Vascular Access Society of the Americas

Board/Officers

Dirk M. Hentschel, MD

Dirk M. Hentschel, MD

President
Interventional Nephrology
Cambridge, Massachusetts

John F. Lucas, III

John F. Lucas, III, MD

President Elect
Surgery
Greenwood, Mississippi

Vacant

Treasurer

Vacant

Yael Vin, MD, MPH

Yael Vin, MD, MPH

Secretary
Interventional Radiology/Surgery
Boston, Massachusetts

John E. Aruny, MD

John E. Aruny, MD

Immediate Past President
Co-Director, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Shawn Gage, PA-C

Shawn Gage, PA-C

Director
Medical Affairs, Clinical
Durham, North Carolina

Mitchell Henry, MD

Mitchel Henry, MD

Director
General, Vascular & Transplant Surgery
Ohio

Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CNN

Judy Geissler, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CNN

Director
Vascular Access Advance Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner)
Medical College of Wisconsin

William (TIP) Jennings, MD

William (Tip) Jennings, MD

Director
General Surgery
Oklahoma

Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR

Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR

Director
Interventional Radiology
Durham, NC

C. Keith Ozaki, MD

C. Keith Ozaki, MD

Director
Surgery
Massachusetts

Aris Q. Urbanes, MD

Aris Q. Urbanes, MD

Director
Nephrology/Interventional Nephrology
Michigan

Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MBBS, MSC, PHD, FRCP (EDIN), FACP, FASN, FASDIN

Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MBBS, MSC, PHD, FRCP (EDIN), FACP, FASN, FASDIN

Director
Nephrology
Arizona

Vacant

Vacant

Director

Vacant

Vacant

Director

Jaime H. Velez, MD

Jaime H. Velez, MD

International Representative
General and Vascular Surgery
Cali, Colombia

Past Presidents

  • 2018-2020 — Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, Ph.D.
  • 2016-2017 — Jack Work, MD
  • 2014-2016 — Surendra Shenoy, MD, Ph.D.
  • 2012-2014 — Thomas M. Vesely, MD
  • 2010-2012 — Mitchell Henry, MD
  • 2008-2010 — Marc H. Glickman, MD
  • 2005-2008 — A. Frederick Schild

VASA Staff

Brian Doty, CMP

Brian Doty, CMP

Executive Director
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Parker Allen

Parker Allen

Membership Coordinator
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