Officers & Committees

The leadership of Western Vascular Society is our best asset!

President

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

President-Elect

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

Past Presidents

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

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

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

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

Sharon Kiang, MD, FACS (Chair 2025)
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

Sherene Shalhub, MD, FACS
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

Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS, FACS (Chair 2025)
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

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

Local Arrangements Committee

Christian Ochoa, MD (Chair 2025)
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA

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 Morash, MD
  • Michael S. Conte, 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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