Ruth Bush, MD, JD, MPH, FACS, DFSVS, recently became president-elect for the American Venous Forum.

Virginia Neese, MD received the Thayer Award for Excellence in Teaching from the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine.

The Vincent Conti, MD Lectureship started in 2017 and was joined with two other lectureships within the Department of Surgery, namely the William J. Mileski, MD, Lectureship, and Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD, FACS, FRCSEd (hon) Lectureship.

Laith Alzweri, MD has been selected to be Co-Director of the Academy of Master Clinicians (AMC).

UTMB director of metabolic and bariatric surgery Sarah Samreen, MD, FACS, spoke with the i45NOW team recently about bariatric surgery and various treatment options for a healthier quality of life. *view the video*