@BenColvard

Husband, father, and vascular surgeon.

 Cleveland, OH
Joined November 2008
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My partner had her @WellsFargo checking and savings accounts cleaned out by scammers, including a credit card cash advance to increase the balance first. Gave NO personal or security info to anyone. Bank has told us that it is her fault and they will not refund anything (1/x)
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Registration link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Terrific @UHVascular Beck lecture by @VascSurgMD on aortic dissection. Are you using the "new" SVS/STS classification? Type A vs B defined by entry tear location with addition of extent, chronicity, and complications @JaeChoMD @KaremHarthMD @HarringtonHVI
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We are excited to welcome @Yaminivyas101 from @UMmedschool into the fold as our newest #VascularSurgery intern. Welcome! #match2023 @FutureVascSurgn
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Aorta guy@DrZeigler12 Dec 2022
Color film Extent 2 TAAA repair in 1966 -- thanks again to @green_mph from @JCoselli_MD's research team for showing me this treasure trove. Can't imagine doing this without an electrocautery. archiveslibrarytmcedu-001a.s…
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The @UHhospitals Harrington HVI Vas Med fellowship is now seeking applications. 1 year program. PD Dr. Teresa Carman and would join me and others in our truly our multispec program Details 👇uhhospitals.org/medical-educ…
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BEST-CLI Trial@BEST_CLI7 Nov 2022
We are out in the world of evidence 🎉Enjoy the science, cardiovascular peeps!!!! #AHA2022 nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

Surgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia | NEJM

Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) require revascularization to improve limb perfusion and thereby limit the risk of amputation. It is uncertain whether an initial strategy of e...

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Looking forward to Residency Fair for medical students. #MedTwitter #vascsurg @UHVascular program will have a virtual booth @doctormaxw @JaeChoMD @KaremHarthMD @BenColvard
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Replying to @brian_rifkin
none of the above...because none of it matters if it's not built on a foundation of taking care of patients! Success is knowing i've made one small positive impact on a patients life, and im thankful each day I get an opportunity to do it! #thankfultuesday #medtwitter – at Fresno, CA
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We graduated three superb vascular surgeons today! Congratulations to @jthomas4900, Dr. Aric Wogsland, and @KristineSoMD!
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Replying to @cvirendo
Endovascular CFA therapy in a claudicant? I guess this is another example of what you ‘can’ do but not what you ‘should’ do, despite patient preferences. – at St Louis, MO
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Our medical editor Malachi Sheahan III, MD takes on a 'fake feud' with trauma surgery bit.ly/3M8TxOq #vascsurg #vasctwitter #medtwitter @VascularSVS

A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons - Vascular Specialist Online

Malachi Sheahan takes on "lesion vision" and the latest salvo lobbed by trauma surgeons at vascular surgery.

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When people show you who they really are, believe them. #VoteYouOut – at West University Place, TX
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@GregAbbott_TX28 Oct 2015
I'm EMBARRASSED: Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind CALIFORNIA. Let's pick up the pace Texans. @NRA blog.chron.com/narcoconfiden…

Chron: Texas News, Weather, Food, Culture, Sports, College

Chron, a trusted Texas news source since 2012, delivers the latest weather, culture, food and sports news about Houston, the Gulf Coast, North Texas and beyond.

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Check out our latest publication by @PagingDrSmith on complex #EVAR for thoracoabdominal aortic repair. Analysis of #PMEG vs. parallel grafts in the @VascularSVS VQI databse. @UHRISES pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3527…

Physician-modified endografts are associated with a survival benefit over parallel grafting in...

Survival after endovascular TAAA repair is improved with the use of PMEG compared with PG. Several key factors of this study demonstrate the shortcomings of PG in complex aneurysm repair, namely,...

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Replying to @Surgeon_General
“We see you”? As of Jan 1 Vascular Surgery , among other specialties, is facing 10-20% CMS cuts in reimbursement. Then you come on here and tell us you have our back? Do you know what kind of a slap in the face that is?
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Memo Ochoa: "Mexico is the mirror in which the United States wants to see itself" Christian Pulisic:
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Ben Colvard retweeted
ESVS
@ESVSmembership3 Nov 2021
ESVB meeting will start tomorrow with the Translational Research Day in collaboration with ESVS. Check the programme here: geprovas.hivebrite.com/page/… @NChakfe @ESVB_Strasbourg
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When I hear anyone bring up contrast-induced AKI, I have a public responsibility to share the 2020 consensus statement from the rads people and the beans people pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/ra…

Use of Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease: Consensus Statements...

These statements are endorsed by the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation to improve and standardize the care of patients with impaired kidney function who have indicati...

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If you're a vascular surgeon interested in amputation prevention training, please consider our @UofTVascular Limb Preservation Fellowship. The 12-month program includes exposure to wound care, soft tissue and foot and ankle surgery, physiatry, and research/QI. PM me for details.
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We don’t have a quality problem. We have a lawyer problem. Some thoughts on our broken medicolegal system in the October Vascular Specialist. #medtwitter #vasctwitter issuu.com/bibapublishing/doc…

Vascular Specialist–October 2021

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