Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (APACVS)

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Meet Bryan Anderson, Critical care specialist and representative on the APACVS BOD. He brings his expertise in his specialty to help run the Critical Care Bootcamp. He serves on the Membership committee in addition to his BOD role and demands of his career at UVA Medical Center.

We are thrilled to have Hayley Chestnut as one of our two Cardiac Surgery BOD representatives. Hayley practices in New York City where she is the Lead APP of her team. She has served as the CME Chair for the past two years for the APACVS annual conference and has been involved with other association projects.

APACVS continues our Board of Director interviews with Ken Boccaccio. Ken serves as the Thoracic Member-at-Large for the BOD. Ken is part of a prestigious Thoracic Program and brings his experience and mentorship to our association.

Meet APACVS Cardiac Member-at-large of the Board of Directors, Zareen Parvez-Shaikh. Zareen is in a Leadership position within her hospital system. Additionally, she is very involved with committee work within the association. We are very lucky for her expertise and passion for CVT and Critical Care!

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Meet APACVS Secretary Kelly Watson! Kelly recently relocated to Los Angeles where she will start practicing in Cardiac and Transplant surgery.

Save the date Thursday January 23, 2025 for our next APACVS free CME webinar, sponsored by Royal Surgical Associates. Breah Paciotti will be presenting another great topic: PA Autonomy in CVTS. We had a great turn out for our first webinar with excellent engagement. We look forward to seeing you there! Join APACVS today at apacvs.org and take advantage of this great opportunity to learn and receive free CME! **CME credit can be claimed at the end of the webinar or at completion of all 5 webinars. Free CME for APACVS members only.**

Meet Bradford Ledzian, Treasurer of the APACVS. Bradford has been associated with the APACVS as a member at large. Before joining the Executive Board he also chaired the CME Leadership Track for the Annual conference. Bradford currently practices Cardiac surgery and thoracic transplant in Orlando, FL. #apacvs2024 #palife #pasdothat #yourpacan #criticalcare #physicianassistantstudent #physicianassociate #medicaleducation #vascularsurgery #thoracicsurgery #cardiothoracic #cardiacsurgery #np #nursepractitioner #surgicaltech #firstassist #cardiology #cvt #operatingroom

Meet APACVS President-Elect Janna Harris! Join us at the 44th Annual APACVS Conference in Portland, OR June 12-15, 2025 where she will give her Presidential Address!