President’s Message

Dear members and prospective members,

I am honored and excited for the opportunity to serve as the 52nd president of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery. Ours was the first vascular meeting I ever attended; this society has been special to me ever since. Our society fosters camaraderie amongst our colleagues by offering a small group feel, and open, respectful dialogue. In addition, NESVS has a rich tradition of putting forth some of the most meaningful scientific and educational contributions in our field.

Some of my specific goals for this year include soliciting input on the needs of vascular specialists in our region and obtaining a deeper understanding of how members, and non-members, view the role of professional societies in their work. I would also like to leverage the incredible knowledge and historical perspective of our mid-career and senior members to support the ever-evolving priorities and interests of our junior members and candidate members. I would like the NESVS to provide meaningful support of recruitment initiatives to ensure we have a robust and diverse workforce of vascular surgeons and of NESVS members. Members of our society and our profession can accomplish deeply meaningful things for our patients and our colleagues!

I hope to see as many of you as possible at the meeting in Providence, RI in September 2025!

Sincerely,

Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH

UMass Memorial Health – Worcester, MA

About the President

Dr. Simons is a full-time vascular surgeon at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA. She is a graduate of UMass Chan Medical School. She also completed her residency training there. She received her Master of Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness from Harvard School of Public Health. This has allowed her to conduct clinical research in intermittent claudication, complex endovascular aneurysm repair and endoleaks, and chronic limb threatening ischemia. She is also the program director for the UMass Chan Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency. Her clinical interests remain broad, but with specific interests in thoracic outlet syndrome and endoleaks after EVAR and complex EVAR.