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  • VESS VSIG

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

2025-2026 VSIG Roster

Harris Amir
Class of 2021
University of Szeged, Hungary

Leana Dogbe
Class of 2025
Penn State College of Medicine

Nabeeha Khan
Class of 2025
Loyola Stritch School of Medicine

Caroline Minnick
Class of 2025
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Brandon Wainwright
Class of 2025
Upstate Medical University

Ryan Bonner
Class of 2026
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

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

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

Jiwoo Lee
Class of 2026
Harvard Medical School

Moira McGevna
Class of 2026
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Jalen Norris
Class of 2026
Morehouse School of Medicine

Nidhi Reddy
Class of 2026
California Northstate University College of Medicine

Zach Williams
Class of 2026
Upstate Medical University

Karen Yuan
Class of 2026
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Molly Armstrong
Class of 2027
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Tom Doonan
Class of 2027
University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago

Suren Jeevaratnam
Class of 2027
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Mohit Manchella
Class of 2027
Harvard Medical School

Estefania Rivera Pedraza
Class of 2027
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Vikki Rueda-Juarez
Class of 2027
Drexel University College of Medicine

Viren Sehgal
Class of 2027
CUNY School of Medicine

Jacob Soucy
Class of 2027
Penn State College of Medicine

Amanda Zhao
Class of 2027
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Shamailah Haque
Class of 2028
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Christopher Holden-Wingate
Class of 2028
University of Illinois College of Medicine

Jenna Kwon
Class of 2028
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Emilia Melancon-Ricaurte
Class of 2028
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Jacob Minkkinen
Class of 2028
Rocky Vista University – Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine

Estefania Narvaez
Class of 2028
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Alejandra Silva Hernández
Class of 2028
University of Washington School of Medicine

Aman Sinha
Class of 2028
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Devan Girish
Class of 2029
University of Missouri – Kansas City

Past Events

Discover: Vascular Surgery

November 10, 2022

Upcoming Events

Discover: Vascular Surgery

November 10, 2022 at 8PM EST