Vascular/Endovascular Surgery - Our physicians
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, Professor and
Vice Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, UT School of Medicine San Antonio
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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Matthew J. Sideman, MD, Assistant Professor
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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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 peripheral 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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Lori L. Pounds, MD, Assistant Professor / Clinical
Medical School: MD, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
General Surgery Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
Vascular Fellowship: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Research interests: Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Dialysis Access
Clinical interests: focused on the treatment of venous disorders including options for acute deep
venous thrombosis and for chronic venous diseases. This ranges from cosmetic and varicose veins as
well as advanced venous insufficiency such as ulcers. Other interests include treatments for
peripheral arterial disease, aneurysms, carotid disease and hemodialysis access.
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Zhenyu Qin, MD, PhD Assistant Professor/Research
Medical School: MD, Xian Medical University, Shaanxi,China, 1994
Other postgraduate training:
PhD, Infectious Disease Program, Dermatology and Venereology, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy
of Medical Sciences, Peking, China, 2000
MS, Infectious Disease Program, Dermatology and Venereology, Xian Medical University, Shaanxi,China, 1997
Research Interests: Vascular biology and physiology; molecular nutrition and copper
homeostasis; macrophage biology and homeostasis; lipid biology
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Dr. Qin's laboratory website
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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Gerardo Ortega-Delagarza, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
MD, Univ Auto de Nuevo Leon Fac de Med, 1973
