Women’s Section: Supporting Women Vascular Surgeons - From Recruitment through Senior Leadership

Thursday, June 16, 2022

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Location:210

Moderator(s)

Audra Duncan, MD

Professor
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Maureen Sheehan, MD

Wake Forest University Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Identify strategies to recruit and support women surgeons throughout the arc of their career.
Identify specific techniques to minimize radiation effects in vascular surgeons, particularly before and during pregnancy.
Develop means of supporting women surgeons through critical time-periods, including pregnancy, maternity leave, career advancement and breaking into leadership positions.

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM EDT

Introduction
Speaker: Palma Shaw, MD, MBA – Upstate Medical University
1:35 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

Needs of the Youngest Generation of Women Vascular Surgeons
Speaker: Avianne Bunnell, MD
1:45 PM – 1:55 PM EDT

Radiation and the Woman Surgeon
Speaker: Ageliki G. Vouyouka – Mount Sinai Health System
1:55 PM – 2:05 PM EDT

Logistics and Wellness for Pregnant Surgeons
Speaker: Meryl S. Logan, MD – Texas A&M College of Medicine
2:05 PM – 2:15 PM EDT

Optimal Practice Partnerships for Women
Speaker: Patricia C. Furey, MD, MBA – New England Heart and Vascular Institute
2:15 PM – 2:25 PM EDT

Advancing in Leadership: The Impact of Mentors and Sponsors
Speaker: Michael C. Dalsing, MD, MBA – Indiana University School of Medicine
2:25 PM – 2:35 PM EDT

Senior Women Surgeons: How to Create a Legacy
Speaker: Julie A. Freischlag, MD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Panel Discussion