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 check our Annual Meeting page for event details.
Executive Council


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



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



Graeme McFarland, MD
Decatur, GASurgical Associates of North Alabama



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



Mark Patterson, MD
Birmingham, ALAssociate Professor, Chief of Vascular Surgery with a Focus in Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease, Arterial Aneurysms



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