Alan Dardik, MD-PhD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular); Chief, Peripheral Vascular Surgery, VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems, West Haven, CT
Departments & Organizations
Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
Surgery: Vascular Surgery
Research Interests
Understanding vein graft adaptation; Study of markers of blood vessel identity during vein graft adaptation; how understanding the mechanisms of vein graft adaptation lead to improved tissue engineering; Effects of aging on vein graft adaptation; Bioengineering a "better" blood vessel more...
Education
- B.S., Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1986
- M.D./Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1993
Selected Publications
- Muto A, Yi T, Harrison KD, Dávalos A, Fancher TT, Ziegler KR, Feigel A, Kondo Y, Nishibe T, Sessa WC, Dardik A. Eph-B4 prevents venous adaptive remodeling in the adult arterial environment. Journal of Experimental Medicine 208(3):561-575 (2011).
- Muto A, Model L, Ziegler K, Eghbalieh SDD, Dardik A. Mechanisms of vein graft adaptation to the arterial circulation: Insights into the neointimal algorithm and management strategies. Circulation Journal 74(8):1501-1512 (2010).
- Westvik TS, Fitzgerald TN, Muto A, Maloney SP, Pimiento JM, Fancher TT, Magri D, Westvik HH, Nishibe T, Velazquez OC, Dardik A. Limb ischemia after iliac ligation in aged mice stimulates angiogenesis without arteriogenesis. Journal of Vascular Surgery 49(2):464-473 (2009).
