RECENT PRESENTATIONS:

1. Six percent incidence of deep venous thrombosis following endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm. The American Venous Forum; La Jolla, CA, February 24, 2002.
2. Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm is associated with a low incidence of deep venous thrombosis. The American Venous Forum; La Jolla, CA, February 24, 2002.
3. Elective and emergent abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy in patients with coexisting aortic dissections: Perioperative and 1-year survival rates. Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery; Las Vegas, Nevada, March 15, 2002.
4. Variation in death rate after abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy in the United States. Saginaw Grand Rounds; Saginaw, MI, March 21, 2002.
5. A nonintrinsic regional basis for increased infrarenal aortic MMP-9 expression and activity. Research Initiatives in Vascular Disease, Bethesda, Maryland, April 19, 2002.
6. Hepatic resection in the United States: Indications, outcomes, and provider volumes from a nationally representative database. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons; Shanty Creek, Michigan, 2002.
7. The future of endovascular surgery. Surgery for the New Century, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 3, 2002.
8. Pediatric splanchnic arterial occlusive disease: Clinical relevance and operative treatment. The Society for Vascular Surgeons (Best of the Midwestern Vascular Society); Boston, Massachusetts, June 9, 2002.
9. Hospital volume and mortality after aortobifemoral bypass in the United States. Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society; Madison, Wisconsin, September 13, 2002.
10. Factors associated with recurrent thromboembolic events in patients with malignancy. Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society; Madison, Wisconsin, September 13, 2002.
11. Ileorenal bypass: An effective alternative to aortorenal reconstruction in select patients with renovascular occlusive disease. Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society; Madison, Wisconsin, September 13, 2002.
12. The NO donor DETA-NONate decreases MMP-9 expression and activity. Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society; Madison, Wisconsin, September 13, 2002.
13. The impact of provider volume on mortality and intracranial tumor resection. Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 23, 2002.
14. Surgical treatment of intact thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in the United State: Provider volume and outcome. New England Society for Vascular Surgery; Rockland, Maine, October 5, 2002.
15. Impact of hospital volume on outcomes after cerebral artery aneurysm clipping. American College of Surgeons; San Francisco, California, October 6-11, 2002.
16. Neutrophil (PMN) depletion impairs deep venous thrombosis resolution. American College of Surgeons; San Francisco, California, October 6-11, 2002.
17. A nonintrinsic regional basis for increased infrarenal aortic MMP-P expressions and activity. Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society; Sea Island, Georgia, October 18, 2002. (Jobst Award).
18. Aortic aneurysms: What do we NO? Boston University Medical Center Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute; Boston, Massachusetts, November 6, 2002.
19. Hospital volume and surgical outcomes for colorectal cancer in the elderly. The Association for Academic Surgery; Boston, Massachusetts, November 7, 2002.
20. Provider volume and surgeon specialty are related to outcomes of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the United States. The Association for Academic Surgery; Boston, Massachusetts, November 8, 2002.
21. Comparative study of transabdominal ultrasonography and video microscopy measurements of aortic diameters in rat and mouse models of aneurysm disease. The Association for Academic Surgery; Boston, Massachusetts, November 9, 2002.
22. Payer-related differences in access and outcome of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Society of University, Houston, Texas, February 13, 2003.
23. Hospital teaching status and mortality after high-risk surgery. Society of University Surgeons, Houston, Texas, February 13, 2003.
24. Mortality after cerebral artery aneurysm clipping in the United States and hospital caseload volume. ANS/CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery, Phoenix, Arizona, February 15-19, 2003.
25. The presence and evolution of abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with thoracic aortic dissections. Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Miami, Florida, March 5, 2003.
26. The basic science of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Surgery Grand Rounds, St Joseph Hospital, Ypsilanti, MI., March 11, 2003.
27. Variation in Postoperative Complication Rates after High-Risk Surgery in the United States. The Central Surgical Association, Toronto, Canada, March 20, 2003.
28. Carotid endarterectomy is safe in high risk surgical patients. Society for Interventional Radiology, Salt Lake City, UT, March 31, 2003.
29. A National and Individual Institutional Experience in the Contemporary Treatment of Acute Embolic Limb Ischemia. American Surgical Association, Washington, D.C., April 24-26, 2003.
30. Who performs endocrine operations in the United States. American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, San Diego, CA, May 11-14, 2003.
31. National Trends in the Utilization and Outcomes of Hepatic Resection in the United States,1988-2000, Surgical Society of the Alimentary Tract, Orlando, FL, May 19-22, 2003.
32. Surgery for Gastric Cancer in the United States from 1988-2000, Surgical Society of the Alimentary Tract, Orlando, FL, May 19-22, 2003.
33. Psychological and neuroendocrine risk factors for development of PTSD and depression following vascular surgery, San Francisco, CA, May, 2003.
34. Neutrophil depletion inhibits experimental aortic aneurysm formation unrelated to MMP-2 and MMP-9. Vascular Annual Meeting 2003, Chicago IL, June 8, 2003.
35. Risk of stroke following non-carotid vascular surgery. Vascular Annual Meeting 2003, Chicago IL, June 9, 2003.
36. Patients undergoing infrainguinal bypass for atherosclerotic vascular disease are underprescribed cardioprotective medications: Effect in graft patency, limb salvage, and mortality. Vascular Annual Meeting 2003, Chicago IL, June 10, 2003.
37. Regional differences in the incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of venous thromboembolism: Fact or fiction. Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, Chicago, IL, September 19, 2003.
38. Predicting safe early discharge following carotid endarterectomy: Factors contributing to blood pressure instability. Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, Chicago, IL, September 20, 2003.
39. Geographic variation in regionalization for major cancer surgery in the U.S. American College of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, October 22, 2003.
40. Effect of increasing patient age on the rate of complications after repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysms. Association of Academic Surgery Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA, November 13, 2003.
41. The NO donor DETA-NONOate decreases MMP-9 expression and activity in abdominal aortic explants. Association of Academic Surgery Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA, November 15, 2003.
42. Management of abdominal aortic aneurysms associated with thoracic aortic dissections. VEITH Syposium, New York, NY, November 23, 2003.