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Dr. Yana Etkin is board certified vascular surgeon and a Professor of Surgery at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell. She serves as the Associate Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and a Program Director for the Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Residency programs.

Dr. Etkin received her medical degree from the Downstate Medical Center. She completed a residency in General Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Etkin is a passionate educator who mentored and trained numerous medical students, residents, and fellows. She is an active member of numerous committees in local, regional and national societies with current and past leadership roles. In 2023, she has been elected as one of the directors for the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery.

She maintains busy clinical practice with special expertise in aortic surgery, venous pathology, critical limb ischemia, and dialysis access. Dr. Etkin also runs an active clinical research program focused on novel vascular surgical techniques and patient outcomes. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters. She is an Associate Editor for Annals of Vascular Surgery Brief Reports and Innovations journal and is on the editorial board of several other medical journals. She has been an invited speaker and has led workshops/courses at more than 70 regional, national and international programs.

Sonya S. Noor, MD, FACS is an established Vascular Surgeon who started an independent practice BEVSA in 2007: 2 locations, in Buffalo, and in Williamsville NY. Dr. Noor has 21 years of experience. Her career in medicine began in 1992 after graduating from CMC moving to the United States, she completed a residency at SUNY in Syracuse, fellowship at the University at Buffalo and Arizona Heart Institute. Dr. Noor is a member of the AMA, the Western New York Vascular Society, and the EVS. She is the past president of the American College of Surgeons’ local chapter (ACS) and a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).
Dr. Noor is dual board certified by the ABS is known internationally as aleading vascular surgeon,she is a Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Buffalo, and is actively involved with teaching PA, medical, residents and fellows, since 2004.
She freqeuently serves as faculty on conferences such as CX, TED, OEIS, NCVH, VAM, EVS,and AMP, NHCC to name a few. She also serves as Medical Director of Endovascular Services at Buffalo General Medical Center and Gates Vascular Institute, Medical Director Access Care ,and Vascular Director at Jacobs Institute which is a unique medical technology Innovation center in Buffalo, NY. She recenlty added Advanced wound care services to HEr OBL access care which also offers HBOT.
Dr. Sonya Noor was awarded Top Vascular Surgeon in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 and Women of Distinction 2018.and Buffalo Business first Entepreneours award 2023.

Fadi A. Saab, M.D., is an interventional cardiologist specializing in endovascular revascularization of peripheral vascular disease, with a particular interest in critical limb ischemia (CLI). He also specializes in treating venous insufficiency and cardiac issues, including high blood pressure and carotid artery disease. Dr. Saab earned his medical degree from the Damascus University School of Medicine, Syria, and completed an internal medicine residency at Detroit Medical Center-Sinai Grace Hospital, affiliated with Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. He then completed a cardiology outcome research fellowship at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; a noninvasive cardiology fellowship at St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, MI; and fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology at Baystate Medical Center, affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA. Dr. Saab is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, and the American Society of Echocardiography.. Saab is currently Medical Director of Endovascular Therapy and Director of Cardiovascular Research at Michigan Outpatient Vascular Institute in Dearborn, MI. Dr. Saab actively participates in clinical research and has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications. He is an active member of the CLI Global Society and chairs the Society's Publication Committee.

Dr. Sameh Sayfo is an interventional cardiologist and peripheral endovascular specialist based in Plano, Texas, affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health. His practice focuses on complex coronary interventions, peripheral and carotid artery disease, endovascular aortic repair, and venous thromboembolic disease, with particular expertise in chronic venous occlusion, percutaneous transmural arterial bypass (PTAB), and minimally invasive carotid stenting. He serves as Director of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team and Program Director of the Peripheral Endovascular Fellowship at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital–Plano, Vice Chair of the PERT Consortium Education Committee, a contributor to the Vascular Disease Council at Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University School of Medicine. Beyond his clinical and academic roles, Dr. Sayfo is a host for the BackTable Cardiology podcast, sharing insights on advanced cardiovascular techniques and innovative procedural outcomes with the global medical community

Dr. Wiechmann has been in private practice for 28 years with Vascular & Interventional Physicians in Gainesville, Florida, USA, with a particular interest in peripheral arterial disease & critical limb ischemia, abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid intervention, and venous disease. He has been elected a Fellow in 4 different medical associations, including the Society of Interventional Radiology, the Society of Vascular Medicine, the American Heart Association, and the Outpatient Endovascular & Interventional Society (OEIS) and has served in many leadership roles in these societies. Dr. Wiechmann is a founding member of the Outpatient Endovascular & Interventional Society (OEIS), serves on the Board, and is past-President of OEIS. He has given over 270 invited lectures, has been principal investigator in numerous clinical trials in peripheral arterial intervention, carotid stenting, medical therapy for PAD, and stem cell therapy for critical limb ischemia, and is lead or co-author on over 35 peer-reviewed articles.

Dr. Khanjan “KJ” Nagarsheth is a vascular surgeon, Professor of Surgery, and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at St. Louis University School of Medicine, where he also serves as System Director of Vascular Surgery for SSM Health in the St. Louis region. He is board certified in Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Nagarsheth completed his general surgery training at the University of Tennessee, fellowships in Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and University of Maryland, and vascular surgery fellowship training at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell. He also earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Nagarsheth has developed nationally recognized programs in limb preservation, venous disease, vascular compression syndromes, pulmonary embolism care, and outpatient vascular interventions. His clinical and research interests focus on peripheral arterial disease, advanced venous disease, wound healing, thrombosis, and limb salvage innovation. He has authored more than 110 peer reviewed publications, multiple textbook chapters, and serves in numerous national leadership and editorial roles, including Associate Editor and Social Media Editor for the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. He is an active mentor to medical students, residents, and fellows and is committed to advancing multidisciplinary vascular care, surgical education, and healthcare innovation.