About Us

The VIVA Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the field of vascular medicine and intervention through education, research, advocacy, and collaboration.

In addition to hosting VIVA (Vascular InterVentional Advances) and The VEINS (Venous Endovascular INterventional Strategies), two annual multidisciplinary vascular education conferences for physicians and healthcare professionals, The VIVA Foundation also presents the Vascular Leaders Forum and collaborates with other industry-leading groups to move the field forward.

AHA-VIVA Research Awards

The VIVA Foundation is proud to offer special funding to support early-career scientists interested in embarking on careers in vascular science, in partnership with the American Heart Association.

Interested parties should visit the AHA Research Partnerships page to learn more, and submit an application for the AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship or Career Development Award. For questions please email apply@heart.org.

Mission

The VIVA Foundation is committed to:
  • Providing premier education in the fields of vascular medicine and intervention.
  • Improving patient care within the peripheral vascular arena.
  • Advancing the field of vascular medicine with a spirit of collegiality.
  • Promoting research that encourages collaboration and delivers data to improve patient care.
  • Maintaining the highest scientific integrity.

Board of Directors

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    Ehrin Armstrong, MD

    Interventional Cardiology

    Advanced Heart and Vein Center

    Denver, Colorado

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    Joshua Beckman, MD

    Vascular Medicine

    UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas

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    Venita Chandra, MD

    Vascular Surgery

    Stanford University Medical Center

    Stanford, California

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    Brian DeRubertis, MD

    Vascular Surgery

    NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

    New York, New York

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    Kush R. Desai, MD

    Interventional Radiology

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    Chicago, Illinois

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    Kathleen Gibson, MD

    Vascular Surgery

    Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Bellevue, Washington

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    Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS

    Vascular Medicine

    OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio

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    Sean P. Lyden, MD

    Vascular Surgery

    Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio

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    D. Christopher Metzger, MD

    Interventional Cardiology

    OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio

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    Parag J. Patel, MD, MS

    Interventional Radiology

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Saher Sabri, MD

    Interventional Radiology

    MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington, DC

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    Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc

    Interventional Cardiology

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School

    Boston, Massachusetts

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    Niten Singh, MD

    Vascular Surgery

    Harborview Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington

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Founders

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    GARY M. ANSEL, MD

    Interventional Cardiology

    University of Toledo

    Columbus, Ohio

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    MICHAEL D. DAKE, MD

    Interventional Radiology

    The University of Arizona

    Tucson, Arizona

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    TONY S. DAS, MD

    Interventional Cardiology

    Baylor Scott & White Heart Hospital

    Dallas, Texas

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    MICHAEL R. JAFF, DO

    Vascular Medicine

    Harvard Medical School

    Maple Grove, Minnesota

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    JAMES JOYE, DO

    Interventional Cardiology

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    JOHN R. LAIRD JR, MD

    Interventional Cardiology

    Adventist Health St. Helena

    St. Helena, California

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    KRISHNA ROCHA-SINGH, MD

    Interventional Cardiology

    Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital

    Springfield, Illinois

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    KENNETH ROSENFIELD, MD

    Interventional Cardiology

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts

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    TIM SULLIVAN, MD

    Vascular Surgery

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