Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 177-186, January 1999

Endovascular interventions training and credentialing for vascular surgeons☆☆☆★

Torrance and Los Angeles, Calif; Springfield, Ill; Newark, NJ; and New York, NY

From the Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Dr White); the Division of Vascular Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (Dr Hodgson); the Division of Vascular Surgery, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences (Dr Ahn); the Section of Vascular Surgery, UMDNJ-NJ Medical School (Dr Hobson); and the Division of Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Dr Veith)

Received 23 June 1998; accepted 30 July 1998.

Abstract 

This article reviews issues concerning the training and credentialing of vascular surgeons in the use of endovascular techniques in the peripheral vascular system. These guidelines update a prior document that was published in 1993. They have been rewritten to accommodate the rapid evolution that has occurred in the field and to provide the appropriate requirements that a vascular surgeon should fulfill to be competent in the basic skills needed to safely and effectively perform all presently accepted diagnostic and therapeutic endovascular procedures. (J Vasc Surg 1999;29:177-86.)

 

☆ Prepared by the Committee on Endovascular Issues and approved by the Joint Council of the Society for Vascular Surgery/North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Rodney A. White, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90509.

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Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 177-186, January 1999

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