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 Disease 1a. Thoracic aortic disease in women: Sex disparities in etiology, presentation, and outcomes 1b. Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in women 1c. Thoracic aortic dissection repair in women 1d. Thoracic aorta—What we still don’t know

Section 2: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 2a. Abdominal aortic aneurysm—Do women present differently than men? 2b. Abdominal aortic repair in women: Criteria for repair and device selection 2c. Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women, what we still do not know

Section 3: Carotid Artery Disease 3a. Carotid artery disease: Do women present differently than men? 3b. Outcomes of carotid interventions in women 3c. Carotid artery disease—What we still don’t know

Section 4: Hemodialysis Access 4a. Hemodialysis Access: What We Know 4b. Women and hemodialysis access: What we still do not know

Section 5: Venous Disease 5a. Venous insufficiency and varicose veins in women management tips and tricks 5b. The management of May-Thurner syndrome in women 5c. Venous disease in pregnancy 5d. Venous disease—What we still do not know

Section 6: Suprainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease 6a. Suprainguinal and infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Do women present differently than men 6b. Suprainguinal endovascular procedures in women: Are all treatments created equal? 6c. suprainguinal peripheral artery disease: Open management 6d. Suprainguinal peripheral artery disease—Topics for future investigation

Section 7: Infrainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease 7a. Infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Endovascular treatment in women compared with men 7b. Outcomes of open treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women 7c. What we still do not know in the treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women

Section 8: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 8a. Thoracic outlet syndrome, do women present differently than men? 8b. Thoracic outlet syndrome: Treatment approaches 8c. What we do not know about thoracic outlet syndrome in women

Section 9: Vasculitis 9. Vasculitis

Section 10: Sex Issues in Vascular Surgery Research 10. Vascular disease prevention and screening in women 11. Race and cultural issues 12. Sex bias in surgical research 13. Assessment of female sex in preclinical vascular models

Section 11: Practice Issues 14. Leadership and women: Two perspectives 15. Building an academic career 16. Joining and building a successful private practice 17. Radiation safety for women: What physicians and patients need to know 18. Gendered risk factors for burnout—Work-life integration and other workplace challenges 19. Contemporary topics focused on the experience of women in the United States surgical workforce 20. Pregnancy perceptions and experiences for surgeons and surgical trainees