Trainee Awards
D. Emerick Szilagyi Award
The D. Emerick Szilagyi Award is presented to a trainee with the most outstanding clinical research paper in vascular surgery and presentation at the Annual Meeting. This work has been done during the trainee’s training years.
Charles C. Guthrie Award
The Charles C. Guthrie Award is presented to the trainee with the most outstanding basic research paper in vascular surgery. This work has been done during the training years.
John R. Pfeifer Best Venous Paper Award
The John R. Pfeifer Best Venous Paper Award is presented in honor of John R. Pfeifer, MD, Past Secretary and Historian of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society. The award is presented for the best research in venous disease and presentation at the Annual Meeting.
MVSS Disparities Research Award
The MVSS Disparities Research Award is presented to the trainee or medical student with the most outstanding full-length research presentation related to healthcare disparities at the MVSS Annual Meeting.
This award supports research on healthcare disparities with the goal of equity in access to excellent care and outcomes regardless of race/ethnicity, sex/gender, sexual identity/orientation, disability status, age, socioeconomic status and geographic location.
2025 Award Winners
D. Emerick Szilagyi Award
Mouhammad Halabi, MD
Comparative Learning Curves In Carotid Artery Stenting: TCAR Is More Forgiving Than TFCAS
From: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Charles C. Guthrie Award
Taleen Alexandria MacArthur, MD
Photon- Counting Detector CT More Accurately Characterizes Lower Extremity Runoff Than Traditional CT Angiogram
From: Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
John R. Pfeifer Best Venous Paper Award
Ahmed M. Afifi, MD
Trends, Disparities, And Outcomes In Pulmonary Embolism Management: A Nationwide Analysis (2016-2022)
From: University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
DEI Disparities Research Award
Karen Yuen
Female Gender is Associated with Adverse Cardiac Remodeling and Increased Aortic Stiffness Post-TEVAR
From: Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Best Poster Award
Sam Dunseith
Comparing Outcomes Of Single-vessel Vs. Dual-vessel Endovascular Revascularization In Patients With Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
From: University of Toledo College of Medicine