Welcome to Vascular Pathways, the biannual e-newsletter for the UPMC Division of Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship Program. This publication aims to keep program graduates and friends up to date about program news and accomplishments.

Residents and Fellows Graduation 2018

The Division of Vascular Surgery celebrated its four most recent graduates – Drs. Elizabeth Genovese, Nathan Liang, Gregory Salzler, and Sung Yang – on June 24 at the Pittsburgh Golf Club.

Dr. Genovese will join the faculty in the Division of Vascular Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC; Dr. Liang will join the faculty in the UPMC Division of Vascular Surgery in Pittsburgh; Dr. Salzler will join Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA as an attending surgeon in their Division of Vascular Surgery; and Dr. Yang will return to his residency roots at the University of Cincinnati as an Assistant Professor.

Mohammad Eslami, MD, was also honored with the Henry T. Bahnson Teacher of the Year Award in Vascular Surgery for 2018. And for the fourth consecutive year, Catherine Go, MD, was honored with the David L. Steed Teaching Award in Vascular Surgery for 2018.

Congratulations to all!

Joint Meeting – A Great Success

The 15th Annual Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium and 19th SRES joint meeting took place at the Fairmont Pittsburgh Downtown this past May 24 to 26.

The meeting saw the largest attendance in the history of the symposium with nearly 250 attendees, faculty, and exhibitors descending on Pittsburgh for the 2½ day international conference. Our colleagues from France, who came as part of the 19th Surgical and Radiological Endovascular Symposium, invigorated the meeting with their interesting and unique perspectives and solidified the symposium as a model forum for the exchange of innovative ideas.

This year’s program – including case presentations and debates – featured a multidisciplinary panel of national and international speakers, and leaders in the treatment of vascular disease. In addition to the spirited discussion and thought-provoking presentations, attendees enjoyed a reception at the Andy Warhol Museum on Thursday evening and our French colleagues were treated to a baseball game at PNC Park on Friday.

Save the Date – 16th Annual Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium

Thursday, May 30 to Saturday, June 1, 2019
Fairmont Pittsburgh Downtown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Join us next year for the 16th Annual Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium! We will return to the Fairmont Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel next May 30 to June 1 for the symposium and hope to see you there, as well.

More information will be available soon, but in the meantime, SAVE THE DATE!

Vascular Residents Place First and Second in Vascular Fellows Competition

Dr. Nandan Nath (L) won first place for the best basic science paper at this year's Vascular Fellows Abstract Competition in New York, NY. His colleague, Dr. Abhisekh Mohapatra (R), won the second-place award.

Drs. Mohapatra and Nath are in their fourth years with our integrated residency program. Dr. Mohapatra will be re-entering clinical service this July and Dr. Nath will begin his second year as a T32 research resident.

Match Results

After considering over 150 candidates for our residency and fellowship positions, we are thrilled to welcome our two incoming integrated residents, who began with us in June, and our two fellows, who will join us in July 2019!

Rohan Kulkarni, MD, Resident in Vascular Surgery Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford – Rockford, Ill.

Bowen Xie, MD, Resident in Vascular Surgery Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Pittsburgh

Elica Inagaki, MD, Fellow in Vascular Surgery Residency Program: Boston Medical Center – Boston

Anthony Lewis, MD, Fellow in Vascular Surgery Residency Program: UPMC – Pittsburgh

We also welcome our two newest fellows, who began their work with us this July:

Scott Chapman, MD, Fellow in Vascular Surgery Residency Program: Mayo Clinic Health System La Crosse – La Crosse, Wisc.

Sean Li, MD, Fellow in Vascular Surgery Residency Program: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital – Miami, Fla.

News

Jason K. Wagner, MD, has been named chief administrative resident for 2018-2019. Dr. Wagner is in his seventh year with the Division of Vascular Surgery, including his two years of research, and will be a great resource to our current and incoming residents and fellows.

Accomplishments

Michel Makaroun, MD ascended to President of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). Dr. Makaroun was named President-Elect of the Society at its annual meeting in June 2017 and ascended to President in June of 2018.

Drs. Elizabeth Andraska and Jason Wagner were each recipients of the University of Pittsburgh’s Little Apple Awards. Both were selected by the 2019 graduating class of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The award recognizes outstanding residents and interns who demonstrate excellence in student teaching, team leadership, fund of knowledge, compassionate and humanistic patient care, and service as a mentor and role model. Dr. Andraska, in her first year with our integrated residency program, was recognized for her work as an intern. Dr. Wagner, entering his final year of training, was recognized for his work as a resident teacher. He also received the award in 2015. Congratulations to both for their great work!

Share Your Publication News

Have you had an article published recently? Share this news with the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute for inclusion in a new section of the Our Research page on the HVI website! Email the link to your article, along with a brief description, to HVIpublications@upmc.edu.

Request for Updates

Please email Mark Byrne at byrneme@upmc.edu with your current email address and any updates that you might like to share with your colleagues.

We invite your input as we develop this newsletter, as well. Vascular Pathways is your publication and we want to highlight all of the great work you continue to do since your residency and fellowship with the UPMC Division of Vascular Surgery.

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