Research Program

The Division of Vascular Surgery is actively engaged in both clinical and basic research.  This research relies on a multidisciplinary approach to vascular disease and includes professors, fellows, residents, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and medical students. 

NIH Sponsored Research Programs

Ronald L. Dalman, MD- pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Christopher K. Zarins, MD- vessel wall biology

Charles A. Taylor, PhD- cardiovascular biomechanics

Clinical Research

• Endovascular stent-graft repair of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms
• Prognostic indicators of outcome following open repair of thoracic and abdominal aneurysms
• Development of optimal techniques for 3-dimensional color-flow duplex ultrasound of the abdominal aorta, visceral and carotid arteries
• Evaluation of efficacy of carotid artery stenting in comparison to carotid endarterectomy
• QA mechanisms to improve outcome and reduce cost of carotid endarterectomy
• Vascular injuries in athletes
• Optimal management of thoracic outlet syndromes
• Surgical approaches to complex renovascular disease
• Outcome analysis and cost effectiveness of new vascular technologies
• Optimal care of peripheral occlusive disease