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Andi Peshkepija, MD
Senior Staff Vascular Surgeon
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

Khanjan Nagarsheth, MD, MBA, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and Operational Strategies, Department of Surgery
Program Director of Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency
Associate Program Director of Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Co-Director of Limb Preservation Program
Medical Director of PERT Program
Medical Director of Vascular Compressions Program
Medical Director of Office Based Laboratory
Medical Director of NIH - Imaging Core Lab
Medical Director of Vascular Surgery Progressive Care Unit
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Natalie Flinn Jones, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

James Black III, MD, FACS
The David Goldfarb, MD Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Saurabh Gupta, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Behzad Farivar, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Surgery & Endovascular Surgery
Co-Director, UVA Aortic Center
Charlottesville, VA

Mehrdad Ghoreishi, MD
Co-Director, Aortic Surgery
Medical Director, Cardiac Surgery Research
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida

Rishi Kundi, MD, RPVI, FACS, FSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Chief, Endovascular Trauma Surgery
Director, Go Team
Programs in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center 
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Babak Abai, MD
Associate Professor
Program Director, Fellowship in Vascular Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ann Kim, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Michael P. Lilly, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Baltimore, MD

Greg Conway, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kendal Endicott, MD
Director of the Inova Complex Aortic Vascular Program
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia

Mohammad H Eslami, MD, MPH, MBA
Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Vandalia Health CAMC
Charleston, West Virgina

Animesh Rathore, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Vascular Surgery
Sentara Health
Norfolk, Virginia

Joseph Haurani, MD, MPH
Professor of Vascular Surgery
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

Carlos F. Bechara, MD, DFSVS
The James A. Hunter, MD, University Professor
Chief and Program Director, Vascular Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Ali Khalifeh, MD
Staff Surgeon
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Quality Improvement Officer
Department of Vascular Surgery| Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland, Ohio

Vashisht Madabhushi, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Indiana University, School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana

William Yoon, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Aortic Center Co-Director
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio

Andrew Barleben, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery
Director, Aortic Surgery Program
Sacramento, California

J. Westley Ohman, MD, FACS, FSVS
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
Associate Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery
Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Co-Director, WashU Medicine Aortic Center
Surgical Director, Aortic and Renovascular Center for Hypertension at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Justin K. Nelms, MD, RPVI, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Joseph Karam, MD
Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon
Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute
Minneapolis, MN