2002 ISES Endovascular Fellows' Research Award Competition

winners of the 2002      Perpheral Vascular Fellows' Forum      with Moderator, Chris Zarins      John P. Pacanowski, MD     accepts the first place prize      James T. Lee,  MD      on the Big Screen      Harpaul Flora,  MSc, MRCS      at the podium

conducted at: International Congress on Endovascular Interventions XV February 11,  2002 The Phoenician Resort Scottsdale, Arizona  USA The winners of the 2002 Endovascular Fellows' Research Award Competition were:  First Place - $2500 Award:  John P. Pacanowski, MD Knoxville, TN, USA Program Director - $2500 Award: Mitchell H. Goldman, MD Division of Vascular Surgery Knoxville, TN, USA Second Place - $1000 Award:  James T. Lee, MD Los Angeles, CA, USA Third Place - $500 Award:  Harpaul Flora, MSc, MRCS London, UK Also presenting abstracts during the Peripheral Vascular Fellows' Forum were: Daniela Pless,  ULM, Germany Murray L. Shames, MD, St. Louis, MO, USA Hence Verhagen, MD, Utrecht, Netherlands Participants represented the fields of Vascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Cardiology and Biomedical Engineering from the countries of Australia, Germany, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the USA. The winning presentation by Dr. Pacanowski was entitled "Endotension Distribution and the Role of Thrombus Following Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (EAAA) Exclusion.

About the ISES Endovascular Fellows' Research Award Competition The Society energizes tomorrow's leading endovascular specialists by co-sponsoring the ISES Endovascular Fellows' Research Award Competition (formerly called the ISES Endovascular Research Award) with the International Congress on Endovascular Interventions. Each year, a group of endovascular fellows are selected for the competition based on a review of all submitted abstracts by the Selection Committee. The six top authors present their papers during the Peripheral Vascular Fellows' Forum, which takes place each February during the International Congress on Endovascular Interventions meeting. Three top prizes are awarded, including the prestigious grand prize, the ISES Endovascular Fellows' Research Award. Every fellow who submits an abstract receives a complimentary one-year ISES membership. Rewarding their Successes ISES Endovascular Fellows' Research Awards ISES Endovascular Fellows' Research Award Competition winners receive the following prizes (all in US dollars) during the ISES Annual Meeting:  First Place-$2,500 & $2,500 to the sponsoring training program Second Place-$1,000 Third Place-$500 ISES also presents the recipients of the first three awards with the following: ISES Endovascular Fellows' Research Award Reimbursement for transportation and hotel expenses up to $1,500 Publication of the manuscript in the Journal of Endovascular Therapy For information on how to participate in the 2003 Endovascular Fellows Research Award Competition, please contact the ISES office at: admin@isesonline.org. This event has been made possible due to a generous restricted educational grant from Boston Scientific Corporation.