Congratulations to Vascular Surgery T32 Research Resident Catherine Go, MD, who won "Best Presentation of the Year" at the Bridgeside Research Forum for her presentation “The RESCUE Stent for NonCompressible Traumatic Hemorrhage” on September 22, 2017.
The article “NIH grant for Pitt/UPMC is aimed at improving viability of organs for transplant” published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on November 21, 2017, spotlights research by Bryan W. Tillman, MD, PhD to develop a stent to improve blood flow to abdominal organs and preserve their viability for transplantation.
Congratulations to team members Dr. Ulka Sachdev, Shiyi Shen, Yi Zhu, and Michele Morris, whose project received a $25,000 award in the 2017 Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh) competition, where teams compete by pitching innovative solutions to challenging health problems.
Congratulations to Mark Byrne, our Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program Manager, who was elected Vice-President of the Association of Vascular Surgery Coordinators (AVSC).
L to R: Rep. Parke Wentling, Steve Warner, Dr. Joon Lee, Don Owrey, Dr. Beth Piccione, Sen. Elder Vogel, and Dave Martin cut the ribbon for the opening of the new Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC Jameson.
Mohammad Eslami, MD, FACS, FACC was interviewed for the medical health radio show “YOU The Owner’s Manual Radio Show” with host Dr. Michael Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinics. This popular show airs weekly podcasts on RadioMD, iHeart Radio, iTunes, TuneIn, and Sticher and has approximately 65,000 downloads per week.
Congratulations to the following Division of Vascular Surgery faculty and residents who received awards at the annual Vascular Surgery Resident and Fellow Graduation Ceremony/Dinner in June 2017:
Congratulations to Michel S. Makaroun, MD, who was named president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) at its annual meeting in June 2017. He will serve in this role for one year, then ascend to president in June of 2018.