Matthew J. Eagleton, MD, Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Presented Award by the American Vascular Association/American College of Surgeons

CHICAGO (July 13, 2009) —

Dr. Matthew J. Eagleton was presented the American Vascular Association® and American College of Surgeons jointly sponsored Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) during the Vascular Annual Meeting® on June 11, 2009. This award is presented cooperatively with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Eagleton is an assistant professor in the departments of vascular surgery and biomedical engineering in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He also is a vascular surgeon in the department of vascular surgery of the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He was chosen for the Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) for his proposed research to investigate the mechanisms by which oxidative stress regulates matrix metalloproteinase expression during aortic aneurysm formation. This research will help to better understand the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm formation which could lead to the development of pharmacotherapies used to prevent its expansion and rupture.

The Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) supports the development of vascular surgery scientists in the early stages of their research career. It provides support for three to five years of supervised study and research.

About the Society for Vascular Surgery
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is a not-for-profit medical society that seeks to advance excellence and innovation in vascular health through education, advocacy, research and public awareness. SVS is the national advocate for 2,600 vascular surgeons dedicated to the prevention and cure of vascular disease.

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