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Steven Nicholas Vaslef

Associate Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery
Box 2837 Med Ctr, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
Room 1557, Duke South - Blue Zone, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Current research interests include: The development of an implantable artificial lung; design and evaluation of membrane oxygenators; evaluation of blood substitutes; treatment and physiology of shock; gastrointestinal tonometry.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor Emeritus of Surgery · 2023 - Present Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery, Surgery

Recent Publications


Postoperative changes in cognition and cerebrospinal fluid neurodegenerative disease biomarkers.

Journal Article Ann Clin Transl Neurol · February 2022 OBJECTIVE: Numerous investigators have theorized that postoperative changes in Alzheimer's disease neuropathology may underlie postoperative neurocognitive disorders. Thus, we determined the relationship between postoperative changes in cognition and cereb ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Perioperative neurocognitive and functional neuroimaging trajectories in older APOE4 carriers compared with non-carriers: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.

Journal Article Br J Anaesth · December 2021 BACKGROUND: Cognitive dysfunction after surgery is a major issue in older adults. Here, we determined the effect of APOE4 on perioperative neurocognitive function in older patients. METHODS: We enrolled 140 English-speaking patients ≥60 yr old scheduled fo ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) after trauma: Improving incidence, but increasing mortality.

Journal Article J Crit Care · August 2021 PURPOSE: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an infrequent, yet morbid inflammatory complication in injury victims. With the current project we sought to estimate trends in incidence, determine outcomes, and identify risk factors for ARDS and rel ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Sc2i

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation · 2020 - 2021

SC2i

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation · 2014 - 2020

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Education, Training & Certifications


Northwestern University · 1990 Ph.D.
University of Virginia · 1984 M.D.