American Vascular Association Awards

The William J. von Liebig (K08) Awards

Alan Dardik, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Conn.
Project Title: Flow Responses to Carotid Angioplasty
Mentors: Bauer E. Sumpio, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine
William C. Sesa, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine

Melina R. Kibbe, M.D., RVT
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Project Title: Nitric Oxide Eluting Therapies for Vascular Surgery
Mentors: David A. Dean, Ph.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
William H. Pearce, M.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)

Matthew S. Edwards, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Project Title: Embolic Protection During Renal Artery Stenting
Mentors: Kimberley J. Hansen, M.D., Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Robert Byington, Ph.D., MPH, FAHA,
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Charles E. McCall, M.D., Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

E.J. Wylie Traveling Fellowship

Joseph S. Giglia, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Area of Interest: Laparoscopic Vascular Surgery

Resident Research Prize

Michel P. Bergoeing, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Resident
Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
Presentation Title: Smoking Increases Aortic Dilatation and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression in a Modified Mouse Model of Aneurysm Formati

2006 Student Research Fellowship Winners

Hussein Bhikhapurwala
Chicago, Ill.
Sponsor: William H. Pearce, M.D.
Project Title: The Prevalence of Inflammatory Mediator Gene Polymorphisms in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Nicholas S. Heat
Madison, Wisc.
Sponsor: John R. Hoch, M.D.
Project Title: Stem Cell Mediated Vasculogenesis in a Diabetic Ischemia Model

Cristos Ifantides
Boston, Mass.
Sponsor: Michael Belkin, M.D.
Project Title: Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Human Saphenous Vein Grafts

Gargi D. Khare
New York
Sponsor: Peter L. Faries, M.D.
Project Title: Investigation of Reduced Permeability Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) Graft Material Used in a Gore Excluder Stent Graft: Correlation of Human and Canine Model of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

Dong H. Lee
St. Louis, Mo.
Sponsor: Robert W. Thompson, M.D.
Project Title: IL-6 Expression in Mouse Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Derived from Elastase Induced Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Ryan E. Light
Virginia Beach, Va.
Sponsor: George H. Meier III, M.D.
Project Title: Endovascular Recanalization of Infrainguinal Arterial Occlusion TASC C-D Versus Bypass: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

Thomas A. Longo
Boston, Mass.
Sponsor: Michael S. Conte, M.D.
Project Title: Regulation of Smooth Muscle Cell Growth by Surviv

Julie A. Mund
Indianapolis, Ind.
Sponsor: Michael C. Dalsing, M.D.
Project Title: A Quantitative Analysis of Circulating Stem Cells in Peripheral Vascular Disease

Afshin Nadershahi
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sponsor: Fred A. Weaver, M.D.
Project Title: Role of Delta-Like Ligand 4 in Regulating Angiogenesis at Sites of Adult Neovascularizati

Baldeep Paul
London, Ontario, Canada
Sponsor: Thomas L. Forbes, M.D.
Project Title: Role of MAP Kinases and NADPH Oxidase in Oxidative Stress Following Ischemia/Reperfusion in Skeletal Muscle

Matthew J. Pierce
New York, N.Y.
Sponsor: K. Craig Kent, M.D., FACS
Project Title: The Use of Percutaneous Endovascular Techniques for Lower Extremity Revascularizati

Swapna Reddy
Albany, N.Y.
Sponsor: Paul B. Kreienberg, M.D.
Project Title: The Characterization of Calcium Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II in Mouse Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Nicholas B. Rossi
Chicago, Ill.
Sponsor: Melina R. Kibbe, M.D.
Project Title: The Role of Biliverdin in Nitric Oxide Mediated Apoptosis in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Janice Ngee Foong Thai
Stony Brook, N.Y.
Sponsor: John J. Ricotta, M.D.
Project Title: Treatment of Type II Endoleak with a Novel Polymer

Aris Gregory Theologis
Stanford, Calif.
Sponsor: Christopher K. Zarins, M.D.
Project Title: The Effects of Pulsatile Flow on the Organization of P19-Derived Myocytes

David C. Yao
Cleveland, Ohio
Sponsor: Jerry Goldstone, M.D.
Project Title: Impact of Intraoperative Anesthetic Management on Outcomes of Open AAA Repair