Presidential Address: ‘We Care!’

Dr. Perler stressed that appropriate partnership and collaboration with industry is proper and ethical, and critical to improving and saving the lives of patients.

He returned again and again to his theme of caring, that he and fellow vascular surgeons care for and treat the person, not simply a vascular health issue.

“We all belong to a truly exceptional and vibrant specialty, and while our numbers are small, we are unique in the care of patients with circulatory disease, not just because of the totality of care we deliver, not because we’re necessarily better, but much more importantly, because we care; we care deeply about what we do, our patients, and each other,” Dr. Perler said.