Founders' Award Recipients

This award recognizes trainees (students, residents and fellows) presenting papers at the annual meeting. The award is for original, Clinical or Basic Science papers.

2023	Planned Vascular Surgery Involvement in Cases where Vascular Expertise is Needed is Associated with Improved Patient Outcomes Emma Rooney Emory University, Atlanta, GA
2022	Neurologic Outcomes of Carotid and Other Emergent Interventions for Ischemic Stroke over Six Years with Analysis Enhanced by Machine Learning P. Andrew Rivera Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA
2021	Machine Learning Analysis of Multispectral Imaging and Clinical Risk Factors to Predict Amputation Wound Healing John J. Squiers Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital, Plano, TX
2020	Rapid Progression of Carotid Stenosis is Rare in a Large Integrated Healthcare System Over an Eight-Year Period Carney Chan Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA
2019	Outpatient Grip Strength Measurement Predicts Survival, Perioperative Adverse Events, and Non-Home Discharge Among Patients with Vascular Disease Thomas E. Reeve, IV Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC
2018	Effects of Intensive Glycemic Control on Lower Extremity Amputations Christopher J. Clark Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC
2017	Lower Extremity Bypass is Associated with Lower Short-Term Major Adverse Limb Events and Equivalent Major Adverse Cardiac Events Compared to Endovascular Intervention in A National Cohort with Critical Limb Ischemia James H. Mehaffey UVA, Charlottesville, VA
2016	Non-Catheter Associated Upper-Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis: Patient Characteristics and Outcomes from the RIETE Registry Daniel H. Newton VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA
2015	The Correlation Between CT and Duplex Evaluation of Vein Bypass Grafts and Their Relationship to Graft Failure Jonathan Rehfuss University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2014	Systems Based Analysis of p27kip1 as the Driver for Pathologic Vein Graft Remodeling Kenneth DeSart University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2013	Improved Procedural, Hemodynamic, and Late Clinical Outcomes Using Intravascular Ultrasound Anatomic Guidance During Carotid Artery Stent-Angioplasty Megan I. Carroll University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2012	Carotid Endarterectomy is More Cost-effective Than Carotid Artery Stenting Gregory D. Crenshaw Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2011	Endovascular Aneurysm Repair and the Anatomic Severity Grading Score: A Validation Study with Early Outcomes and Cost Analysis Sadaf S. Ahanchi Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
2010	Cerebral Microembolization: Open Versus Percutaneous Carotid Revascularization Naren Gupta, MD Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2009	Restenosis following Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stenting: Incidence and Risk Factors Matthew Corriere, MD Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
2008	Cost per Day of Patency: Understanding the Impact of Patency and Reintervention in a Sustainable Model of Healthcare Dorian J. deFreitas, MD East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2007	Subintimal Angioplasty for the Treatment of Claudication and Critical Limb Ischemia: 3-Year Results Eric C. Scott, MD Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
2006	Toradol Effects on Post-Operative Intimal Hyperplasia In A Rat Carotid Endarterectomy Model Venkat R. Kalapatapu, MD Little Rock, AR
2005	The Effects of Pravastatin and Clopidogrel on Intimal Hyerplasia in a Rat Model of Carotid Endarterectony Shelly L. Bledsoe, MD Little Rock, AR
2004	The Effect of Fluvastatin on Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression: the Role of Nitric Oxide Eleftherios S. Xenos, MD University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2003	Can the Finite Element Model (FEM) of Stress Computation Predict the Distribution of Endotension Following Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (EAAA) Exclusion? John P. Pacanowski, MD University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
2002	Endotension in an Experimental Aneurysm Model C. Shawn Skillern, MD University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
2001	Adenosine A2A Agonist Reduces Paralysis and Apoptosis after Spinal Cord Ischemia David C. Cassada, MD University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, VA
2000	Saratin: (A Specific Inhibitor of Platelet to Collagen Adhesion) Decreases Platelet Aggregation and Neointimal Hyperplasia in a Rat Carotid Endarterectomy Model Carlos P. Cruz, MD VA Medical Center, Little Rock, AR
1999	A Rational Algorithm for Duplex Surveillance Following Carotid Endarterectomy Steven M. Roth, MD University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
1998	Warfarin Improves Outcome of Infrainguinal Vein Bypass Grafts at High Risk for Failure Timur P. Sarac, MD University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL