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Welcome to the VESS Vascular Surgery Interest Group

The VESS VSIG Goals are as follows:

  • Provide a yearlong forum for vascular committed and vascular interested students from across the country to participate in. This will allow students at institutions with no VSIGs or inactive VSIGs to get continued vascular exposure and mentorship.
  • Provide networking opportunities between students and the VESS members.
  • Give opportunities for motivated students to take leadership roles and ownership of the VESS VSIG. Giving students a sense of ownership of the VESS VSIG will translate to increased involvement of students with our society. This can lead to continued involvement as residents and ultimately junior faculty.
  • Provide a forum for existing VSIGs to network with each other. VSIGs can become members of the VESS VSIG (almost like chapters) and participate in all VESS VSIG activities.

Read about how the VESS VSIG came about and our plans for the future.

Project Timeline

Immediate ProjectsMid-term ProjectsLong-term Projects
VSIG Steering CommitteeJournal clubsDatabase of shadowing opportunities
Virtual series for MS1 and MS2 (DISCOVER)VESS VSIG WebpageVirtual Student Research Day
Virtual series for MS3 and MS4 (SPECIALIZE)Representatives to other societiesDatabase of research opportunities

2024 VSIG Roster

Christianah Alli
Class of 2025
Drexel University School of Medicine

Mark Basilious
Class of 2025
Weill Cornell Medical College

Tommy Boland
Class of 2025
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Colin Cleary
Class of 2025
UConn School of Medicine

Valerie Collins
Class of 2025
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Leana Dogbe
Class of 2025
Penn State College of Medicine

Nabeeha Khan
Class of 2025
Loyola Stritch School of Medicine

Daniel Koh
Class of 2025
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Elizabeth Lavanga
Class of 2025
Penn State College of Medicine

Dan Lehane
Class of 2025
University of Rochester School of Medicine

Caroline Minnick
Class of 2025
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Gayatri Pillai
Class of 2025
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Nidhi Reddy
Class of 2026
California Northstate University College of Medicine

Sahaj Shah
Class of 2025
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Eric Sung
Class of 2025
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Andrea Varias
Class of 2025
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shourya Verma
Class of 2025
Michigan State University College Human Medicine

Brandon Wainwright
Class of 2025
Upstate Medical University

Westin Yu
Class of 2025
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jerry Zhu
Class of 2025
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Aderemi Adebayo
Class of 2026
City University of New York School of Medicine

Cayetana Etchebarne
Class of 2026
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine

Lydia Faber
Class of 2026
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Samantha Fountain
Class of 2026
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Omar Kerim
Class of 2026
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Moira McGevna
Class of 2026
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Kelsey Schmittling
Class of 2026
Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Vaishnavi Siripurapu
Class of 2026
East Carolina Brody School of Medicine

Zach Williams
Class of 2026
Upstate Medical University

Suren Jeevaratnam
Class of 2027
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Past Events

Discover: Vascular Surgery

November 10, 2022

Upcoming Events

Discover: Vascular Surgery

November 10, 2022 at 8PM EST