Vascular Disease in Women

Dr. Hicks specializes in congenital aortic pathologies and is skilled in both open and endovascular surgery for the treatment of aortic and peripheral disease. She is also accomplished in clinical research with over 130 peer-reviewed publications and numerous textbook chapters; her research interests include clinical outcomes in aneurysm repair and lower extremity revascularization, as well as high-value care in vascular surgery. As a distinguished fellow of the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Hicks is the recipient of the Department of Surgery Rothman Early Career Development Award for Surgical Research and was selected as a Visiting Scholar to the American Board of Medical Specialties for 2018-2019. She is also an appointed member of a CMS Clinical Expert Subcommittee tasked with refining peripheral vascular disease cost measures for implementation in the Quality Payment Program. Linda M. Harris MD joined UBMD Surgery in 1995, and currently sits as a Professor of Surgery with tenure in the department of Surgery. Dr. Harris is Board certified by the American Board of Surgery in Vascular Surgery and General Surgery. She has received 21 awards and honors throughout her career and has worked with 53 various grants relating to her vascular expertise. Dr. Harris has been published 68 times in referred journals, contributed to 10 articles / editorials, contributed to 17 book chapters and has been featured in media spotlight 4 times. She is currently co-editing a book in vascular surgery. She has been invited to present 77 times about various relating topics, and has given 136 presentations relating to her expertise. Dr. Harris is the Program Director for the Vascular Fellowship and Vascular Residency Programs. She is also a Fellow of the Society of Vascular Surgeons and a member of the Society of University Surgeons. Dr. Harris belongs to numerous societies and is involved with their activities including: American College of Surgeons, Association of Women Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, and Western New York Vascular / Endovascular Society. She is past president of the Eastern Vascular Society, the largest regional vascular society in the US, and the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery. She also sits on the editorial board for the Journal of Vascular Surgery, the Vascular Specialist, and ACS News. Within the University at Buffalo, Dr. Harris is involved with many programs including: Graduate Medical Education, Executive Council for Department of Surgery, and Academic Leadership Group representing the Department of Surgery for Kaleida Health.

• Section 1: Thoracic Aortic Disease1a. Thoracic aortic disease in women: Sex disparities in etiology, presentation, and outcomes1b. Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in women1c. Thoracic aortic dissection repair in women1d. Thoracic aorta—What we still don’t knowSection 2: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm2a. Abdominal aortic aneurysm—Do women present differently than men?2b. Abdominal aortic repair in women: Criteria for repair and device selection2c. Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women, what we still do not knowSection 3: Carotid Artery Disease3a. Carotid artery disease: Do women present differently than men?3b. Outcomes of carotid interventions in women3c. Carotid artery disease—What we still don’t knowSection 4: Hemodialysis Access4a. Hemodialysis Access: What We Know4b. Women and hemodialysis access: What we still do not knowSection 5: Venous Disease5a. Venous insufficiency and varicose veins in women management tips and tricks5b. The management of May-Thurner syndrome in women5c. Venous disease in pregnancy5d. Venous disease—What we still do not knowSection 6: Suprainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease6a. Suprainguinal and infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Do women present differently than men6b. Suprainguinal endovascular procedures in women: Are all treatments created equal?6c. suprainguinal peripheral artery disease: Open management6d. Suprainguinal peripheral artery disease—Topics for future investigationSection 7: Infrainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease7a. Infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Endovascular treatment in women compared with men7b. Outcomes of open treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women7c. What we still do not know in the treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in womenSection 8: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome8a. Thoracic outlet syndrome, do women present differently than men?8b. Thoracic outlet syndrome: Treatment approaches8c. What we do not know about thoracic outlet syndrome in womenSection 9: Vasculitis9. VasculitisSection 10: Sex Issues in Vascular Surgery Research10. Vascular disease prevention and screening in women11. Race and cultural issues12. Sex bias in surgical research13. Assessment of female sex in preclinical vascular modelsSection 11: Practice Issues14. Leadership and women: Two perspectives15. Building an academic career16. Joining and building a successful private practice17. Radiation safety for women: What physicians and patients need to know18. Gendered risk factors for burnout—Work-life integration and other workplace challenges19. Contemporary topics focused on the experience of women in the United States surgical workforce20. Pregnancy perceptions and experiences for surgeons and surgical trainees