- 1985 Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
- 1985 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
- 1985-1987 Medical Alumni Scholar for Education
- 1987 American Heart Association, Pennsylvania Affiliate Undergraduate Research Prize
- 1987-1988 Charles E. Culpepper Foundation Predoctoral Fellow
- 1987-1989 Medical Alumni Scholar for Education
- 1990-1992 Western Pennsylvania American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellow
- 1990 Society of Vascular Surgery - Liebig Foundation Award
- 1992 Association for Academic Surgery – Surgical Student Research Award
- 2000 University of Washington Research Resident Symposium – 2nd prize
- 2000 Howard Hughes Medical Institute New Faculty Research Award
- 2001 Association for Academic Surgery/Joel J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award
- Basic Research
2000 - 2001 Howard Hughes Medical Institute New Faculty Research Award $50,000
2002 Association for Academic Surgery/Joel J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award $30,000
Clinical Research
2001- Phase IIA multi-center randomized clinical trial evaluating the effects of $100,000 (est)
zoniporide on perioperative cardiac morbidity, Pfizer Inc.
2001- Phase III, multi-center randomized trial of the ex-vivo treatment with $150,000 (est)
CTG003 of peripheral vein grafts, Corgentech Inc.
2001- Co-Site Investigator of the VA Cooperative CARP Trial (Coronary Artery
Revascularization Prophylaxis)
2002- Co-Site Investigator of the VA Cooperative OVER Trial (Open Versus
Endovascular Repair of AAA)
| Education |
| 1981-1985 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. Chemical Engineering |
| 1985-1992 | University of Pittsburg School of Medicine, M.D. |
| 1987-1990 | University of Pittsburgh, PhD Chemical Engineering |
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| Postdoctoral Training |
| 1992-1998 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Resident, General Surgery |
| 1995-1996 | New England Deaconess Hospital, Research Fellow, Vascular Surgery Laboratory |
| 1998-2000 | Univeristy of Washington, Fellow, Vascular Surgery |
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| Academic Appointments |
| 2000-present | Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Florida School of Medicine |
| 2000-present | Staff Surgeon, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL |
| 2000-present | Attending Surgeon, Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
| 1998 - 2000 | Clinical Fellow in Vascular Surgery, University of Washington |
| 1996 - 1998 | Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School |
| 1995 - 1996 | Research Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School |
| 1992 - 1995 | Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School |
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