American Vein & Lymphatic Society

What American Vein & Lymphatic Society does

The American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) professional medical society founded around 1980-1985 and headquartered in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (with a Chicago mailing footprint). It serves as the leading professional home for clinicians, researchers, educators, and industry partners in venous and lymphatic medicine, aggregating a horizontal community that spans physicians, surgeons, advanced practice providers, nurses, sonographers, lymphedema therapists, researchers, practice leaders, and industry partners around education, research, advocacy, and collaboration.

The society's core products and services are non-software professional society offerings: an annual congress with peer-reviewed scientific sessions and workshops, CME-accredited webinars and enduring materials, peer-reviewed publications and clinical guidelines/position statements, and advocacy representation through AMA, AOA, and ABVLM. Technology delivery is limited to a member portal (member.myavls.org), a Products & CME storefront, and standard website communications, with no proprietary software products, AI capabilities, or APIs disclosed. The Foundation for Venous & Lymphatic Disease (FVLD) operates as a related 501(c)(3) entity under the AVLS umbrella for research and education funding.

AVLS generates revenue through three primary streams: recurring membership dues from clinicians and allied health professionals, CME product and education sales (conferences, webinars, publications), and event-based revenue from the annual congress and topical courses. The go-to-market is community-led, relying on member recruitment, committee participation, and annual congress attendance rather than enterprise sales. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors under its 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and, after 2024-2025 bankruptcy proceedings, emerged with a court-approved modified plan on June 15, 2025, governance changes, and a public repositioning under President Satish Vayuvegula, MD.

Name

American Vein & Lymphatic Society

Legal name

American Vein & Lymphatic Society

Website

https://myavls.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) professional medical society that provides membership, continuing medical education, research support, and advocacy for physicians, surgeons, allied health professionals, and industry partners in venous and lymphatic medicine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Venous lymphatic medicine
• Continuing medical education
• Professional medical society
• Phlebology education
• Healthcare advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for clinicians, researchers, and allied healthcare professionals in venous and lymphatic medicine
2. CME Products and Education: Sale of continuing medical education products, conferences, webinars, and publications
3. Annual Congress and Events: Revenue from annual congress peer review, topical courses, workshops, and educational events

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional medical society that delivers membership services, continuing medical education (CME) programs, an annual congress, webinars, peer-reviewed publications, and advocacy representation to clinicians, researchers, educators, and industry partners working in venous and lymphatic medicine. It operates a member portal and a Products & CME Store where members purchase educational materials and access specialty training, certification support, and reimbursement/coding resources.

Product overview

American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS) is a professional medical society, not a product company. It provides membership services, advocacy, education, research, and continuing medical education (CME) programs for healthcare professionals in venous and lymphatic medicine. The organization operates a Products & CME Store for members but no specific named digital products or software offerings are detailed in the available sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AVLS Individual Membership Annual professional membership granting access to specialty CME, advocacy representation, practice resources, and the AVLS member community for physicians, surgeons, advanced practice providers, nurses, sonographers, lymphedema therapists, researchers, and educators in venous and lymphatic medicine.
• Annual Congress and Scientific Meeting In-person annual congress with peer-reviewed educational sessions, topical courses, workshops, and networking for venous and lymphatic specialists seeking CME credit and specialty updates.
• Online CME and Webinars Internet-delivered and enduring continuing medical education content for healthcare professionals who need remote access to specialty training in venous and lymphatic care.
• Products & CME Store Online storefront where members and other clinicians purchase educational products, publications, and CME materials related to venous and lymphatic medicine.
• Advocacy and Policy Representation Advocacy work for patients, physicians, and allied healthcare professionals involved in venous and lymphatic care, including representation in AMA and AOA committees, coding and reimbursement support, guidelines and standards, and position statements.
• Clinical Guidelines, Position Statements, and Research Support Development of clinical guidelines, position statements, peer-reviewed scientific publications, and clinical research/outcomes analysis support for advancing evidence-based venous and lymphatic care.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Medical Association (AMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVLS works with AMA to ensure venous and lymphatic medicine has representation in important discussions affecting patient care, physician education, quality initiatives, coding, and reimbursement. AVLS participates in AMA committees for healthcare policy advocacy.
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship with AOA for representing interests of venous and lymphatic specialists within organized medicine and advancing policies that support high-quality patient care.
• American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine (ABVLM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ABVLM for certification and professional standards in venous and lymphatic medicine specialty.
• Foundation for Venous & Lymphatic Disease (FVLD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated foundation organization focused on advancing research and education in venous and lymphatic disease, operating as separate 501(c)(3) entity under AVLS umbrella.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• American Venous Forum: Multi-specialty forum dedicated specifically to venous disease — the most direct competitor to AVLS for physicians focused on vein care. Operates its own annual meeting and research agenda in the same niche AVLS serves.
• Society for Vascular Surgery: The leading US professional society for vascular surgeons, with a comparable member-driven model offering CME, an annual meeting, advocacy, and practice resources. Directly overlaps AVLS's core physician audience and competes for the same vascular specialists' dues and conference spend.
• Society of Interventional Radiology: Professional society for interventional radiologists, many of whom perform venous procedures central to AVLS's scope. Operates a similar CME-and-events revenue model and competes with AVLS for members in the venous intervention space.
• Society for Vascular Ultrasound: Professional society for vascular ultrasound technologists and physicians — the allied-health counterpart to AVLS's sonographer members. Uses a similar CME, certification, and annual-meeting model serving the same vascular patient care pathway.
• Society for Vascular Medicine: Medical society for vascular medicine physicians, the closest clinical-adjacent peer to AVLS in terms of non-surgical vascular care focus. Mirrors AVLS's mix of education, research, and advocacy aimed at specialists treating vascular disease.
• Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery: Clinical-focused vascular surgery society with an annual symposium and CME programming, directly comparable in format and member base to AVLS's annual congress. Competes for attention and sponsorship spend from the same vascular specialists.
• National Lymphedema Network: Nonprofit organization dedicated to lymphatic disease education, patient advocacy, and professional resources, directly overlapping AVLS's lymphatic half. Comparable nonprofit structure, membership model, and reliance on education-driven engagement.

Regional players

• European Venous Forum: European counterpart forum for venous specialists, offering the same congress and research platform to AVLS's potential international audience. Useful comparator for AVLS's stated global member-portal footprint outside the US market.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Dermatology: Broad medical specialty society whose members perform venous procedures (e.g., sclerotherapy) that also fall within AVLS's scope. Represents an adjacent incumbent that overlaps with AVLS's procedural and cosmetic vein care audience.
• American College of Surgeons: Large incumbent surgical society whose vascular surgery component competes with AVLS for surgeon members and CME dollars. Offers much broader programming, giving it scale advantages that AVLS counters with specialty depth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/myAVLS
• Facebookfacebook.com/myavls
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/myavls

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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