Course Directors & Faculty

Course Directors

Linda Harris, MD

Buffalo, NY

Mariel Rivero, MD

Buffalo, NY

Amy Reed, MD

Minneapolis, MN

Elizabeth Genovese, MD, MS

Charleston, SC

2022 Faculty

Shipra Ayra, MD SM FACS

Redwood City, CA

Dr 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, CA

Cardiovascular Health & Population Science, Cardiovascular Population Sciences, Public Health Research

Maria Coluccio, MD

New York, NY

Focuses in: Health disparities and inequities, medical education, and medical ethics

Chelsea Dorsey, MD

Chicago, IL

Associate Professor of Surgery, Director, Vein Clinic, The University of Chicago Medicine

Laura Drudi, MD, CM

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Assistant Professor of Surgery at Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Young Erben, MD

JACKSONVILLE, FL

Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Mayo Clinic

Javairiah Fatima, MD

Washington, DC

Javairiah 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, MN

Main focus in improving medical device ergonomics, teamwork, health care ergonomics and lean health care systems

Issam Koleilat, MD

Toms River, NJ

Vascular Surgeon at RWJ/Barnabas Health system & Program Director of the newly formed Rutgers Community Medical Center

Geeta Lal, MD, FACS

Iowa City, IA

Endocrine Surgeon, Associate Professor Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Kate McGinigle, MD, MPH

Chapel Hill, NC

Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Vascular Surgery, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

Leila Mureebe, MD, MPH

Durham, NC

Vascular Surgeon at Duke University School of Medicine

Erin Murphy, MD

Charlotte, NC

Director of the Venous and Lymphatic Institute at the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute at Carolinas Healthcare System

Melanie Nukala, MD

Belleville, IL

Vascular Surgeon, BJC Medical Group

Kathleen Ozsvath, MD

Troy, NY

Vascular Surgeon St. Peter's Health Partners

Caron Rockman, MD

New York, NY

Dr. 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, PA

Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Vascular Services, Magee-Women's Hospital of UPMC

Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH

Seattle, WA

Sherene 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, NY

Professor of Surgery, Upstate University Hospital

Karen Woo, MD, MS

Los Angeles, CA

Associate 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, WA

Sara is a board-certified surgeon and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UW School of Medicine

Wei Zhou, MD, FACS

Tucson, AZ

Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Professor, General Surgery