Officers & Committees

The leadership of Western Vascular Society is our best asset!

President

David Rigberg, MD
Professor of Surgery, Program Director
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

President-Elect

Niten Singh, MD
Professor and Chief
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Past Presidents

Ahmed Abou-Zamzam, Jr., MD
Professor, Department of Surgery
Program Director, Integrated Residency & Fellowship
Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, CA

Roy M. Fujitani, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Chief
Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Vice-Chair, Surgical Education
University of California
Irvine School of Medicine
Orange, CA

Wei Zhou, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Professor, Surgery
University of Arizona, Sarver Heart Center – COM
Tucson, AZ

Secretary-Treasurer

Jason Lee, MD, FACS
Chief of Vascular Surgery
Stanford University Health Care
Stanford, CA

Recorder

Venita Chandra, MD
Clinical Professor, Vascular Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Historian

R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI, FACS
Medical Director, D. E. Strandness, Jr. Vascular Laboratory
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Program Committee

Karen Woo, MD, PhD, FACS (Chair 2025)
Associate Professor of Surgery
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Benjamin Brooke, MD, PhD, FACS, DFSVS
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Nii Kabu Kabutey MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of California, Irvine – College of Medicine
Irvine, CA

Shipra Arya, MD, SM, FACS
Professor of Surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine
Section Chief of Vascular Surgery
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System

Ex Officio Program Committee

David Rigberg, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery,
UCLA Gonda School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Niten Singh, MD, FACS
Director of the Limb Preservation Service at the Regional Vascular Center at Harborview
Professor of Surgery and Associate Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Jason Lee, MD, FACS
Chief of Vascular Surgery
Stanford University Health Care
Stanford, CA

Venita Chandra, MD
Clinical Professor, Vascular Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Cultural Competency Committee

Sherene Shalhub, MD, FACS (Chair 2026)
Professor and Head of Vascular Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Elna Masuda, MD, FACS
Vascular Surgeon
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children
Straub Medical Center
Hawaii

VSIG

Kay Goshima, MD, FACS (Chair 2025)
Professor, Surgery (Clinical Series Track)
Director, Vascular Residency Program
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Nikhil Kansal, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Harbor – UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA

Gabriel Herscu, MD, FACS
Vascular Surgeon
Washington Hospital Healthcare System
Fremont, CA

Membership Committee

Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, FACS, MBA (Chair 2026)
Professor of Surgery
Assistant Dean for Faculty Initiatives
Vice Chair for Inclusive Excellence – Department of Surgery
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

JeniAnn Yi, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Surgery-Vascular
Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Colorado
Bolder, CO

Jesus G. Ulloa, MD, MBA, MSHPM
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Local Arrangements Committee

Jason Faulds MD, MHSc, FRCSC (Chair 2026)
Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

New Standing Committees

Budget and Finance Committee

  • Ali Azizzadeh, MD (Chair)
  • LeAnn Chavez, MD, MBA
  • Anthony Chau, MD, MBA

Communications Committee

  • Leigh Ann O’Banion, MD (Chair)
  • Shahram Aarabi, MD
  • Cali Johnson, MD, EdD

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

  • Matthew Sweet, MD (Chair)
  • Mark Morasch, MD
  • Vincent Rowe, MD, FACS

Contact Info

Western Vascular Society
1415 Commercial Ave., Ste. 257
Anacortes, WA 98221
Tel: 360-420-6906
Fax: 360-261-6077
heather@surgicalcs.com

About Us

Our mission is to promote education, research, advocacy and leadership in the art and science of compassionate vascular health in the Western United States, Canada, and the Pacific Rim.

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Annual Meeting

Join us for the 40th Western Vascular Society Annual Meeting at the Ojai Valley Inn, Ojai, CA from September 14-17, 2025.

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