Throughout his career Dr. Frank Veith has received numerous awards and honors as a leader, outstanding teacher, and innovator in vascular surgery. Dr. Veith initially achieved success with his pioneering work in lung transplantation. In the 1970s and 80s he turned his attention toward vascular surgery with an emphasis on lower extremity revascularization procedures and the endovascular graft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Dr. Veith's group was the first to perform an endovascular aneurysm repair in the United States, and he has been a leader in making Vascular Surgeons competent in endovascular techniques. Dr. Veith held positions as Chief of Vascular Surgery and Chairman of Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine for many years. He has held the William J. Von Liebig Chair in Vascular Surgery and has been the Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery.