SVS announces officer candidates for 2023 election

By Beth Bales

THE 2023 SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY (SVS)

Nominating Committee has announced the candidates for the 2023 officer election. They are, for SVS vice president, succeeding to president-elect, and then president, Kellie Brown, MD, and Keith Calligaro, MD; and, for SVS treasurer, a three-year term, Thomas Forbes, MD, and Palma Shaw, MD.

For the full candidate biographies and statements—and to register for a May 17 “Meet the Candidates” event—visit the SVS website. The committee received more than a dozen applications for each vacancy. For vice president, six people completed the full application process; nine people did so for treasurer, said Kim Hodgson, MD, committee chair.

Each of the seven committee members scored each application for nominees’ attributes such as: 1) leadership history/ success in vascular societies; 2) strategic vision of future; 3) clinical and academic excellence; 4) engagement/service to SVS; and 5) time commitments and ability to serve effectively.

The Nominating Committee then fully vetted the top five nominees for each position before arriving at a unanimous decision of the two strongest candidates for each. SVS bylaws currently require selection of only two candidates for each vacancy.

In December 2022, SVS members approved proposed changes to the bylaws that changed the composition of the SVS Nominating Committee. The committee size remained at seven members but the diversity of perspective was expanded. Committee members are:

◆ Past President: Ronald Dalman, MD

◆ Member-atLarge: Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr., MD

◆ Strategic Board Member: Linda Harris, MD

◆ Community Practice Section: Geetha Jeyabalan, MD

◆ DEI Committee: Rana Afifi, MD

◆ Young Surgeons Section: Chelsea Dorsey, MD