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Elliot Chaikof, MD, PhD Matthew A. Corriere, MD Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD
Thomas Dodson, MD Carolyn Haller, PhD Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD
Atef Salam, MD Robert Smith, III, MD Murali Urlam, PhD Ravi Veeraswamy, MD
DIVISION CHIEF: Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD
Professor and John E. Skandalakis Chair of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Emory University
Upon completing his vascular surgery residency at Emory in 1992, Dr. Chaikof joined the Department of Surgery and shortly thereafter established the first Emory program for the repair of aortic aneurysm using endovascular therapy. His current research interests lie at the interface of medicine and engineering with research programs focused in reparative medicine, organ fabrication, and in the design of engineered living systems. In fiscal year 2004-05, the NIH reported that Dr. Chaikof was awarded five RO1 grants. He has received numerous honors and awards, including being ranked in Castle Connolly's Best Doctors in America from 2005-2008, and serves on several editorial boards, including Annals of Vascular Surgery, Vascular, Current Cardiology Reviews, and The Open Transplantation Journal. |
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Matthew A. Corriere, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
| Dr. Corriere earned his MD from Mercer University School of Medicine and an MS in Health Sciences Research from Wake Forest University. His residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center included two years of basic and clinical research. He completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. His primary interests are atherosclerosis, renovascular disease, carotid disease, and venous thromboembolism. | |
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Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
| Before joining the division in 2003, Dr. Cui did his fellowship in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy at Emory. Prior to that, he acquired his PhD in general surgery at the Department of Surgery and Surgical Basic Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. His research focus is pancreatic islet transplantation. | |
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Thomas F. Dodson , MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Program Director, Department of Surgery Residency Program, Emory
Associate Chairman, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
As a medical student at the University of Alabama–Birmingham, Dr. Dodson was influenced by Dr. John W. Kirklin. He received his surgical training at Massachusetts General Hospital, did his vascular surgery fellowship at Emory, and was on the surgical faculties of the Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, the Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the University of Massachusetts. He has served as president of the Eastern Surgical Society, secretary-treasurer of the Georgia Surgical Society, a member of the Education Task Force of the American College of Surgeons, and has received numerous teaching and best doctor awards. |
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Carolyn A. Haller, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
| Dr. Haller received her PhD in biology research from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2002. From 2002-2006 she was a senior research scientist on Dr. Chaikof's research tem, developing novel anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory agents that characterized in vitro activity and in vivo applicability; designing protein expression and purification protocols, implement expression scale-up, and endotoxin removal strategies; and characterizing the role of heparan sulfate proteoglycans in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm. She joined the research faculty in 2006, and is focusing on molecular engineering of novel antithrombotics and anti-inflammatory agents. |
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Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Kasirajan graduated from Madras Medical College, India. He received general surgery training at Grant Medical College (Bombay, India), the Lincoln Medical System (New York, NY), and the Western Reserve Care System and completed his vascular surgery residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He specializes in the development and application of minimally invasive approaches to carotid angioplasty and stenting, thoracic stent grafts, and super-selective embolization techniques. In 2008, Dr. Kasirajan participated in a significant clinical trial that tested the Parodi antiembolism system's ability to prevent the vascular dementia that can afflict patients who have received treatment for stroke. |
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Atef A. Salam, MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Chief of Vascular Service, Atlanta VA Medical Center
| Dr. Salam was an associate of Dr. Dean Warren's at the University of Miami and was recruited by Dr. Warren when he assumed the chairmanship of the Department of Surgery at Emory in 1971. Dr. Salam has made many significant contributions to vascular surgery and the treatment of portal hypertension, including being the co-developer of the distal splenorenal shunt. He has received various teaching awards, was awarded the 2001 Shield of Medicine by the Medical Scientific Society of Egypt for being one of the ten most outstanding Egyptian doctors in the world, and was a recipient of the Egyptian Medical Association's 1996 Award for Lifetime Contributions to Surgical Education and Healthcare in Egypt. | |
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Robert B. Smith, III , MD
Professor and John E. Skandalakis Chair of Surgery Emeritus, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
| Dr. Smith combined administrative roles with clinical duties throughout a distinguished, Emory-based career that spanned almost four decades. He received his MD from the Emory University School of Medicine in 1957, completed his general surgery residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in 1965, and joined the faculty of the Department of Surgery at Emory in 1966, participating in Georgia's first organ transplant shortly thereafter. He was chief of the Emory Vascular Service from 1984-1998, associate chairman of the Department of Surgery from 1991-2006, medical director of Emory University Hospital from 1995-2006, and currently holds the Skandalakis Emeritus Chair in Vascular Surgery. The Robert B. Smith, III, Visiting Professorship was inaugurated in 2006 to honor his many years of impressive service to his chosen field and to the Emory community. | |
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Murali Urlam, PhD
Associate in Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Urlam received his PhD in organic chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India, followed by research fellowships at the Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama, and the Division of Vascular Surgery at Emory. He specializes in organic synthesis, biomimetics, and molecular engineering. |
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Ravi Veeraswamy, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Joining the faculty in 2006, Dr. Veeraswamy completed his vascular surgery fellowship at the Washington University School of Medicine and specializes in carotid stenting, carotid endarterectomy, aortic aneurysms, thoracic outlet syndrome, and peripheral vascular disease. His current research interest is studying the role of dendritic cells and T cells in vascular biology and the arterial wall. |
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