About Us
The AVS was founded in 2001 as a charitable, educational, and scientific society to promote the field of vascular and endovascular surgery and to enhance the ability to provide vascular care and serve disparate populations.
On behalf of the Alabama Vascular Society (AVS) we would like to invite you to our Annual Meeting held in various locations throughout Alabama. Please click here to check our Annual Meeting page for event details.
Executive Council


Adam Beck, MD
PresidentProfessor and Division Director of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)



Graeme McFarland, MD
Decatur, ALSurgical Associates of North Alabama



Marc Passman, MD
Birmingham, ALProfessor, Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, UAB



Mark Patterson, MD
Birmingham, ALProfessor and Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Birmingham VA Hospital



Benjamin Pearce, MD
Past President, Annual Meeting Program DirectorAssociate Professor, Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency & Fellowship Programs at University of Alabama (UAB)



Melanie Rose, MD
Council MemberVascular Surgeon, UAB Medical



Emily Spangler, MD, MS
Birmingham, ALVascular Surgeon, UAB, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Clinical Outcomes Researcher



Danielle Sutzko, MD, MS
Birmingham, ALAssistant Professor, Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency, UAB