Dr. Thomas Hatsukami (left) accepting the grant with Dr. Larry Kraiss (right) (Photo provided by SVS)
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation presented its first Multicenter Clinical Studies Planning Grant to Thomas S. Hatsukami, MD. Dr. Hatsukami is a professor of surgery in the division of vascular surgery at the University of Washington and co-director of the Vascular Imaging Laboratory.
Robert Lin (Photo provided by Robert Lin)
The grant will help fund his project, “MRI of High-Risk Carotid Plaque.” Robert Lin from the University of Washington was also one of eight in the nation to receive a research fellowship. Students will receive a $3,000 one-year stipend for two 12-month research projects. Lin and other awardees are required to submit a written report on their research to the Society for Vascular Surgery Research and Education Committee. (end)