Congratulations to the winners of the Dr. Robert Hye Memorial Resident Paper Competition:
In 2003, the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society instituted a resident award for the best presentation by a trainee at the Annual Scientific Meeting. The Society is pleased to recognize the following recipients of the Best Trainee Awards:
Award Recipients
In 2003, the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society instituted a resident award for the best presentation by a trainee at the Annual Scientific Meeting. The Society is pleased to recognize the following recipients of the Best Trainee Awards:
2024 First Place: Claire Yang, MD “Is Age Correlative with Surgical Hemodialysis Access Maturation or Functional Patency?” Second Place: Joel L. Ramirez, MD “A Novel Preoperative Risk Score to Identify Patients at High Risk for Non-Home Discharge After Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair” Third Place: Veena Mehta, MD “Psoas Muscle Index as Predictor of Worse Outcomes Following Major Amputation from Peripheral Vascular Disease” 2023 FIRST PLACE:Rohini J. Patel, MD, MPH, University of California San Diego 30-Day Risk Score for Mortality and Stroke in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis Using Artificial Intelligence Based Carotid Plaque Morphology SECOND PLACE:Stephanie D. Talutis, MD, MPH, University of California Los Angeles Stepping up: The Impact of Competitive Level on Outcomes of TOS, a Comparison of High School and Collegiate Athletes THIRD PLACE: Karissa M Wang, University of California Los Angeles Post-Operative Survival and Outcomes Following Hemodialysis Vascular Access Creation 2022 FIRST PLACE: Caryssa Lim, MD, Kaiser Permanante, Fontana Cyanoacrylate Embolization Versus Radiofrequency Ablation of the Greater Saphenous Vein: Clinical Outcomes Within a Health Management Organization SECOND PLACE: Rohini Patel, MD, UCSD Single Stage and Two Stage Arteriovenous Fistulas Have Similar Outcomes THIRD PLACE: Peter Layman, DO, UCSD Laser Fenestration in Complex Aortic Repair: Versatile Option in Difficult Anatomy, Emergencies and Bailouts 2021 FIRST PLACE: Dr. Shauna Trinh #22Trends in preoperative imaging prior to elective carotid endarterectomy SECOND PLACE: Dr. Timothy Copeland #13 Opioid prescription for index hemodialysis access creation Dr. Christina Cui #16 Balancing outcomes, costs and quality of life in the treatment of chronic mesenteric ischemia: a cost effectiveness analysis Dr. Cameron St. Hilaire #20 Carotid Duplex is not warranted before transcatether aortic valve replacement THIRD PLACE: Dr. Amanda Chin #10 Endovenous microfoam ablation of truncal veins with a large diameter saphenofemoral and saphenopopliteal junction results in excellent closure and low thrombotic complication rates2020 FIRST PLACE: Rebecca Marmor, MD MAS #37 ANESTHETIC CHOICE DURING TRANSCAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION (TCAR) AND CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY IMPACTS RISK OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (MI) RA Marmor MD MAS, H Aridi MD, I Naazie MD, A Mathlouthi MD, A Barleben MD MPH, MB Malas MD MHS University of California, San Diego SECOND PLACE: Rebecca Marmor, MD, MAS #40 DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING AND DECREASED RISK OF STROKE FOLLOWING CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY RA Marmor MD, MAS, H Aridi MD, I Naazie MD, A Mathlouthi MD, O Al-Nouri DO, MB Malas MD MHS University of California, San Diego THIRD PLACE: Ben Caputo #16 ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA MATURATION: PHYSICAL EXAM VS FLOW STUDY BC Caputo MS3, A Sibona MD, S Jhajj MD, C Kohne MS4, W Shih PhD, T Teruya MD, C Bianchi MD Loma Linda University THIRD PLACE: Joshua Gabel #23 THE INFLUENCE OF ETHNICITY ON OUTCOMES OF PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JA Gabel MD, BV Leung MD, UE Oyoyo MPHc, C Bianchi MD, SC Kiang MD, K Mannoia MD, A Murga MD, S Patel MD, A Son MD, TH Teruya MD, AM Abou-Zamzam Jr. MD Loma Linda University Health THIRD PLACE: Christina Cuo #39 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY VERSUS TRANSCAROTID ARTERY STENTING CL Cui BS, JD Murphy MD, H Dakour-Aridi MD, A Mathlouthi MD, IN Naazie MD, MB Malas MD University of California, San Diego2019 FIRST PLACE-ACS-NSQIP Targeted Database Evaluation Of Obesity As A Risk Factor For Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Outcomes S Maithel, MD University of California Irvine, Orange, CA SECOND PLACE-Variations In Lower Extremity Use Endovascular Interventions And Atherectomy By Indication, Site Of Service And Geographic Region T Chiou, BA University of California Los Angeles, CA THIRD PLACE-Paneled Saphenous Vein Grafts Compared To Internal Jugular Vein Grafts In Venous Reconstruction After Pancreaticoduodenectomy JL Pantoja, MD University of California Los Angeles, CA 2018 FIRST PLACE - Endovascular Reconstruction of the Subclavian Artery for Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Meena M. Archie, MD Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA SECOND PLACE - Early Experience with Fenestrated and llranched Endografts for Endovascular Treatment of Complex Aortic Aneurysms Antonio J. Covarrubias, MD University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA THIRD PLACE - Debranching of Supra-aortic Vessels viit FemoralArtery Inflow for Late Ascending Aortic Rupture Joshua A. Gabel, MD Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA 2017 FIRST PLACE - Ultrasound Vein and Artery Mapping by General Surgery Res During Initial Consult Can Decrease Time to Dialysis Access Creation Kelsey Gray, MD Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA SECOND PLACE - Most Common Surgical Missteps in the Management of Veno Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Which Lead to Re-Operation Mena Archie, MD UCLA, Los Angeles, CA THIRD PLACE - Pre-Operative Cardiac Stress Testing in the So Cal VOICe Kaelan Chan, MD UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 2016 FIRST PLACE - Dialysis Access Hemorrhage: Access Rescue from Surgical Emergency Tazo Inui, MD University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA SECOND PLACE - Access to Post-Hospitalization Acute Care Facilities Depends Payer Status for Open Abdominal Aortic Repair and Lower Extremity Bypass in the VQI Jesus G. Ulloa, MD University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA THIRD PLACE - Significance of Blunted Venous Waveforms Seen on Upper Extremity Ultrasound Xuan-Binh D. Pham Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 2015 FIRST PLACE - The Addition of Ultrasound Arterial Examination to Preoperative Upper Extremity Vein Mapping Jerry J. Kim, MD Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA SECOND PLACE - Differential Endoleaks Rates After Endovascular Treatment of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using Modular Bifurcated and Unibody Stent Grafts Phong T. Dargon, MD Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA THIRD PLACE - Vascular Access Complications Associated With Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation Allan W. Tulloch, MD University of California, Los Angeles, CA 2014 FIRST PLACE - Management of Spontaneous Isolated Visceral Artery Dissection: A Retrospective Review Sae Hee Ko, MD University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA SECOND PLACE - Late Consequences of Type II Endoleak After EVAR Vincent E. Kirkpatrick, MD University California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA THIRD PLACE (TIED) - The Management of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms In Patients With Rare Aortic Anomalies Using Endovascular Techniques: Case Report and Review of Literature Ankur Gupta, MD Harbor‐UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA A Rare Case of Acroangiodermatitis Associated With a Congenital Arteriovenous Malformation (Stewart‐Bluefarb Syndrome) in a Young Veteran: Case Report and Review of the Literature Mark Archie, MD UCLA Medical Center, Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center, Los Angeles, CA 2013 FIRST PLACE - Contemporary Medical Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in a Mixed Population Jason Chang MD Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Los Angeles, CA SECOND PLACE - A Prospective Randomized Study Assessing Optimal Method for Teaching Vascular Anastomoses Using a High Fidelity Model Samuel Schwartz MD Harbor ‐ UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA THIRD PLACE - Initial Experience with Off‐Label Use of Commercial Devices in Patients Unfit for Open Repair of Perivisceral Aortic Aneurysms Andrew Barleben MD UCLA Gonda Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 2012 FIRST PLACE - Is Heparin Reversal Required for Safe Performance of Percutaneous Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair? Sinan Jabori - Medical Student UCLA, Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center, Los Angeles, CA SECOND PLACE - Evaluation of Superficial Femoral Artery Remote Endarterectomy for the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia in Patients with Limited Autogenous Conduit Neha Sheng MD Jerry L. Pettis VA Hospital, Loma Linda, CA THIRD PLACE - Claudication in Young Patients: Uncommon Symptoms Suggest Uncommon Pathology Andrew Barleben MD MPH UCLA Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center, Los Angeles, CA 2011 First Place - Impact of Sac Anchoring Prosthesis on Type II Endoleaks Following Endoluminal Exclusion of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Houman Sahedi MD Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance CA and Nellix International Investigators Second Place - Outcomes of Retrieval Intent of Optional Inferior Vena Cava Filters: A Single Center Experience Abid C. Mogannam UC Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA Third Place - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in the Teenaged Athlete Allan Tulloch MD UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 2010 First Place - Smaller Common Femoral Artery Diameter in African Americans: Implications for Peripheral Arterial Disease Amy M. Tolan, MD Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA Second Place - CTA as the Primary Diagnostic Modality in Penetrating Lower Extremity Vascular Injuries Dina Wallin, BA Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA Third Place - Carotid Endarterectomy in Academic Versus Community Hospitals: The NSQIP Data Joy Garg, MD Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA