Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2008

Guidelines for hospital privileges in vascular and endovascular surgery: Recommendations of the Society for Vascular Surgery

  • Keith D. Calligaro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Keith D. Calligaro, MD, chairman, Clinical Practice Council, Society for Vascular Surgery; Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, 700 Spruce St, Ste 101, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
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  • Boulos Toursarkissian, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Tex
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  • G. Patrick Clagett, MD

      Affiliations

    • The University of Texas Southwest, Dallas, Tex
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  • Jonathan Towne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis
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  • Kim Hodgson, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Southern Illinois, Springfield. Ill
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  • Gregory Moneta, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Oregon, Portland, Ore
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  • Anton N. Sidawy, MD

      Affiliations

    • George Washington University, Washington, DC
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  • Jack L. Cronenwett, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH.
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  • Clinical Practice Council of the Society for Vascular Surgery

Received 26 September 2007 ,Accepted 3 October 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01597-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.003

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2008

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