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.

2023 Rapid Fire Competition Winner

Richard Gutierrez

University of California, San Francisco

Geriatric Syndromes are Associated with Increased Incidence of Postoperative Delirium and Worse Survival Following Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Previous Winners

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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Anacortes, WA 9822
Tel: 360-420-6906
Fax: 360-261-6077
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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 39th Western Vascular Society Annual Meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs from September 7-10, 2024.

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