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Carlos H. Timaran, MD, MSCS, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Elected to Distinguished Fellows Status, Society for Vascular Surgery
CHICAGO (August 13, 2009) —
Dr. Timaran was elected to distinguished fellow status of the Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) at the 2009 Vascular Annual Meeting® in June. He is an assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Timaran is the chief of endovascular surgery and a staff surgeon at the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He also is a staff surgeon at Parkland Memorial Hospital, St. Paul University Hospital and Zale Lipshy University Hospital, all in Dallas. Dr. Timaran’s election was based upon his scholarly research activities, creative professional activities, and broadly recognized teaching excellence.
Dr. Timaran has more than 45 peer-reviewed publications and is a distinguished reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery®. He has been awarded an American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant for a project on early diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in Hispanics. He serves as the principal investigator on funded projects from the Department of Veterans Affairs and as the local principal investigator for the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stent Trial (CREST). Dr. Timaran obtained a Masters of Science in Clinical Sciences with Distinction from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
In addition to his dedication to the SVS, Dr. Timaran is involved with the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, International Society for Vascular Surgery, and the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society.
Dr. Timaran has more than 45 peer-reviewed publications and is a distinguished reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery®. He has been awarded an American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant for a project on early diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in Hispanics. He serves as the principal investigator on funded projects from the Department of Veterans Affairs and as the local principal investigator for the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stent Trial (CREST). Dr. Timaran obtained a Masters of Science in Clinical Sciences with Distinction from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
In addition to his dedication to the SVS, Dr. Timaran is involved with the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, International Society for Vascular Surgery, and the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society.
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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