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S6: A Lid for Every Pot, Finding Your Niche in Vascular Surgery (YS Section)

Friday, June 12, 2026
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Location: Hynes CC, Third Level, Room 302

There are many roads to success in vascular surgery. Come hear from both early career and established vascular surgeons as they discuss how they found their niche, what motivated a change, and what effect it had on their practice.

Presentations:

  • 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM ET
    Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 7:03 AM ET
    Welcome/Introduction

    Speaker: Edward Gifford, MD (he/him/his) – Hartford HealthCare

  • 7:03 AM - 7:10 AM ET
    No Vein, No Gain – Thriving in a Primary Venous Practice

    Speaker: Lori Pounds, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

  • 7:10 AM - 7:17 AM ET
    Takes Two to Tango – Growing with a Senior Aortic Mentor

    Speaker: Bernardo C. Mendes, MD – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

  • 7:17 AM - 7:24 AM ET
    Yes, We Do That – Complex Aortic in Community Practice

    Speaker: Julia Chen, MD (she/her/hers) – Oklahoma Heart Institute

  • 7:24 AM - 7:31 AM ET
    What Is the Spark for Change – Growing as a Leader Outside Vascular Surgery

    Speaker: Chelsea A. Dorsey, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago

  • 7:31 AM - 7:38 AM ET
    If You Build It, Grants Will Come? How to Build an Outcomes-Based Research Center

    Speaker: Samantha Danielle Minc, MD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine

  • 7:38 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Discussion