Jobst Vascular Center is pleased to announce the lecturer for the 19th annual Conrad Jobst Lecture, Dr Thom W. Rooke.

Dr Rooke obtained a BS in Physiology at the University of Michigan and an MD at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. After completing Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine residencies at Mayo Clinic, he joined the Vascular Medicine section at Mayo. He is currently Head of the Section and Krehbiel Professor of Vascular Medicine, and he founded the Mayo Clinic Wound Care Center.

Dr. Rooke serves on a number of national boards, committees, and societies.He has a long history of service to the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM). He has successfully organized the 2005 and the 2006 Board Review Course in Vascular Medicine. These courses were highly lauded by the participants. Dr. Rooke is currently President-elect of the SVM. His major area of interest remains noninvasive vascular testing; and toward that end, he is President of the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).

Dr. Rooke's interests include medical writing – fact and fiction, peripheral vascular medicine, varicose veins, swollen limbs, and the art of the medical lecture.

2007- The 18th annual Conrad Jobst Lecture was held at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center on Friday, November 2, 2007. This year’s guest lecturer, Russell D. Hull, MBBS, MSc, lectured on the topic “Advances in the Diagnosis of Clinically Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: An Evidence-based Approach.” Dr Hull, Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary, Canada, studied medicine at the University of Sydney, Australia and at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. He is acknowledged as the world’s expert on pharmacologic treatment of venous thromboembolism and has made many seminal contribution to our understanding of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

2006- The 17th annual Conrad Jobst Lecture was held on Friday, September 15, 2006 on the campus of The Toledo Hospital. The invited lecturer, Andrew Nicolaides, MS, FRCS, FRCSE, Professor Emeritus at Imperial College School of Medicine in London, discussed “Biomarkers of Stable and Unstable Atherosclerotic Plaques.” Dr. Nicolaides is known internationally for his work on venous thromboembolism, noninvasive vascular diagnosis, carotid plaque characterization, and identification of patients at increased risk for stroke. He is Editor-in-Chief of International Angiology and serves on the editorial boards of many vascular journals.

2005- The 16th annual Conrad Jobst Lecture was on Friday, September 23, 2005 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This year’s guest lecturer was Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Nabel joined the faculty at the University of Michigan, where she became known for her research in the field of vascular biology and molecular cardiology and for her gene transfer studies of the cardiovascular system. In 1999 Dr Nabel joined the NHLBI as the Scientific Director of Clinical Research. Dr. Nabel lectured on “Opportunities and Challenges in Heart, Lung, and Blood Research—2005.” More specific information regarding Grand Rounds and time of lecture will be posted in August 2005.

2001 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 2001 was Ramon Berguer, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Wayne State University. Dr. Buerger has been an important force behind the definition of vascular surgery as a clinical specialty and has had major impact on the international practice of vascular surgery. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Vascular Surgery.

2000 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 2000 was Frank J. Veith, M.D., one of the most prominent vascular surgeons in the world and Chief of Vascular Surgical Services at Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. His leadership role in developing the field of endovascular surgery is acknowledged worldwide and his aortic endograft experience is the largest in the United States.

1999 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 1999 was Thomas J. Fogarty, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Stanford University. Dr. Fogarty is one of the pioneers of endovascular surgery. He continues to be a world leader in this evolving field and has recently served as President of the Society for Vascular Surgery.

1998 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 1998 was Juan C. Parodi, M.D., Director of the Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires. Dr. Parodi is internationally recognized as a leader and pioneer in the area of endovascular surgery. His lecture addressed "Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Its History and Future."

1997 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 1997 was Robert B. Rutherford, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado Medical School. A frequent speaker at vascular meetings throughout the world, Dr. Rutherford is well known as an educator and editor, as well as for his efforts in developing uniform standards for reporting practices. A member and leader of many professional societies, he recently delivered the Lister Lecture in Glasgow, where he was inducted into the Royal College of Surgeons. Dr. Rutherford's Jobst Lecture was titled, "Management of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: Changing Perspectives."

1996 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 1996 was Wesley S. Moore, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Chief Section of Vascular Surgery, and Program Director General Vascular Surgery Residency, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences. His lecture, "Transfemoral Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Current Status," related Dr. Moore's experience as an international leader in the development of a new endovascular technology for aneurysm repair. In addition to his numerous awards, publications, and considerable efforts as a medical educator and research director, Dr. Moore's research has attracted more than $4 million in funding support.

1995 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 1995 was D. Eugene Strandness, Jr., M.D., Professor of Surgery at University of Washington School of Medicine, and a previous participant in the Jobst Seminar Series. He was honored as the Conrad Jobst Leturer for a multitude of contributions and innovations in vascular surgery and diagnostic imaging. The acknowledged leader in the development and implementation of ultrasound technology and its vascular application, Dr. Strandness' talk focussed on the historical developments leading to our present state-of-the-art ultrasound imaging technologies and where the future might take us.

1994 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 1994 was Robert W. Barnes, M.D., Chairman, Department of Surgery, and Program Director for General Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Thoracic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Barnes is nationally recognized for his numerous research efforts, his prolific publication record, and his leadership and active participation in many national surgical scholarly societies. Dr. Barnes' lecture offered his interpretation of "Vascular Holism."

1993 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 1993 was Russel Ross, Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine. His participation in research activities of the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, and other scholarly organizations during the past three decades has made him one of America's foremost leaders in the field of vascular biology. He is best known for the modern "response-to-injury" hypothesis of atherosclerosis, and his lecture addressed "The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis."

1992 - The Conrad Jobst lecturer for 1992 was James A. DeWeese M.D., Professor of Surgery at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, an internationally prominent vascular surgeon. Dr. DeWeese's address for the 1992 Conrad Jobst Lecture, "Treatment of Venous Disease--the Innovators," highlighted the most prominent historical innovations and their creators along the path to the current state-of-the-art. Dr. DeWeese acknowledged the tremendous contribution made to the field by Conrad Jobst.

1991 - The second Conrad Jobst lecturer was delivered in November of 1991 by John A. Mannick, M.D., Moseley Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Mannick's lecture addressed, "The Problem of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Aortic Aneurysm Repair."

1990 - The first lecture was held November 2, 1990, and was presented by Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Chancellor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine. A world-renowned surgeon, Dr. Debakey's lecture was entitled, "Arterial Occlusive Disease: Observations Derived from Forty Years of Surgical Experience."