Course Directors & Faculty
Faculty currently scheduled for this years symposium
Course Directors
Jason Crowner, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCJason Crowner, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCAssistant Professor of Surgery Program Director, Vascular Surgery Residency Program
Mark Farber, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCMark Farber, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCChief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Program Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Professor of Surgery
Faculty
Jennifer Belgum, MSN, FNP
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCJennifer Belgum, MSN, FNP
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCFamily Nurse Practioner Vascular Surgery
Peter Bream, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCPeter Bream, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCProfessor - Vascular Interventional Radiology, Program Director - Diagnostic Radiology
Lauren Burke, MD
UNC Imaging and Radiology, Hillsborough, NCLauren Burke, MD
UNC Imaging and Radiology, Hillsborough, NCAssistant Professor, Radiology
Keith Calligaro, MD
Pennsylvania Vascular Associates, PAKeith Calligaro, MD
Pennsylvania Vascular Associates, PAChief, Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Program Director of Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Clinical Professor of Surgery
Thomas Caranasos, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCThomas Caranasos, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCDirector, Adult Cardiac Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery
Michael Hall, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCMichael Hall, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCSurgery Fellow
Howard Kashefsky, DPM
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCHoward Kashefsky, DPM
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCAssociate Professor of Surgery; Director, Podiatry Services
Blair Keagy, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCBlair Keagy, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCProfessor of Surgery
Martyn Knowles, MD, RPVI
REX Vascular Specialists, Cary, NCMartyn Knowles, MD, RPVI
REX Vascular Specialists, Cary, NCVascular Surgeon
Kate McGinigle, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCKate McGinigle, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCSurgical Director of ERAS Assistant Professor of Surgery
Robert McLafferty, MD
Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Portland, ORRobert McLafferty, MD
Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Portland, ORChief of Surgery
Robert Mendes, MD, FACS
REX Vascular Specialists, Cary, NCRobert Mendes, MD, FACS
REX Vascular Specialists, Cary, NCAdjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Luigi Pascarella, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCLuigi Pascarella, MD
UNC, Chapel Hill, NCSurgery M4 Director Clerkship Director Assistant Professor of Surgery
Marc Passman, MD
UAB Medicine, Birmingham, ALMarc Passman, MD
UAB Medicine, Birmingham, ALDirector, UAB Vein Program and Clinic; Vice-Chair, Clinical Research, Department of Surgery
Benjamin Pearce, MD
UAB Medicine, Birmingham, ALBenjamin Pearce, MD
UAB Medicine, Birmingham, ALAssociate Professor, Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency & Fellowship Programs, William D. Jordan, Jr. Endowed Professor
C. Steven Powell, MD, FACS
East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU, Greenville, NCC. Steven Powell, MD, FACS
East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU, Greenville, NCProfessor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
William Quinones-Baldrich, MD
UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CAWilliam Quinones-Baldrich, MD
UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CAProfessor of Surgery
Gabriela Velazquez-Ramirez, MD
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NCGabriela Velazquez-Ramirez, MD
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NCVascular and Endovascular Surgery Acute Care Surgery