Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Laboratories Receive IACVL Accreditation

The UC San Diego Medical Center Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Laboratories are pleased to announce the accreditation awarded by the national agency Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (IACVL). IACVL accreditation is recognized as the process of establishing and maintaining high-quality patient care while ensuring our commitment to the nationally recognized standards of vascular testing. The scope of the accreditation process is to provide high-quality standardization to all areas of our vascular lab, which includes the care and maintenance of our state-of-the-art equipment and devices, diagnostic testing protocols, test reporting procedures, quality assurance, and the proper training and credentialing for our team of highly-skilled vascular technologists. This vital process ensures our unwavering commitment to providing outstanding patient care and diagnostic accuracy.

From left: Technical Director Cheryl Rivero, R.V.T.; Medical Director Mahmoud Malas, M.D., M.H.S.; and Lonnie Walba, R.V.T., Alexis Gaydosik, R.V.T., R.D.M.S., and Natalie Guyenne, R.V.S.