One step forward for venous care
ESVS launched its first registry: European Venous Registry (EVeR).
2024
2023
Ensuring successful growth
Administrative office moved to a bigger space to accommodate a growing team, still in the Bordeaux area.
Making an impact
The EJVES Vascular Forum (EJVES VF) received its first Journal Impact Factor. It was 0.6 at the time and has increased to 1.8 by 2024.
2023
2022
Breaking records
The ESVS consisted of over 3,000 members.
Vascular research made accessible
The EJVES Vascular Forum (EJVES VF) was reborn in 2020, with the ambition to take the ESVS’s second peer-reviewed, open-access, online-only journal to the next level.
The EJVES also received a record-breaking impact factor of 7.069.
2019
Bringing innovations to the community
The Annual Meeting Programme Committee was created with the main focus of leading the scientific programme of the meeting.
Professionalising the ESVS
The administrative office opened in Bordeaux, France, to better support its growing community and mission.
2018
2017
Leading the way in science
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (EJVES) became “the leading journal in vascular surgery” when it first achieved top-rank status in its field.
and in education
The Education and Training Committee became the ESVS Academy. A brand new event was also created – ESVS Mastercl@ss Live, where leading experts in vascular surgery presented educational cases.
European Collaboration
VASCUNET was established at the Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. VASCUNET is a collaboration of clinical and administrative vascular registries, administered and partly funded by the European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
1997
1987
Inauguration
The European Society for Vascular Surgery was founded and inaugurated on the 6th of May, 1987 in London.
Dawn of the Journal
A company named “The European Society for Vascular Surgery” was bought to manage the European Journal of Vascular Surgery, which was first published in February 1987.
1987
Presidents
2026
Armando Mansilha
Portugal
2025
sebastian debus
Germany
Ian Loftus
Philippe Kolh
Mauro Gargiulo
2021
Hence Verhagen
The Netherlands
2020
Stéphan Haulon
France
2019
Henrik Sillesen
Denmark
2018
Alison Halliday
united kingdom
2017
Martin Björck
Sweden
2016
Jürg Schmidli
Switzerland
2015
Arkadiusz Jawien
Poland
2014
Jean-Baptiste Ricco
France
2013
George Hamilton
UNITED KINGDOM
2012
Carlo Setacci
iTALY
2011
Vincent Riambau
Spain
2010
Gustav Fraedrich
Austria
2009
Frans Moll
The Netherlands
2008
John Wolfe
united Kingdom
2007
Jan Brunkwall
Germany
2006
Jesper Swedenborg
Sweden
2005
Christos Liapis
Greece
2004
Mauri Lepäntalo
Finland
2003
Tomislav Sosa
The Netherlands
2002
André Nevelsteen
Belgium
2001
William Paaske
Denmark
2000
Anatoly Pokrovsky
Russia
1999
Alain Branchereau
France
1998
Bert Eikelboom
The Netherlands
1997
Lars Norgren
Sweden
1996
José Fernandes e Fernandes
Portugal
1995
Peter Bell
United Kingdom
1994
Takis Balas
Greece
1993
Georg Kretschmer
Austria
1992
Paolo Fiorani
Italy
1991
Emilio Viver Manresa
Spain
1990
Mieszyslaw Szostek
poland
1989
Henner Müller Wiefel
Germany
1988
Hans O Myhre
Norway
Secretary Generals
The esteemed individuals listed below have held the esteemed position of Secretary General of the society
2025 -2030
Robert Hinchliffe
2020 – 2025
Maarit Venermo
Finland
2015 – 2020
sebastian debus
Germany
2009 – 2015
Simon Parvin
United Kingdom
2004 – 2009
Henrik Sillesen
Denmark
1999 – 2004
Michael Horrocks
United Kingdom
1994 – 1999
Giorgio Biasi
Italy
–
Hero van Urk
The Netherlands
Honorary Members
Acknowledging Lifelong Commitment and Excellence
David Bergqvist
Sweden
Giorgio Biasi
Italy
Simon Darke
Michael Horrocks
Hans Olav Myhre
Norway
Ross Naylor
United Kingdom
Jean-Baptiste Ricco
France
Simon Parvin
United Kingdaom
Vaughan Ruckley
United Kingdaom
Henrik Sillesen
Denmark
Roger Greenhalgh (dec'd.)
United Kingdaom
Bernard Nachbur (dec'd.)
Switzerland
Roger Baird (dec'd.)
United Kingdom
Bert Eikelboom (dec'd.)
The Netherlands
Jesse Thompson (dec'd.)
United States
Rudolph Vanmaele (dec'd.)
Belgium
Hero van Urk (dec'd.)
The Netherlands
Nicolaj Leontyevich Volodos (dec'd.)
Ukraine