Past, Present, and Future of Designing a Novel Small Caliber Synthetic Vascular Graft

Presenter: Dr. JB Moses (advisor: Dr. Edith Tzeng)

Peripheral artery disease is a growing problem with significant economic impact.  Current synthetic bypass grafts offer poor long-term patency for distal small vessel disease defined as less than 6mm in diameter. From idea to prototype Dr. Moses will be discussing the trials, tribulations, successes, and failures of trying to create a novel small caliber synthetic vascular graft.  Although in its infancy, he will finish the presentation by briefly discussing a new project aimed at retrospectively evaluating best medical management versus surgical intervention for patients with claudication.