For Immediate Release

Patrick Stone, MD, Receives SVU Scientific Award Named for SARS Victim

LANHAM, MD, July 11, 2005 -- The Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) presented a Scientific Research Award at its 28th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. The Dr. Alex Chao, MD, Young Investigator’s Award for excellence in a scientific research paper in vascular technology was presented to Patrick Stone, MD, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. Dr. Stone won this prestigious award for his scientific paper on “The Impact of Postoperative Duplex Surveillance Following Radiofrequency Ablation of the Greater Saphenous Vein.” The 2005 Dr. Alex Chao Award was sponsored for a second year by Philips Ultrasound, Bothell, WA.

The Dr. Alex Chao, MD, Young Investigator’s Award is a SVU award dedicated in memory 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. SARS first emerged in Southern China in 2002.

Alex was the only child of Professor Chao Tzee Cherg, a former President of the Singapore Medical Academy. He trained for three years in Sydney, Australia, acquiring vascular surgical and imaging skills. He had strong links with Australia and at the time of his death, he was actively promoting linkage between the Australian Society for Vascular Ultrasound in Medicine and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound with the Medical Ultrasound Society of Singapore.

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Founded in 1977, the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) is the only professional organization completely dedicated to the advancement of non-invasive vascular technology used in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease. SVU is comprised of more than 3,900 vascular technologists, physicians, and other allied health professionals. SVU offers vascular ultrasound educational programs, publications, networking opportunities, and legislative/ regulatory advocacy representation. SVU publishes the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound; a unique and well-respected quarterly scientific journal dedicated to vascular ultrasound, and e-Spectrum, a monthly member electronic newsletter. Visit www.svunet.org.