Prevent VTE TV

About This Series

More than 7 million Americans are hospitalized each year with an acute medical illness. These patients are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) not only during their hospitalization -- but for several months after discharge, with 80% of events occurring within the first 6 weeks. This series of 6 interviews will explore effective strategies related to preventing VTE in vulnerable hospitalized patients.

Host

Charles P. Vega, MD

Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Director, UC Irvine Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC)
Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California

Faculty

Thomas G. McGinn, MD, MPH

Deputy Physician-in-Chief and Senior Vice President
Northwell Health
Chair and Professor of Medicine
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Manhasset, New York

Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD

Professor of Medicine
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Professor
Institute for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
System Director
Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis, Northwell Health
Manhasset, New York

Gregory Piazza, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Cardiovascular Medicine Specialist
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc, FACP, SFHM

Medical Director of Anticoagulation Clinics
Henry Ford Health System
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan