February 2009 Roundtable: Endovascular and Surgical Management of Carotid Stenosis for Stroke Prevention

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The Center for Vascular Awareness

Would like to extend an invitation for you to attend the February 2009

Albany Vascular Roundtable on

Endovascular and Surgical Management of Carotid Stenosis for Stroke Prevention

This roundtable will include a discussion of current management strategies for vascular patients.

Guest Speakers:

Gary L. Bernardini, MD PhD - Director of Stroke and Neurocritical Care Unit, Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Institute, Albany Medical Center

William A. Gray, MD - Director of Endovascular Services, Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy, NY-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Med. Center; Assoc. Prof. of Clinical Medicine, Columbia Univ. College of Physicians and Surgeons

Jon S. Matsumura, MD - Associate Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Attending Surgeon, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Dhiraj M. Shah, MD - Director, The Institute for Vascular Health and Disease; The Vascular Group Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Albany Medical Center; Attending Surgeon, Albany Medical Center

Interesting case submission deadline: January 26, 2009

Submit case submissions to:

Sharon Cillis RN, Operations Coordinator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Roundtable Location:
The Desmond Hotel
660 Albany-Shaker Road
Albany, New York 12211

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Time: 6:00 PM

R.S.V.P. by: January 21, 2009 (Space is limited)

R.S.V.P. to: Sharon Cillis (518) 452-1048 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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WHO WE ARE The Center for Vascular Awareness, Inc is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization dedicated to fostering mainstream consumer and clinical consciousness of vascular health standards, disease, prevention and treatment options.	WHY WE WERE FOUNDED The Center for Vascular Awareness, Inc. was formed in 2004 to educate the community about vascular disease and keep the issue of vascular health at the forefront of the public's mind. Whether it be everyday lifestyles choices we as a society make, vascular research, interventional surgical techniques and options used in treatment- we at the Center for Vascular Awareness are driven to maintaining and improving vascular health as a critically important need.	WHAT SERVICES WE ARE PROVIDING The Center for Vascular Awareness, Inc. is dedicated to provide education in the field of vascular medicine to the public, physicians and other health care professionals. This website offers all levels of access to information relating to vascular health. We currently publish a vascular health journal, V-Aware^®, and soon will be offering outreach programs to the public. The Center for Vascular Awareness hosts quarterly Albany Vascular Roundtable meetings to the medical community. Please feel free to contact us to obtain additional information.	WHERE WE GET OUR FUNDING The Center for Vascular Awareness, Inc receives its funding from online fundraising, out-right gifts and donations, philanthropists and corporate sponsors. Thank you for your support. If you would like to contribute, please follow the instructions featured in the DONATE section of this Web site.

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