Rapid Fire Competition

Learn about the Rapid Fire Competition and its winners.

The Rapid Fire Competition is a series of two minute presentations that open the scientific session of each Western Vascular Society Annual Meeting. These presentations were formerly called ePosters. The winner receives a framed certificate and $100 award for the Rapid Fire Competition that is paid for by the Robert Hye Memorial Fund.

2025 Rapid Fire Competition Winner

Libby Weaver, MD

University of Utah

Vascular Surgery Residents and Fellows Graduate at Higher Levels of Proficiency in Endovascular as Compared to Open Aortic Operations

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Previous Winners

2024

Evan R. Brownie, MD, RPVI
Intermountain Medical Center

2023

Richard Gutierrez
University of California, San Francisco

2022

Eric Smith, MAS
University of California San Francisco

Blake Murphy, MD
University of Washington

2021

Michael Brewer, MD
Kaiser Permanente, California

2020

Cassra Arbabi, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

2019

Jason Alexander, MD
Vascular Specialists of Minnesota

2018

JeniAnn Yi, MD
University of Colorado

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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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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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