CCSVI Alliance President, Sharon Richardson, is attending the 2012 VIVA (Vascular Interventional Advances) conference, held in Los Vegas during October 9-12.  The Alliance was invited to attend this conference because of the association's ongoing collaboration with professionals in the field of vascular medicine.

 Vascular InterVentional Advances, VIVA, is celebrating 10 years of defining excellence in professional education in the field of vascular intervention and medicine.  

Over the past decade, VIVA has attracted a multispecialty audience and provided a broad and well-rounded educational experience for all participants involved in the care of patients with vascular disease.  Attendees include those from vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, interventional radiology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, and cardiothoracic surgery.  

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We are also pleased to announce the "Leader in Endovascular Educations" LIVE Award for 2012 will be presented to Dr. Michael Dake.

THE VIVA LIVE AWARD PRESENTATION – Michael D. Dake, MD Wednesday 8:40 am in the General Session

This year's LIVE award recipient redefines the award. Michael D. Dake, MD is the Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor in the department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University. After graduating from Harvard College and obtaining his MD degree at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Dake completed a residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Baylor, followed by a residency and fellowship in Radiology and Interventional Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is currently the director of the Cath/Angio suites at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Dake has trained over 100 fellows during his career and countless other practicing physicians. He has published over 250 original manuscripts, and has received innumerable national and international scholarly awards, most recently the 2012 Society for Interventional Radiology Foundation Leaders in Innovation Award. Dr. Dake is one of the preeminent leaders in the field, and from his background, it is not at all surprising that he has worked jointly with multiple specialties throughout his career. It is with this spirit of education, collaboration, and innovation that we proudly recognize Dr. Michael Dake as this year’s LIVE award recipient.

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Congratulations to Dr. Dake and our thanks to all of the vascular professionals exploring the connection of CCSVI and neurovascular disease.