Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery
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2013 - Present
Surgery, Surgical Sciences,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Bioengineered human acellular vessels recellularize and evolve into living blood vessels after human implantation.
Journal Article Sci Transl Med · March 27, 2019 Traditional vascular grafts constructed from synthetic polymers or cadaveric human or animal tissues support the clinical need for readily available blood vessels, but often come with associated risks. Histopathological evaluation of these materials has sh ... Full text Link to item CiteClinical Outcomes of Arteriovenous Access in Incident Hemodialysis Patients with Medicare Coverage, 2012-2014.
Journal Article Am J Nephrol · 2019 BACKGROUND: Chronic hemodialysis requires a mode of vascular access through an arteriovenous fistula (AVF), a prosthetic arteriovenous graft (AVG), or a central venous catheter (CVC). AVF is recommended over AVG or CVC due to increased patency and decrease ... Full text Link to item CiteErratum: Bioengineered human acellular vessels recellularize and evolve into living blood vessels after human implantation (Science Translational Medicine DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aau6934)
Journal Article Science Translational Medicine · January 1, 2019 In the Research Article "Bioengineered human acellular vessels recellularize and evolve into living blood vessels after human implantation," the reference value for suture strength of HAVs was reported incorrectly within the Results section. The PDF and HT ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2004
Ph.D.