Officers & Committees

The leadership of Western Vascular Society is our best asset!

President

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

President-Elect

Ahmed Abou-Zamzam, Jr., MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, CA

Past Presidents

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

Vincent Rowe, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Michael S. Conte, MD, FACS
Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Edwin J. Wylie, M.D. Chair in Vascular Surgery
Co-Director, UCSF Heart and Vascular Center
Co-Director, UCSF Center for Limb Preservation
Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Program
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Secretary-Treasurer

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

Recorder

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

Historian

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

Program Committee

Jade S. Hiromoto, MD, FACS (Chair 2024)
Professor of Surgery in the UCSF Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
President-Elect of the UCSF Medical Staff
University of California
San Francisco, CA

Karen Woo, MD, PhD, FACS
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

Ex Officio Program Committee

Roy 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

Ahmed Abou-Zamzam, Jr., MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, 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

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Kenneth Ziegler, MD, FACS (Chair 2024)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Keck Hospital of USC
USC Norris Cancer Hospital
Verdugo Hills Hospital
Los Angeles, CA

Sharon Kiang, MD, FACS
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

Sherene Shalhub, MD, FACS
Associate Professor and Head of Vascular Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

VSIG

Gregory Magee, MSc, MD (Chair 2024)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Keck Hospital of USC
USC Norris Cancer Hospital
Los Angeles, CA

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

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

Membership Committee

Christian Ochoa, MD (Chair 2024)
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA

Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA

Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, FACS
Director, Clinical Professor of Surgery
UCLA Gonda Venous Center
Los Angeles, CA

Ad Hoc Committees (Non-Voting Members)

Budget and Finance Committee

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

Communications Committee

  • Leigh Ann O’Banion, MD (Chair)
  • Shipra Arya, MD
  • Shahram Aarabi, MD

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

  • Matthew Sweet, MD (Chair)
  • Mark Morash, MD
  • Benjamin Starnes, MD

Contact Info

Western Vascular Society
1411 5th St.
Anacortes, WA 9822
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 39th Western Vascular Society Annual Meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs from September 7-10, 2024.

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