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Steven Katz, MD

Steven Katz, MD
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Steven Katz, MD

#31 – 2017

Dr. Katz is currently Professor of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California magna cum laude, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Katz graduated from the University of California Irvine School of Medicine, where he was President of the Alpha Omega Alpha society.

He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Harbor General-UCLA and trained in general surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital. His vascular surgery fellowship was in Dallas, Texas under the supervision of Dr. Jesse Thompson.

He currently is currently board certified in Internal Medicine and General Surgery, and holds a certificate of special qualifications in Vascular Surgery. Dr. Katz is a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery.

He is a member of the Western Surgical Association, the Pacific Coast Surgical Association, and is a past president of the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society. Before serving as President of the Western Vascular Society, he was the WVS Recorder from 2011-2013. He currently resides in San Marino, CA. with his wife Gail where they raised their two children.

2017 Annual Meeting

Location:
Blaine, WA

Guest Lecturer:
Bruce Perler

Past Presidents

  • 1987 – W. Sterling Edwards, MD
  • 1988 – Robert B. Rutherford, MD
  • 1989 – D. Eugene Strandness, Jr., MD
  • 1990 – Ronald J. Stoney, MD
  • 1991 – Victor M. Bernhard, MD
  • 1992 – Wesley S. Moore, MD
  • 1993 – John M. Porter, MD
  • 1994 – Eugene F. Bernstein, MD
  • 1995 – Robert L. Kistner, MD
  • 1996 – Jerry Goldstone, MD
  • 1997 – Richard L. Treiman, MD
  • 1998 – Kaj H. Johansen, MD
  • 1999 – Ralph B. Dilley, MD
  • 2000 – Peter F. Lawrence, MD
  • 2001 – William C. Krupski, MD
  • 2002 – Cornelius Olcott, IV, MD
  • 2003 – Lloyd M. Taylor, Jr., MD
  • 2004 – J. Dennis Baker, MD
  • 2005 – Gregory L. Moneta, MD
  • 2006 – George Andros, MD
  • 2007 – Jeffrey L. Ballard, MD
  • 2008 – Alexander W. Clowes, MD
  • 2009 – Fred A. Weaver, MD
  • 2010 – Linda M. Reilly, MD
  • 2011 – Ronald L. Dalman, MD
  • 2012 – William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD
  • 2013 – Joseph L. Mills, Sr., MD
  • 2014 – Peter A. Schneider, MD
  • 2015 – Larry Kraiss, MD
  • 2016 – William Pevec, MD
  • 2017 – Steven Katz, MD
  • 2018 – E. John Harris, MD
  • 2019 – York Hsiang, MD
  • 2020 – Benjamin W. Starnes, MD
  • 2021 – Michael S. Conte, MD
  • 2022 – Vincent Rowe, MD
  • 2023 – Wei Zhou, MD, FACS

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