Popular and Coming Up! 6th Annual Innovations in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapies Award | September 4, 2026

The Frank J. Veith International Society proudly continues its tradition of hosting one of the most exciting and globally renowned competitions for vascular specialists. We invite you to join us for this unforgettable and highly prestigious event that celebrates excellence and innovation in vascular medicine.

Each year, we convene an elite panel of judges made up of world-class faculty whose academic achievements and international reputations set the highest standard of excellence.

Below are the details for submitting an abstract. We strongly encourage you and your colleagues to participate in what we believe to be the most prestigious and competitive award in the vascular field.

Sincerely,
Enrico Ascher, MD
Executive Director

Objective

To create a forum to incentivize innovation and creativity in vascular surgery. A new open or endovascular procedure, a new device for vascular surgery or intervention, a significant improvement on an existing vascular device, a new or improved pharmaceutical product, or to improve or cure vascular diseases, or any advance in artificial intelligence as it relates to the diagnosis or treatment of vascular disease are examples of subjects that the Committee is expecting.

Submit Your Abstract As Follows:

Abstract submission from April 2nd, 2026  to July 31st, 2026

Deadline: Friday, July 31, 2026, by 5 P.M. Eastern Time

All abstracts should be submitted to easchermd@gmail.com and should include:

  1. Title
  2. Authorship and Institution (if applicable)
  3. Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusions sections.
  4. Should not exceed 300 words (excluding title, authorship, and institution)
  5. A limit of 4 images/illustrations is acceptable.

Award: The winner will be awarded a check of $2,000.00 and a Certificate issued by the Society

Announcement of the Winners | Requirements from Winners

The required webinar for the winners will be announced after all abstracts have been reviewed.

  1. Participation in the webinar is REQUIRED for the competition winners (First Prize and Honorary Mentions).
  2. During the webinar, each of the five selected authors will have 6 minutes to present his/her research work.
  3. This will be followed by a robust discussion led by a Distinguished faculty.