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Stanford Vascular Surgery
Vascular & Endovascular SurgeryDr. Nicholas Leeper and Lingfeng Luo Receive SCI Innovation Award
Dr. Nicholas J. Leeper and Dr. Lingfeng Luo have been awarded a Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI) Innovation Award for their project on how cancer promotes cardiovascular risk. The award is part of the SCI's October 2025 funding cycle.
SurgeryRevolutionizing Vascular Health with Dr. Nick Leeper
In this episode of Scrubcast, Dr. Nick Leeper, Chief of Vascular Medicine at Stanford, shares his lab's unique "hypothesis-free" methodology, where they analyze the entire human genome to uncover genetic variants associated with heart disease. Additionally, Dr. Leeper highlights his collaborations with experts outside the School of Medicine to develop treatments straight out of science fiction.
Vascular & Endovascular SurgeryThree Graduate from Stanford Vascular Surgery 2025
Drs. Krishna Martinez-Singh, Arielle Lee, and J. Blake Iceton graduate for Stanford Vascular Surgery.
Vascular & Endovascular SurgeryDr. Sayed Promoted
Nazish Sayed, MD, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery: Vascular Surgery in the NTL-R effective September 1, 2025.
Vascular & Endovascular SurgeryDr. Nicholas Leeper to Receive ATVB Special Recognition Award in Arteriosclerosis
The American Heart Association’s Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB) has selected Dr. Nicholas Leeper, Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery at Stanford University, to receive the ATVB Special Recognition Award – Arteriosclerosis for 2025.
Vascular & Endovascular SurgeryInside VAM 2025: Stanford Vascular Surgery Recap
Stanford Vascular Surgery faculty, trainees, and students participated in the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) June 4-7, 2025, contributing a wide range of podium talks, panels, and poster presentations across topics in vascular care.
Vascular & Endovascular SurgeryINSIDE ESVB 2025: Stanford Vascular Surgery Recap
The 2025 European Symposium on Vascular Biomaterials (ESVB) was held in Strasbourg, France May 15-17, 2025. The conference brought together international researchers and clinicians to discuss advances in vascular biomaterials and technology.
Vascular & Endovascular SurgeryDr. Nicholas Leeper Awarded NIH R35 Grant
Dr. Nicholas Leeper, professor of surgery and Chief of Vascular Medicine at Stanford University, has been awarded an NIH R35 Outstanding Investigator Award. This multi-year grant provides substantial and sustained support for investigators demonstrating exceptional creativity and productivity.
Stanford Cardiovascular InstituteUnderstanding Efferocytosis as a Key to Fighting Cardiovascular Disease
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Stanford Cardiovascular InstituteUsing Gene Activity Analysis to Repurpose Existing Drugs for Genetic Heart Disease
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