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Prof Stephen Black is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and a Professor of Venous Surgery at Kings College, London. He is the Site Lead for Surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and the Co-R&D Lead for the Cardiovascular Directorate (Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery). He was Clinical Lead for Vascular Surgery for 4 years (2019-2023).

Dr Black is the Co-founder & Medical Director of UK Vein Clinic. In private practice he undertakes medical consultations and minimally invasive procedures at 150 Harley Street, London, UK. For complex work, Dr Black's private practice is at Harley Street HCA Clinic in London and Ramsey Ashtead Hospital in Surrey.

His principal clinical interest is the treatment of venous disease. Prof Black has established a large practice in the treatment of both Acute and Chronic Deep Venous Disease as well as superficial venous disorders and together with…

Dr Kush R Desai, MD, FSIR is an Interventional Radiologist and Associate Professor of Radiology, Surgery, and Medicine at Northwestern University. His primary research and clinical interests are in venous thromboembolic disease, deep venous thrombectomy/thrombolysis, reconstruction of chronic venous occlusions, IVC filter management/complex IVC filter retrieval, and interventional pulmonary embolism management. He serves as the chair of the Society of Interventional Radiology’s venous clinical specialty council, and is a fellow of the society.  He serves as the national and global principal investigator for numerous clinical trials that are developing strategies and devices to treat deep venous disease. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for several journals, including Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, as a distinguished reviewer for Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders,…

Dr Karem Harth, is a board-certified vascular surgeon and registered physician in vascular interpretation. She serves as Director of the Center for Comprehensive Venous Care and Co-Medical Director of Vascular Laboratories at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. In addition, she is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Dr Nicos Labropoulos is a professor of surgery & Radiology and Director - Non Invasive vascular laboratory at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, US.

Dr Labropoulos obtained his degree in vascular medicine from University of London in 1994 and PhD in cardiovascular medicine in 1995. 

Dr Nicos Labropoulos is on the editorial board for Vascular and Endovascular Review Journal.

Dr O'Sullivan is a consultant interventional radiologist at University Hospital Galway, Ireland. Previously, he held a consultant radiologist position at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, US.

Gerry completed his basic medical training (MBBS) at University College Cork, Ireland. After his graduation in 1990, he completed postgraduate training in Plymouth and at St George’s Hospital, London, UK. He received a fellowship training in interventional radiology at Stanford University, California, US.

Gerry’s expertise in interventional radiology is one of contributing factors that make University Hospital Galway one of the key centres in Europe for endovascular reconstruction. Beside his work on deep venous disease therapies, he is also collaborating on several novel medical devices’ developments.

Gerry was inducted as a fellow to the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) in 2016. He is a fellow and examiner for the European Board of Interventional…

Dr Van Rijn finished writing and defending her thesis Dissecting the genetics of stroke in 2007. After that she has done research in the field of both aortic and venous disease with publications in peer-reviewed journals and has written several book chapters on these subjects. Dr Van Rijn organizes the conference Intoveins, which is held every other year in Rotterdam. She is the leading researcher in multiple ongoing studies at her department. Dr Van Rijn is part of the editorial board of The European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and the Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Review. Dr Van Rijn was a member of the writing committee of the updated ESVS guidelines on chronic venous disease which was published in January 2022 and is the co-author and co-editor of the Dutch textbook Phlebology.

Dr Marie-Josee Van Rijn is on the editorial board for Vascular and Endovascular Review…

Dr Erin Murphy is a Venous Vascular Surgeon at the Rane Center in Jackson, MS. She is also Director of the Venous and Lymphatic Institute at the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute at Carolinas Healthcare System in Charlotte, NC. 

Dr Murphy graduated with MD from Georgetown University Medical School in 2005. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She also completed a 1-year research fellowship in vascular surgery at Stanford University followed by a vascular surgery fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She is board certified in both general and vascular surgery. 

Dr Erin Murphy is on the editorial board for Vascular and Endovascular Review Journal.