Adam Beck, MD, FACS is an Associate Professor and the Division Director of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He is an internationally known expert in the treatment of aortic diseases, especially those involving the branched segments of the aorta. He also has an interest in health services research and surgical quality improvement and serves as the U.S. Director of the International Consortium of Vascular Registries (ICVR) and the Chairman of the Arterial Quality Council for the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI), among a number of other roles in the SVS VQI.  He maintains a busy clinical practice at UAB, with a focus on the treatment of complex aortic diseases.