Dear AVF Members, It is with great pleasure that I share with you the exciting development that the American Venous Forum and the NIH-funded Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief with Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Therapy (C-TRACT) trial have entered into a path-breaking...

Earlier this month, Dr. Elna Masuda was invited to be the keynote speaker at Yale Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.  Dr. Masuda, past President of the American Venous Forum and current President of the AVF Foundation, provided an “enthralling venous keynote talk” on...

Spring Fellows, Resident, and Early Career Course was a huge success!  The key to the success of the course is having the right mix of faculty. This spring there was a great group: Makis Avgerinos (Pittsburgh), John Carson (Maine), Shelia Coogan (San Antonio), Nick...

Thank you to all our Council and Committee Chairs at the AVF for their leadership, commitment and dedication to the mission of the AVF. ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL - William Marston, MDAnnual Program Committee - Patrick  Muck, MDHealth Policy Committee - Daniel   Monahan,...

Dr. Elna Masuda AVFF President Chief of Department of Vascular Surgery Straub Medical Center, Honolulu, HI Thank you Dr. Elna Masuda for your term as President of the AVF and welcome to Dr. Masuda to your Presidency of the American Venous Forum Foundation (AVFF). Dr....

AVF and the chief editor Dr. Steve Elias are proud to announce the launch of Vein Specialist, a monthly newsletter to share the latest news, technology, clinical studies, and society news.     Dr. Steve Elias Chief Editor Vein Specialist, AVF Director of the...

Dr. Mark Iafrati is a vascular surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including MelroseWakefield Hospital and Tufts Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and has been in...

The AVF-JOBST Research Grant will be funded and administered by the AVF Foundation.  The Grant will provide $90,000 over two years chosen through a competitive and confidential peer-reviewed selection process. APPLY TODAY

Exciting new news at the AVF! The AVF is proud to tell you the JVS-VL is ranked 47th in surgery which places it in the top 25% of ranked journals! This is a reflection on the quality research being performed by our members. Continue to submit your articles to JVS-VL...

Membership Pledge of the American Venous Forum: As a condition of membership in the American Venous Forum, I pledge: To practice evidence based venous and lymphatic medicine and/or surgery with integrity, courtesy, and compassion.To provide appropriate...