Course Directors & Faculty
Course Directors

Linda Harris, MD
Buffalo, NY


Mariel Rivero, MD
Buffalo, NY


Elizabeth Genovese, MD, MS
Charleston, SC


Eanas Yassa, MD
Grand Rapids, MI


Indrani Sen, M.B.B.S.
Eau Claire, WI2022 Faculty
*2022 Faculty is displayed for reference. Please check back for updates.



Shipra Ayra, MD SM FACS
Redwood City, CADr Arya, is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine & section chief of vascular surgery at VA Palo Alto



Susan Cheng, MD
Los Angeles, CACardiovascular Health & Population Science, Cardiovascular Population Sciences, Public Health Research



Maria Coluccio, MD
New York, NYFocuses in: Health disparities and inequities, medical education, and medical ethics



Chelsea Dorsey, MD
Chicago, ILAssociate Professor of Surgery, Director, Vein Clinic, The University of Chicago Medicine



Laura Drudi, MD, CM
Montreal, Quebec, CanadaAssistant Professor of Surgery at Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)



Young Erben, MD
JACKSONVILLE, FLVascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Mayo Clinic



Javairiah Fatima, MD
Washington, DCJavairiah Fatima, MD, an Assistant Professor of Surgery, is the Co-Director of the Complex Aortic Center at MedStar Washington Hospital.



Susan Hallbeck, PH.D.
Rochester, MNMain focus in improving medical device ergonomics, teamwork, health care ergonomics and lean health care systems



Issam Koleilat, MD
Toms River, NJVascular Surgeon at RWJ/Barnabas Health system & Program Director of the newly formed Rutgers Community Medical Center



Geeta Lal, MD, FACS
Iowa City, IAEndocrine Surgeon, Associate Professor Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics



Kate McGinigle, MD, MPH
Chapel Hill, NCAssistant Professor of Surgery Division of Vascular Surgery, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC



Leila Mureebe, MD, MPH
Durham, NCVascular Surgeon at Duke University School of Medicine



Erin Murphy, MD
Charlotte, NCDirector of the Venous and Lymphatic Institute at the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute at Carolinas Healthcare System



Melanie Nukala, MD
Belleville, ILVascular Surgeon, BJC Medical Group



Kathleen Ozsvath, MD
Troy, NYVascular Surgeon St. Peter's Health Partners



Caron Rockman, MD
New York, NYDr. Rockmand is the Florence & Joseph Ritorto Professor of Surgical Research, the Program Director & Vice-Chief in Vascular Surgery at NYU



Ulka Sachdev-Ost, MD
Pittsburgh, PAAssociate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Vascular Services, Magee-Women's Hospital of UPMC



Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH
Seattle, WASherene Shalhub, MD, MPH, is a board-certified vascular surgeon at the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Clinic at UW Medical Center.



Palma Shaw, MD, FACS, RPVI
Syracuse, NYProfessor of Surgery, Upstate University Hospital



Karen Woo, MD, MS
Los Angeles, CAAssociate Professor of Surgery at UCLA, with a focus in vascular surgery clinic, hyperbaric medicine, wound care and limb salvage clinic.



Sara Zettervall, MD, MPH
Seattle, WASara is a board-certified surgeon and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UW School of Medicine



Wei Zhou, MD, FACS
Tucson, AZChief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Professor, General Surgery



Eanas Yassa, MD
Grand Rapids, MISection Chief, Associate Program Director Div of Vascular Surgery, specializes in vascular and endovascular (minimally invasive) surgery.



Indrani Sen, M.B.B.S.
Eau Claire, WICardiac Surgery, Vascular Medicine with a special interest in aortic aneurysms and rare vascular conditions.