2024 Program

The Physicians-in-Training program at VIVA and The VEINS offers a series of fellows & residents sessions designed to enhance your skill set as a vascular specialist and personal growth as an early-career professional.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

• U.S. physicians in training
• Current 1st- or 2nd-year fellows in interventional radiology, cardiology, interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, or vascular surgery
• Residents in PG 1-5 vascular surgery or PG 1-5 interventional radiology

Download the Physicians-In-Training Eligibility Verification Form here.

Diagnostic radiology and general surgery fellowships are ineligible for this program.

FACE-OFF COMPETITION

Program participants who attend VIVA participate in the Face-Off competition, which offers the opportunity to present an interesting case or original research in a 7-minute session, followed by 3 minutes of Q&A from members of the VIVA faculty. Cases focus on the endovascular or medical treatment of peripheral vascular disease. Presentations are judged on clarity, depth, originality, and interest to field.

The top three Face-Off presenters will have the opportunity to submit their case for review and publication in the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations, and Techniques, with submission fees paid for by The VIVA Foundation.

POSTER DISPLAY

Program participants who attend The VEINS only will participate in The VEINS display posters featuring an interesting case or novel research. Participants who attend both VIVA and The VEINS will have the option to participate in both the poster display and the Face-Off competition. Additional details will be available soon.

Important Deadlines

  • Scholarship portal opens July 3
  • Fellows & residents must register and upload the Physicians-In-Training Eligibility Verification Form by August 7 to be eligible for a scholarship
  • Scholarship applications, presentations and/or posters are due by August 21
  • Scholarships will be awarded on August 28

Please email Christopher Ebbe at cebbe@viva-foundation.org to receive information about future programs and to be added to our mailing list.

FACE-OFF WINNERS FROM RECENT YEARS:

2023

Winner: Camila Villacreses, MD

Runners up:
John Do, MD
Joel Ramirez, MD


2022

Winner: Amanda Morrison, MD

Runners up:
Nallely Saldana-Ruiz, MD
Venki Ramakrishnan, MD


2021

Winner: Daryl Goldman, MD

Runners up:
Dhara Kinariwala, MD
Raghuram Posham, MD
Brent Robertson, MD


2019

Winner: Deanna Yamamura, DO

Runners up:
Ankeet Bhatt, MD
Eudoro Jorge Orozco, MD