Annual Fall Visiting Professorship Lecture
The Annual Fall Visiting Professorship Lecture was started in 2016 to bring together the faculty, residents, and fellows of the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery. Each year, the division appoints a Visiting Professor whose work contributes to the field of vascular surgery. This event allows participants to learn from, and network with, distinguished members of the vascular surgeon community.
2026 Fall Visiting Professorship Lecturer

Shipra Arya, MD, SM, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Vascular SurgerySection Chief of Vascular Surgery
Stanford University
Faculty Host:
Ashley K. Vavra, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
Northwestern University Department of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Administrative Contact:
Marsha Blunt, Operations CoordinatorDivision of Vascular Surgery
676 N. Saint Claire Street, Suite 650
Chicago, Illinois 60611
marsha.blunt@nm.org