About SVU

Established in 1977 in Columbus, Ohio, as the Society of Non-Invasive Vascular Technology (SNIVT) and now known as the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU), formerly the Society of Vascular Technology (SVT), SVU is the only professional organization completely dedicated to the advancement of noninvasive vascular technology used in the diagnosis of vascular disease. The Society’s success for over 35 years is based on the involvement of a diverse membership of vascular ultrasound professionals, including vascular technologists, physicians, surgeons, sonographers, cardiac sonographers, cardiologists, nurses, vascular lab technical directors and other allied healthcare professionals. Located in the Washington, DC, suburb of Lanham, MD, SVU provides its members with regional continuing medical education programs on both introductory and advanced vascular interpretation, clinical and scientific manuals, Vascular Case Study CDs, an extensive website (www.svunet.org), networking opportunities, an annual conference, an Online Job Center, and extensive regulatory and legislative advocacy representation. Of SVU’s over 5,500 members, 30 percent are physicians. SVU publishes a monthly electronic newsletter called e-Spectrum, which is posted on the SVU website (www.svunet.org), as well as a quarterly scientific publication on vascular technology called the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound (JVU).

Key Dates in SVU History

• Formed in 1977 in Columbus, OH, as SNIVT.
• Moved in 1986 from Columbus, OH, to Washington, DC, as a client of the Smith Bucklin management firm.
• Name changed from SNIVT to SVT in 1988.
• SVT moved to Lanham, MD, in Dec. 1994 as an independently managed 501 (C) (3) non-profit professional medical society.
• Name changed from SVT to SVU in Sept. 2002.
• Celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2007.
• Celebrated its 35th Anniversary in 2012.

Founding Members

Mr. Barton A Bean, RVT, FSVU
Supervisor & Technical Dir
23236 Via Bahia
Mission Viejo, CA  92691
 
Ms. Donna R Blackburn, RN, MS, RVT, FSVU
Northwestern Mem Hosp
251 E Huron St
Feinburg Pavilion 8-305
Chicago, IL  60611
 
Ms. Valerie J Crain, RN, BSN, RVT, FSVU
Tucson Med Ctr
5301 E Grant Rd
Tucson, AZ  85712
 
Ms. Mitzi Ekers, MS
Vascular Excellence
3210 Wessex Way
Clearwater, FL  33761
 
Mr. Andrew C Hayes, BS, RVT
Acuson/Siemens
1220 Charleston Rd
PO Box 7393
Mountain View, CA  94039
 
Ms. Nancy R Macdonald, RN, BSN, RVT
Technical Director
Mass Gen Hosp
15 Parkman Dr
Boston, MA  02114
 
Ms. Cynthia Ramirez-Matyi, RVT
349 Tusculum Ave
Cincinnati, OH  45226
 
Mr. Victor J Wedel, RDMS, RT
CIVCO Medical Instruments Co
102 Hwy 1 S
Kalona, IA  52247-9589