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Sisterhood in Surgery: Vascular Deserts, TEAM Approach to Expanding Vascular Care

What are vascular deserts and why should we care? Vascular deserts are not just geographic but also socioeconomic barriers to care. Whether patients have to drive multiple hours to receive care or often cancel because they can’t schedule rides or have conflicting appointments, health outcomes are greatly impacted by patients’ ability to receive care.


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Houston Methodist Hospital

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Linda Le, MD

Linda Le, MD

Host
Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute for Academic Medicine
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Surgery AssociatesVascular Surgery Cardiology Clinical Interests: Aneurysms Carotid Endarterectomy Peripherial Vascular Disease Peripherial Vascular Disease Surgery Varicose Vein Treatment EDUCATION ...

Palma Shaw, MD, MBA, FACS, RPVI

Palma Shaw, MD, MBA, FACS, RPVI

Host
Professor of Surgery,
Program Director of Vascular Surgery Fellowship,
Director of the Venous Program, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,
SUNY Upstate Medical Center

EDUCATION & TRAINING Fellowship: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Fellowship: Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center Residency: New York Medical College  Residency: Guthrie Research Institute, Sayre, PA Internship: Medical University ...

Joseph Mills, MD

Joseph Mills, MD

Guest
Reid Professor, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Positions Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular TherapyBaylor College of MedicineJohn W. “Jack” Reid, M.D., ’43 and Josephine L. Reid Endowed Professorship in SurgeryBaylor College of MedicineProgram Director, ...

Travis Vowels, MD

Travis Vowels, MD

Guest
Vascular Surgeon, BSA Health System
Professor Vivienne Chuter
Professor of Podiatry, Western Sydney University

Medical School: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Undergraduate: The University of Texas - Austin
Hometown: Garland, Texas