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Resident's 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.

Year	Recipient and Presentation Title
2009	First Place - Open Surgical Repair of Renal Artery Aneurysms in the Endovascular Era: a Safe, Effective Treatment for Both Aneurysm and Associated Hypertension Ankur Chandra, MD UCLA Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center Los Angeles, CA Second Place - Will Carotid Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Stenosis Match the Results of Best Medical Management? Karen Woo MD Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA Third Place - Fasciotomy in Acute Limb Ischemia – cui bono? Kelley D. Hodgkiss UCSD Vascular & Endovascular Surgery San Diego, CA
2008	First Place - Endovascular Management of Mycotic Aortic Aneurysms & Associated Aorto-Aerodigestive Fistulae Wesley K. Lew MD USC Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Los Angeles, CA Second Place - Regional Variations In The Utilization of Carotid Endarterectomy David P. Magner MD Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA Third Place - Traumatic Injuries of the Inferior Vena Cava: The 20-year Experience of a Level I Trauma Center Jessica Deree MD UCSD Division of Trauma/Critical Care San Diego, CA
2007	Carotid Reconstruction in Nonagenarians: is Surgery Still a Good Option? Kelly L.. Killeen, MD Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
2006	Effect of Turbulence on Transit-Time Ultrasound Flow Waveform – Voltage/Frequency Analysis Scott Tobias, BS University of California, Irvine, Medical Center Orange, California
2005	Increased Incidence of Renal Cysts in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Common Pathogenesis? Arezou Yaghoubian, BS Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance, California
2004	Endovascular Repair of a Thoracic Aorta Pseudoaneurysm Via the Axillary Artery Leoncio Kaw, Jr., MD University of California, San Diego, Medical Center San Diego, California
2003	Superiority of Autogenous Arteriovenous Hemodialysis Access: Maintenance of Function with Fewer Secondary Interventions Ganesha Perera, MD University of California, Irvine, Medical Center Orange, California