Trainee Awards
D. Emerick Szilagyi Award
The D. Emerick Szilagyi Award is presented to a trainee with the most outstanding clinical research paper in vascular surgery and presentation at the Annual Meeting. This work has been done during the trainee’s training years.
Charles C. Guthrie Award
The Charles C. Guthrie Award is presented to the trainee with the most outstanding basic research paper in vascular surgery. This work has been done during the training years.
John R. Pfeifer Best Venous Paper Award
The John R. Pfeifer Best Venous Paper Award is presented in honor of John R. Pfeifer, MD, Past Secretary and Historian of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society. The award is presented for the best research in venous disease and presentation at the Annual Meeting.
MVSS Disparities Research Award
The MVSS Disparities Research Award is presented to the trainee or medical student with the most outstanding full-length research presentation related to healthcare disparities at the MVSS Annual Meeting.
This award supports research on healthcare disparities with the goal of equity in access to excellent care and outcomes regardless of race/ethnicity, sex/gender, sexual identity/orientation, disability status, age, socioeconomic status and geographic location.
2024 Award Winners
D. Emerick Szilagyi Award
Drew Braet, MD
Differences In Growth And Shape Between Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
From: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Charles C. Guthrie Award
Drew Braet, MD
A Systematic Evaluation Of The Impact Of Contralateral Stenosis On Ipsilateral Internal Carotid Artery Hemodynamics
From: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
John R. Pfeifer Best Venous Paper Award
Mohamad Chahrour, MD
Endoscopic Vein Harvest Of Great Saphenous Vein Is Associated With Worse Long-term Outcomes In Infra-inguinal Bypass Patients
From: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
DEI Disparities Research Award
Meghan Cichocki
Socioeconomic Disadvantage Is A Leading Risk Factor For Major Amputation Following Emergent Infra-inguinal Arterial Bypass Surgery
From: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
Best Poster Award
Shannon McDonnell, MD
Postoperative Outcomes of General Versus Regional Anesthesia for Lower Extremity Amputation
From: Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL