Western Vascular Institute
is proud to honour

Sir Peter Bell
with

The WVI Irish International Vascular Surgeon Achievement Award.

The Award will be presented to Sir Bell by the distinguished Prof Frank Veith

at the 6th wvisymposium on May 30th, 2008

Sir Bell’s distinguished career has been full achievements that are testament to his commitment to the development of vascular surgery. He was quick to recognize the advances in medical treatments and the need for minimally invasive techniques which allow us to broaden our indications for intervention and facilitate definitive management of high-risk patients. He is indeed, one of the forefathers of modern endovascular therapy and a true champion of endovascular techniques, most notably subintimal angioplasty.

In his capacity as ISVS president he has been dedicated to the promotion of Vascular Surgery as a defined specialty, separate and distinct from General Surgery.  Under his leadership the ISVS has forged international ties, which serve to strengthen the global vascular community. With our combined forces we are better placed to establish independence and to arrange our own training

His commitment to the provision of training programs which provide adequate training in open surgery, endovascular surgery and medical therapy and his acknowledgement of the need for self-governance with credentialing standards and practice guidelines will ensure that all vascular surgeons are able to provide a comprehensive range of safe vascular treatments. Thanks to his visionary thinking Vascular surgeons will now be able to publicize the fact that we are the doctors who can best deal with vascular disease.