title: The American Venous Forum and the lessons learned from the battle of Thermopolae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. pjp9003@nyp.org
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pappas
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D018166:Health Care Reform; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D014680:Veins; D014857:Warfare