Satish C. Muluk, M.D.

Principal hospital base:
Allegheny General Hospital

Current professional and academic appointments (Include starting date):

2003 - Present:		Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
2003 - Present:		Attending Staff Physician, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Undergraduate medical education (including dates and degrees):

1979 - 1985:

B.A./M.D., Boston University School of Medicine

Postgraduate medical education (including dates of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.):

1985 - 1988:		Surgical internship and residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
1988 - 1990:		Medical Staff Fellow, NIH: Experimental Immunology Branch
1990 - 1992:		Surgical residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
1993 - 1994:		Fellow, Vascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Research activities:
American College of Surgeons Faculty Researh Fellow (1996-1998)
Massachusetts Chapter of ACS: Prize for abstract 1992
Medical Staff Fellow Scholarship for research at the National Institute of Health

Multiple grants for basic research work:
Basic Science awards as P.I. or Co-P.I.: $787,000
Total Clinical Research awards as P.I. or Co.-P.I.: $345,000

Research projects:

Shock and Ischemia: Tissue Factor Control by Nitric Oxide (Principal Investigator) - Funding source: NIH

Linezolis vs. Vancomycin for Treatment of Complicated Skin and Soft tissue Infections Suspected or Proven To Be Due to Methicillin Resistant Gram-positive Pathogen (Principal Investigator) - Funding source: Pharmacia Corporation

Randomized Comparison of Open vs. Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (Local Co-Principal Investigator) - Funding source: VA cooperative study

Coronary Artery Revascularization (CARP) Trial (Co-principal Investigator) - Funding source: VA cooperative Study.

Recent publications and presentations:

Peer-reviewed publications (i.e., journal articles)

Bertges DJ, Muluk VS, Whittle J, Kelley M, MacPherson DS, Muluk SC. Relevance of Carotid Stenosis Progression as a Predictor Ischemic Neurological Outcomes, Archives of Internal Medicine, in press.

Kibbe MR, Johnnides C, Billiar TR, Tzeng E, Muluk SC. Regulation of Tissue Factor Expression by Nitric Oxide, Journal of Vascular Surgery, 37(3):650-9, 2003.

Aquino R, Rhee RY, Muluk SC, Tzeng EY, Carrol NM, Makaroun MS, Exclusion of Accessory Renal Arteries During Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Journal of Vascular Surgery. 34(5):878-84, 2001 November.

Aquino RA, Johnnides C, Makaroun MS, Whittle JC, Muluk VS, Kelley ME, Muluk SC, The Natural History of Claudication: Term Serial Follow-up Study of 1244 Claudicants, Journal of Vascular Surgery 34(6):962-970 (November 2001).

Muluk SC, Muluk VS, Kelley ME, Whittle JC, Tierney JA, Webster MW, Makaroun MS, Outcome events in claudicants: A 15 year study in 2777 patients. Journal of Vascular Surgery 33(2):251-258 (February 2001).

Bertges DJ, Rhee RY, Muluk SC, Trachtenberg JD, Steed DL, Webster MV, Makaroun MS. Is routine use of the intensive care unit after elective infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair necessary? Journal of Vascular Surgery 32(4):634-642 (November 2000).

Garvey L, Muluk VS, Markaroun MS, Muluk SC. Etiologic factors in progression of carotid stenosis: A 10-year study of 905 patients. Journal of Vascular Surgery 31(1):31-38 (January 2000).

Taylor BS, Rhee RY, Muluk SC, Trachtenberg JD, Walters D, Steed DL, Makaroun MS. Thrombin injection versus compression of femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. Journal of Vascular Surgery 30(6):1052-59 (December 1999).

Zacharski LR, Chow B, Lavori PW, Howes PS, Bell MR, DiTommaso MA, Carnegie NM, Beck F, Amidi M, Muluk SC. The iron (Fe) and artherosclerosis study (FeAST): I. A pilot study of Reduction of body iron stores artherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease. American Heart Journal 139:337-45 (February 2000).

Presentations (Seminars and invited lectureships related to research)

"Cell signaling in perfused whole vessels", Lifeline/NIH Research Initiatives Conference, Bethesda, MD. March 2, 2001.

"Current Management of Claudication", Grand Rounds at Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV. January 6, 2001.

"Carotid Surgery in Women", American College of Surgeons, Post-graduate course, Chicago, IL. October 22, 2000.

"Current Therapy of Carotid Stenosis", Non-cardiac vascular surgery course (sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), April 17, 1999.

Invited Presentations:

"Controversies in Vascular Surgery", Vascular Surgery in the 21st century (UPMC CME-accredited course), May 10, 2002.

"Role of coumadin or anti-platelet agents in improving results of long-term bypass surgery", Massachusetts General Hospital Post-graduate course in Vascular Surgery (CME-accredited through Harvard Medical School), May 9, 2002.

"What is the role of in-line grafts in the management of mycotic aneurysms or infected aortic graft", Massachusetts General Hospital Post-graduate course in Vascular Surgery (CME accredited through Harvard Medical School). May 9, 2002.

"Role of anticoagulation for infra-inguinal bypass", American College of Surgeons Post-graduate Course. October 20, 2001.

"Cell signaling in perfused whole vessels", Lifeline/NIH Research Initiatives Conference, Bethesda, MD. March 2, 2001.

"Current Management of Claudication", Grand Rounds at Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV. January 6, 2001.

"Carotid Surgery in Women", American College of Surgeons Post-graduate course, Chicago, IL, October 22, 2000.

"Current therapy of Carotid Stenosis", Non-Cardiac Vascular Surgery Course (sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center). April 17, 1999.

"Endovascular aneurysm Therapy", Non-Cardiac Vascular Surgery Course, (sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. April 17, 1999.

Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory, Grand Rounds at Lehigh Valley Hospital, September 22, 1998.

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