Scholars@Duke
Lauren West-Livingston

Lauren West-Livingston

House Staff
Surgery
lauren.west-livingston@duke.edu
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Understanding the Time Investment of Program Directors and Core Faculty in Surgical Specialties.

Journal Article J Surg Educ · September 2025 BACKGROUND: Surgical training has evolved considerably over the past decade. Both program directors (PDs) and surgical faculty have had to adapt to novel training paradigms and innovations in surgical techniques, while balancing resident education with adm ... Full text Link to item Cite

The current status of aortic training among vascular surgery trainees in the United States

Journal Article Jvs Vascular Insights · January 1, 2025 Background: The recent advent of endovascular aneurysm repair has shifted the landscape of abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment from an open to a primarily endovascular approach. Previous studies have reported a decline in open abdominal aortic aneurysm rep ... Full text Cite

Branding yourself through social media in vascular surgery

Journal Article Jvs Vascular Insights · January 1, 2024 Background: Social media is a powerful tool for vascular surgeons to showcase their expertise, share their research, and network with peers and patients. However, it also requires careful consideration of ethical and professional standards and effective st ... Full text Cite

Translational tissue-engineered vascular grafts: From bench to bedside.

Journal Article Biomaterials · November 2023 Cardiovascular disease is a primary cause of mortality worldwide, and patients often require bypass surgery that utilizes autologous vessels as conduits. However, the limited availability of suitable vessels and the risk of failure and complications have d ... Full text Cite

Moving forward: Recommendations to overcome existing structural racism.

Journal Article Journal of vascular surgery · August 2021 A critical need exists to address structural racism within academic and community medicine and surgery and determine methods that will serve to repair its long-standing effects and alleviate the associated negative consequences. Because of our broad skills ... Full text Cite

Sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression: From current state to solutions for the support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning patients and colleagues.

Journal Article Journal of vascular surgery · August 2021 Many of the systemic practices in medicine that have alienated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) individuals persist today, undermining the optimal care for these patients and isolating LGBTQ medical providers from their ... Full text Cite

The Role of the Microenvironment in Controlling the Fate of Bioprinted Stem Cells.

Journal Article Chemical reviews · October 2020 The field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has made numerous advances in recent years in the arena of fabricating multifunctional, three-dimensional (3D) tissue constructs. This can be attributed to novel approaches in the bioprinting of ste ... Full text Cite

Antibody-Conjugated Electrospun Vascular Scaffolds to Enhance In Situ Endothelialization.

Journal Article ACS applied bio materials · July 2020 Tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) are promising alternatives to small-diameter prosthetic grafts. Previous methods of seeding tubular scaffolds with autologous vascular cells have been successful; however, these methods require significant preparat ... Full text Cite

US Healthcare Experiences of Hispanic Patients with Diabetes and Family Members: A Qualitative Analysis.

Journal Article Journal of community health nursing · July 2017 Hispanics in the United States experience significant health disparities. Using focus groups conducted in Spanish, we explored the perspectives of 172 Hispanic adults regarding their healthcare experiences. Many participants were women (64.5%) and primaril ... Full text Cite