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Boulos Toursarkissian, MD, Professor and Division Chief
Medical School: University of Kentucky, Lexington
Vascular Fellowship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
Endovascular Fellowship: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Saint Etienne, France
Clinical Interests: Endovascular surgery for aneurysms and carotid disease
Research Interests: Diabetic foot revascularization; CREST Study - Efficacy of carotid artery stenting versus Carotid Endarterectomy in a Multiple-center Trial; NIH Sponsored.
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Paula K. Shireman, MD, Associate Professor
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Vascular Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Research Interests: Collateral vessel formation (basic science)
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Maureen K. Sheehan, MD, Assistant Professor
Medical School: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
General Surgery Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Vascular Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Research and clinical Interests: endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease, critical limb
ischemia, carotid disease, and venous disease
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Teresa A. Crutchley, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada
General Surgery Residency: UT Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Vascular Fellowship: Wake Forest University Medical Center, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC
Clinical Interests: Cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, endovascular surgery,
aortic and visceral artery reconstruction, renal artery intervention/reconstruction
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Benjamin J. Pearce, MD, Assistant Professor
Medical School: UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Medicine, San Antonio, TX
General Surgery Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois
Vascular Fellowship: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Research and clinical Interests: Clinical interests include eripheral vascular disease, minimally invasive and open vascular surgery, stent grafting for
acute aortic dissection, hybrid aortic surgery, cerebrovascular diease, open lower extremity
revascularization; research interests include application of stent graft technology to acute
aortic dissection, and improving
outcomes of lower extremity revascularization.
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Matthew J. Sideman, MD, Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery
Medical School: UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Medicine
Vascular Fellowship: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Endovascular Surgery Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Clinical Interests: Open and endovascular management of: cerebrovascular disease, aneurismal
disease, mesenteric occlusive disease, renovascular disease, and peripheral arterial disease. Other
interest include hemodialysis access and venous disease.
Research interests: Clincial outcomes, endovascular devices, and surgical education
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Wilmer T. Jones, III, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
MD, Tulane Unversity School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 1999
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery-General Surgery,
American Board of Surgery - Vascular Surgery - pending
Edward Wolf, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
MD, Creighton University School of Medicine, 1967
Robert Morales, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
MD, UT Health Science Center San Antonio, 1975
Gerardo Ortega-Delagarza, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
MD, Univ Auto de Nuevo Leon Fac de Med, 1973



