CHAMPIONS News

We’re excited to share that CHAMPIONS was featured on the front page of Vascular Specialist, the official newspaper of the Society for Vascular Surgery. The feature highlights the growing CHAMPIONS effort to shift PAD care from reactive treatment to proactive prevention, bringing vascular screening, education, and connections to care directly into communities. Since its launch, CHAMPIONS has brought together clinicians, trainees, students, and community partners to make vascu

A new study from the UCSF CHAMPIONS team highlights differences in peripheral artery disease (PAD) detection among women and men. Published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, the study analyzed data from 736 participants in CHAMPIONS community-based screenings in California. Among those identified as at risk for PAD, PAD was detected in 10.9% of females compared with 2.8% of males. The findings highlight the importance of increasing PAD awareness and access to screening, par

Western Vascular Meeting, September 2025 - Kathryn DiLosa MD, MPH, Maria Tiu BS, MS, Guistinna Tun BS, Manreet Dosanjh BS, Clara Gomez-Sanchez MD, Molly McCabe BS, Isabel Bjork JD, MSc, Misty Humphries MD, MAS, Leigh Ann O’Banion MD

Vascular Annual Meeting, June 2025 - Maria Denalene Tiu BS, MS, Guistinna Tun BS, Manreet Dosanjh BS, Neytali Kanwar BS, Jagjot Dosanjh BS, Mina Sarofim BS, Phuong Vu DO, Clara Gomez-Sanchez MD, Michael Conte MD, Leigh Ann O’Banion MD

Western Vascular Meeting, September 2025 - Kathryn DiLosa MD, MPH, Maria Tiu BS, MS, Guistinna Tun BS, Manreet Dosanjh BS, Clara Gomez-Sanchez MD, Molly McCabe BS, Isabel Bjork JD, MSc, Misty Humphries MD, MAS, Leigh Ann O’Banion MD

Western Vascular Meeting, September 2025 - Manreet Dosanjh,BS, Kathryn DiLosa MD, MPH, Maria Tiu BS, MS, Guistinna Tun BS, Viraj Pandit MD, Misty Humphries MD, MAS, Leigh Ann O’Banion MD

Western Vascular Meeting, September 2023 - Kathryn DiLosa MD, MPH, Misty Humphries MD, MAS, Vanessa Mora BS, Teresa Daniele MD, Leigh Ann O’Banion MD

Vascular deserts, regions without vascular providers, previously described targets for limb salvage efforts. The Comprehensive Heart and Multidisciplinary Limb Preservation Outreach Networks (CHAMPIONS) programs targeted regions for outreach and evaluated the population using desert maps.

Highlights and opportunities from CHAMPIONS, a program aimed at addressing disparities in vascular care in vascular deserts.