Who is dr veith

According to Veith, he takes pride in the fact that he has throughout his career taken on what were thought of as difficult and, which appeared to some, unsolvable problems.

These included lung transplantation, limb salvage with vascular bypasses and endovascular surgery. In , Dr Henry Haimovici took the bold educational step of initiating the first vascular symposium anywhere in the world, which later became the Montefiore Vascular Symposium.

Dr Veith highlighted two other people who have made a significant contribution to the evolution of the meeting. Steve Levine is an administrative figure, who has an entrepreneurial relationship with industry, which has allowed the meeting to expand, and Jackie Simpson, who manages physician relationships and a myriad of other details.

Independent Board It is impossible to discuss the state of Vascular Surgery in the US without addressing the call for an independent board. Of course we are fighting but because of the enormous power of the establishment we are not getting where we should.

There is no way of making them fulfill their own goals and purposes. They are an independent, autocratic, incestuous group that no one has oversight over. So that is why we are seeking congressional help. In addition, the ABS continues to promote the idea that general surgeons should be able to do vascular surgery. The General Surgery Certificate should not be a basis for doing vascular surgery, and it still is.

As a result of that some patients suffer and die. We think this is a matter that the government should investigate and perhaps become involved in and that is why we are seeking congressional help.

The whole point of our effort has been to try to act within the system but it is just not going to work. The system is dysfunctional. However, it is not completely hopeless. This minority of general surgery oriented vascular surgeons, according to Veith, is leaving the control of Vascular Surgery in the hands of general surgeons, who have a conflict of interest.

Give Vascular Surgery minor concessions which leave power and control over Vascular Surgery in the hands of the ABS and general surgery.

Delay the whole process to maintain the status quo as much as possible. Vascular surgeons have and should continue to take a leading role in endovascular treatments, because they are the individuals who devote their whole career to non-cardiac vascular disease, explained Veith.

Whereas the vascular surgeon can do an open procedure or an endo procedure, and assuming he is well trained, which is why we need to control our training, he can do either equally well.

He will then pick what is best for the patient not what is best for him. It is nice to have broad training, but it is impractical as the trainee would be 50 years old if he had totally broad training. Veith occupies The William J. Army Hospital, Fort Carlson, Colorado As an internationally respected teacher, researcher, spokesperson, expert and pioneer in both the areas of single lung transplantation and the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral vascular disease, Dr.

Veith has lectured in over 40 countries. Veith has authored or coauthored more than 1, original articles and chapters in prestigious medical journals, e. Veith is in high demand as a visiting professor, symposium speaker and thought leader in the field of vascular and endovascular surgery. Particularly noteworthy are his pioneering contributions to limb-salvage surgery and more recently the rapidly developing field of endovascular grafting for traumatic, aneurysmal and occlusive arterial disease.

Beyond the accomplishments and activities in his vitae, Dr. Veith hosts the annual international VEITHsymposium, which explores current critical issues and controversies in the field of vascular disease management.