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The VIVA Foundation celebrates excellence in the endovacular field, presenting the LIVE, ATLAS, VCA, and VEINS awards.

Live Award Atlas Award VCA Award VEINS Award

The LIVE Award

A Leader In EndoVascular Education Award — The LIVE Award recognizes those vascular specialists who have dedicated their professional careers to educating students, postgraduate trainees, and peers in all aspects of vascular medicine and intervention.

The VIVA Foundation is proud to honor the 2022 LIVE Award recipient:

Daniel Clair, MD

Daniel Clair, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his internship and surgical residency, as well as a fellowship in vascular surgery, at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He also completed a fellowship in clinical oncology with the American Cancer Society.

He served in the U.S. Air Force as chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Andrews Air Force Base before beginning his civilian practice at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He was named the division chief of Vascular Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Presbyterian Campus, and later returned to the Cleveland Clinic as the department chair of Vascular Surgery, a position he held for 10 years. He was then named professor and chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of South Carolina, where he completed a five-year term.

He was recently named as the inaugural chair and professor of the Department of Vascular Surgery at Vanderbilt, specializing in innovative vascular disease care.

Previous LIVE Award Recipents

2021

JAMES F. BENENATI, MD

2019

BRUCE H. GRAY, DO

2018

DIERK SCHEINERT, MD

2017

THOMAS ZELLER, MD, PhD

2016

MARK BATES, MD

2015

TIMOTHY SULLIVAN, MD

2014

J. MICHAEL BACHARACH, MD

2013

JOHN LAIRD JR., MD

2012

MICHAEL DAKE, MD

2011

MARK WHOLEY, MD

2010

MICHAEL R. JAFF, DO

2009

GARY ANSEL, MD

2008

EDWARD DIETHRICH, MD

2007

L. NELSON HOPKINS III, MD

2006

BARRY KATZEN, MD

2005

KENNETH ROSENFIELD, MD

The ATLAS Award

A Teacher, Leader, And Scholar Award — The ATLAS Award celebrates the career and impact of physicians who have distinguished themselves as scholars and leaders in their respective vascular fields. They have committed their careers to advancing the care of patients with vascular disorders, and they have taught countless numbers of physicians techniques to expand care across the United States and the world.

The VIVA Foundation is proud to honor the 2022 ATLAS Award recipient:

Michael Dake, MD

Michael Dake, MD, is Senior Vice President of Health Sciences at the University of Arizona where he is Professor of Medical Imaging, Surgery, and Medicine. He is also Emeritus Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. At the University of Arizona, he is responsible for the Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix, as well as the Colleges of Nursing, Public Health, and Pharmacy. He served as Division Chief of Interventional Radiology for 15 years at Stanford before being named Chairman of the Department of Radiology at the University of Virginia. He returned to Stanford in 2008 to focus on developing endovascular procedures to manage patients with thoracic and abdominal diseases.

His research interests include the use of drug-eluting stents and balloons for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and the use of percutaneous therapies to address a range of venous lesions. In addition to specialty certification in diagnostic radiology and vascular and interventional radiology, Dr. Dake is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease.

Previous ATLAS Award Recipents

2021 JOHN BARTHOLOMEW, MD
2019 CHRISTOPHER J. WHITE, MD
2018 FRANK VEITH, MD
2017 NICK HOPKINS, MD
2016 THOM ROOKE, MD
2015 GARY S. ROUBIN, MD
2014 BARRY T. KATZEN, MD
2013 JERRY GOLDSTONE, MD
2012 JOHN SPITTELL, MD
2011 GIANCARLO BIAMINO, MD, PHD
2010 ERNEST RING, MD
2009 JESS YOUNG, MD
2008 NORMAN HERTZER, MD

The Vascular Career Advancement Award

VIVA and LINC have collaborated to develop the Vascular Career Advancement Award to recognize young physicians who show promise as potential leaders in the vascular field. Recipients are selected for their dedication to a philosophy of multidisciplinary vascular care and improving the care and outcomes of patients with vascular disease.

The VIVA Foundation is proud to honor the 2022 VCA Award recipients:

Eva Freisinger, MD

Eva Freisinger, MD, has been in practice at the University Hospital Muenster since 2012, and became a Senior Physician in the Department of Cardiology and Angiology in 2018. Her scientific focus lies in healthcare research for cardiovascular diseases and gender medicine. She currently serves as a project leader in major projects funded by the federal government of Germany.

Dr. Freisinger is the recipient of several awards and recognitions, most recently the August Wilhelm and Lieselotte Becht Scientific Prize of the German Heart Foundation in 2021 for her research on the safety of oral anticoagulation in high-risk individuals. Furthermore, her large-scale real-world analyses on the safety of paclitaxel-coated devices in the peripheral arteries has substantially contributed to reform this methodical approach in PAD.


Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc

Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, is the Director of Vascular Intervention in the CardioVascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Director of Vascular Research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Secemsky’s research focuses on the comparative effectiveness of coronary and vascular therapies, with an emphasis on the use of novel statistical methods. He also examines outcomes related to cardiovascular disorders and the use of risk prediction models to guide treatment decisions. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and has lectured nationally and internationally on his research. His research is funded by the NIH, Harvard Medical School, philanthropy, and extramural grants. He also serves as an Associate Editor of Vascular Medicine and on the Editorial Board of Circulation: Cardiovascular Intervention.

Previous VCA Award Recipents

2020 - 2021 VENITA CHANDRA, MD; & YOSHIMITSU SOGA, MD, PhD
2019 - 2020 STEVEN KUM, MD; & PARAG J. PATEL, MD
2018 - 2019 OSAMU IIDA, MD; & SABINE STEINER, MD
2017 - 2018 EHRIN ARMSTRONG, MD; & DANIELA BRANZAN, MD
2016 - 2017 SAHER SABRI, MD; & ANTONIO MICARI, MD
2015 - 2016 RAGHU KOLLURI, MS, MD; & THEODOSIOS BISDAS, MD, PHD
2014 - 2015 FELIX MAHFOUD, MD: & GUSTAVO ODERICH, MD
2013 - 2014 MEHDI SHISHEHBOR, DO: & MARTIN WERNER, MD

The VEINS Award

Venous Educator, Innovator, and National Statesman Award - The VEINS Award honors those individuals who have made significant contributions to improving the care of patients with venous disease.

The VIVA Foundation is proud to honor the 2022 VEINS Award recipient:

Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS

In addition to his work as the Founder and Co-Course Director of The VEINS conference, Dr. Raghu Kolluri serves as the System Medical Director of Vascular Medicine for OhioHealth System and Riverside Methodist Hospital, the President of Syntropic CoreLab, a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, and a member of the VIVA Board of Directors.

He has authored numerous articles and book chapters, and has lectured extensively on vascular disease. His research interests include DVT prophylaxis and vascular testing.

Previous VEINS Award Recipents

2021 MARK H. MEISSNER, MD
2019 SURESH VEDANTHAM, MD
2018 SAMUEL Z. GOLDHABER, MD
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