Document Type
Article
Publication Title
JVS-Vascular Insights
Abstract
Objective: Vascular and venous societies across North America and Europe have a variety of individuals from different backgrounds as their presidents. These individuals are influential in driving the priorities of vascular and venous medicine. Our study looks to analyze some key demographic characteristics and society presidents in vascular and venous medicine.
Methods: We determined a variety of demographic factors, such as age, sex, and country of origin/race/ethnicity, through online review from each society’s inception until our survey period from August 2023 to January 2024. The Student’s t-test was used to calculate statistical significance with a P-value of < .05.
Results: Demographic data were collected for 558 presidents across 11 vascular societies (Society for Vascular Surgery [SVS], Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society [VESS], Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery [SCVS], Eastern Vascular Society [EVS], Western Vascular Society [WVS], Southern Association for Vascular Surgery [SAVS], Midwestern Vascular Surgery Society [MVSS], New England Society for Vascular Surgery [NESVS], Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery [CSVS], Society for Vascular Medicine [SVM], European Society for Vascular Surgery [ESVS]) and four venous societies (American Venous Forum [AVF], American Vein and Lymphatic Society [AVLS], European Venous Forum [EVF], International Union of Phlebology [UIP]) from North America and Europe. The average leadership age varied significantly, with the UIP having the oldest leadership (62.27 years) and VESS the youngest (43.84 years). The EVS and SVS showed statistically significant trends toward younger leadership in recent years (P = .01 and P = .003, respectively). Sex disparities were evident, with female representation highest in AVF and EVF (8.33%) whereas societies such as NESVS and UIP reported no female leadership. Ethnic and racial minority representation was also varied, with EVS (17.14%) and SVS (13.16%) showing the highest ethnic inclusion, and the SAVS showing zero.
Conclusions: Our data show wide variability among ages with a narrower range of diversity among racial, ethnic, and sex of presidents in vascular and venous societies.
DOI
10.1016/j.jvsvi.2026.100387
Publication Date
2026
Keywords
Age, Ethnicity, Leadership, Race, Sex, Vascular Surgery
ISSN
2949-9127
Recommended Citation
Nizamuddin M, Papatheofanis C, Santos T, Bonner R, Hingorani A, Khan H, Ascher N, Ascher E, Hingorani A. Examining Demographic Characteristics of Presidents of Vascular and Venous Societies. JVS-Vascular Insights. 2026; 4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsvi.2026.100387.
