VAM 23 THROUGH THE LENS »

For four days, attendees reveled in the sights and sounds of science, education and fun at VAM 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Going clockwise from the far left, Palma Shaw, MD, welcomes her colleagues at the Women’s Leadership Dinner, and then-SVS President Michael Dalsing, MD, and Andres Schanzer, MD, chair of the SVS Program Committee, officially begin the meeting at Wednesday’s Opening Ceremony.

Clockwise from the right, former SVS President Peter Gloviczki, MD, discusses his own transition to retirement; President Dalsing’s grandson, Elliott, points to a familiar, well-loved figure— Opa—up on stage delivering his Presidential Address; Peter Nelson, MD, listens carefully during the E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum; and Matthew Menard, MD, discusses the BEST-CLI clinical trial results. Wednesday evening’s family-friendly Connect@VAM party drew a crowd—including this group of medical students—happy to have fun after a full day of education; and the large VAM sculptured sign proved a popular “selfie” spot. Wanda Rogers, BSN, RN, CPHQ, of Houston, discusses her Aorta Diagram Project during the Vascular Quality Initiative’s poster and networking reception; representatives of Indiana University healthcare institutions receive VQI Certificates of Achievement from Adam Beck, MD (second from right); and crowds stream downstairs to the opening of the Exhibit Hall.