First presented in 2004, this SVU award is named in honor of Dr. Alex Chao, a vascular surgeon who died suddenly in 2003 at the age of 37 of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) acquired from a patient he had treated in Singapore. (Prior to 2004 this award was called the Young Investigator’s Award). This award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding scientific research conducted by a Resident of a vascular surgery program, Fellow or Ph.D. candidate in a related field with an interest in vascular ultrasound, and who is the primary author and presenter of a scientific paper selected for presentation at the SVU Annual Conference.
Award Winners
| 2015 | Sophia Lin - "Non-Invasive Vascular Testing for Diagnosis and Management of Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome" |
| 2014 | Paul Bishop, MSEE RVT - "Leading Edge Detection of Stents to Improve 3D Ultrasound Reconstruction" |
| 2012 | Rayshelle G. Finch, MMU, of Orange East, New South Wales, Australia — “Is Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound the Endograft Imaging Modality of the Future?” |
| 2010 | David Tarnoki, MD and Adam Tarnoki, MD , Dept. of Radiology and Oncotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary — "Twins Lead to the Prevention of Artherosclerosis:Findings of International Twin Study 2009" |
| 2009 | William Veal, MD — "Ultrasound Diameter Shows Strong Correlation to 3D CT Volume for AAA" |
| 2008 | John Wang, MD — "Technical Aspects of Duplex Ultrasound-Guided Angioplasty of Arteriovenous Fistulae" |
| 2007 | Andrew D. Dueck, MD — "Fishing for BASS: Surveying Primary Physicians in the Barriers to Aortic Screening Study" |
| 2006 | Xiu-Jie Wang, MD — "Determination of a Safe Target Zone for the Use of Endovenous Laser Therapy of the Small Saphenous Vein" |
| 2005 | Patrick Stone, MD — "The Impact of Postoperative Duplex Surveillance Following Radiofrequency Ablation of the Greater Saphenous Vein" |
| 2004 | Patrick Stone, MD —"Selective Use of Duplex Ultrasound Following Successful Thrombin Injection of Pseudoaneurysms |
| 1995 | Darron A. Bacal, MD — "Color Doppler Imaging of Eye in Orbit" |
| 1993 | Joseph P. Hart, BA — "Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Femoral Artery Bifurcation with Noninvasive B-mode Ultrasound and a New Position Registration Device" |
| 1992 | Arie Markel, MD — "Follow-up of Percutaneously Placed Inferior Vena Cava Filters by Duplex Scanning" |
| 1991 | Catherine E. Jones — "Duplex Ultrasonography Evaluation of Radial Artery Diameter and Hemodynamics Before and After Placement of a Radial Artery Cannula" |
| 1990 | Paul S. van Bemmelin, MD — "Evaluation of Tests Used to Document Venous Valve Incompetence" |