2022 Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society Presidential Address – Dr. Raghu Motaganahalli

MVSS President Dr. Raghu Motaganahalli is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Attending Surgeon at the Indiana University Methodist Hospital. He is the Division Chief of Vascular Surgery and the Program Director of vascular surgery training programs. Dr. Motaganahalli discusses how diversity can strengthen the specialty of vascular surgery as well as fill many of our patients’ unmet needs.
0:00 Introduction of President Elect Dr. Jeffrey Jim by Dr. Ross Milner
0:30 Introduction of the President by Dr. J. Jim
22:00 Start of Presidential Address by Dr. R. Motaganahalli
47:12 Dr. Shahriar Alizadegan from Fond du Lac describes how he helps provide care to vascular patients and his journey to this point
51:35 Dr. Ayman Ahmed at the Marshfield Clinic discusses his challenges as a foreign medical graduate and his path to a vascular surgical career
1:04:46 Dr. Hanna Dakour Aridi gives us her perspective as a FMG who is currently a surgical resident training to become a vascular surgeon.