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Ask the Expert Chats

VDF is proud to offer live online chats with a health care professional about different areas of vascular disease. Chats occur during the first Tuesday of the month at 4 pm EST/ 3pm CST/ 2pm MST. Join us on the following dates to chat live with a medical professional:

Tuesday, September 7- Jean White, RVT, answers your questions about vascular ultra sound and venous disease.

Jean White is a registered vascular technologist as well as a registered phlebology sonographer and has been performing vascular ultrasound and testing for approximately 20 years. She has also served on the boards of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound and the Vascular Disease Foundation.

Join the chat by clicking here! Chat room will be open 30 minutes prior to scheduled chat.

Upcoming Chats:

Tuesday, October 5 — Heather L. Gornik, MD will answer your general questions about vascular disease.

Tuesday, November 2 — Carmel Celestin, MD will answer your general questions about vascular disease.

Tuesday, December 7 — Elizabeth Ratchford, MD will answer your questions about carotid disease and PAD.

Can’t sit in on a live chat? You can e-mail us your questions up to 30 minutes prior to each chat at info@vdf.org or view the transcripts online.

Archives

You may view transcripts from previous chats here:

• August 3 - Dr. Elizabeth Ratchford answered your questions about PAD
• July 6 - Dr. Robert Schainfeld answered your general questions about vascular disease
• June 1 - Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD answered your general questions about PAD
• May 4 - Dr. Heather Gornik answered your general questions about vascular disease
• April 6 - Dr. Carmel Celestin answered general questions about vascular disease
• July 7 - Dr. Peter Sheehan answered your questions about vascular disease and diabetes
• May 5 - Dr. Heather Gornik answered your general questions about vascular disease
• April 7 - Dr. Marjorie King answered your questions about vascular disease risk factors and exercise
• March 3 - Dr. Michael Vasquez answered general questions about venous disease
• June 18 - Dr. Heather Gornik answered your general questions about vascular disease
• April 16 - Dr. John Angle answered your general questions about PAD
• March 26 - Dr. Suresh Vedantham answered your questions about venous disease
• February 20 - Dr. Kenneth Cherry answered your questions about aortic disease
• December 19 - Dr. Suman Rathbun answered your questions and venous disease
• November 21 - Dr. Kerry Stewart answered your questions about exercise and PAD
• October 24 - Dr. Heather Gornik answered your general questions about vascular disease

Login Information:

You can join VDF's next live online chat by visiting this link. The chat room will open 30 minutes prior to the next scheduled chat. We hope you'll join us soon!

Disclaimer

The material provided on VDF's Web site and Live Ask the Expert chat are for educational purposes only and are not to be used as a substitute for professional medical services or advice. For more information, please read VDF's important disclaimer.