Needle activities noted in this are educational too: 1. Perpendicular to the tissue. 2. Needle tip pushed in, not driven through. 3. Needle grabbed & rotated in its curvature. 4. Anastomosis starts away from the surgeon. 5. Tension secured and dacron edges kept out

Shower thought: A digital video series via Western Vascular Society or Vascular SVS explaining various aspects of #Vascular health, #medicine, and #surgery meant for the lay person, hosted by james pumphrey. And I guess me too. With members acting as episodic guests. (Pic by Canva AI)

Shoutout to all my Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latine family, friends, and colleagues! #HispanicHeritageMonth

The road to 50/50. Congratulations Shohei on being the only player in MLB history to join the 50/50 club!

Postseason ready.

Y'all.. 51/51. 3 HRs in 1 game. Greatest offensive performance in a single game in baseball history. As a lifelong #DodgerFan (and lifelong #JapaneseAmerican hehe), it's just... wow... Wow... #LetsGoDodgers

3rd Annual SoCal Launch PAD course in the books. Thanks to the faculty, trainees, and all of our industry partners! Cedars-Sinai Division of Vascular Surgery Leigh Ann O'Banion Nikhil Kansal Rameen S. Moridzadeh, MD Samuel Chen Dr. Misty Humphries David Rigberg Kenneth Ziegler, MD, FACS, FSVS, RPVI Sharon C. Kiang, M.D., FACS, FSVS, RPVI JohnRollo

Have you met our division chief Dr. Pedro Teixeira? He is the founder of our program, guitar & snowboarding enthusiast, & all around amazing physician and surgeon! He enjoys training residents & loves spending time with his wife & 3 kids! 🎸🏂 Dell Medical School UT Austin Pedro Teixeira

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