Scott A. LeMaire, MD
Research Interests
My primary area of interest is thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection, with a particular emphasis on organ protection during aortic surgery, outcomes of aortic operations, genetic aspects of thoracic aortic disease, and molecular mechanisms of aortic wall degeneration.Recent Publications
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/scott.lemaire.1/bibliography/public/
Current research projects/collaborators
Improving our understanding of heritable thoracic aortic disease; Cellular and molecular drivers of acute aortic dissections; Prediction of aortic dissection and rupture in Marfan syndrome using nano-radiomics; Endothelial dysfunction in the development of aortic degeneration, dissection, and rupture; Pro-inflammatory pyroptotic cell death in aortic degeneration; Does Ciprofloxacin increase the susceptibility to arterial aneurysm and rupture in vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
Education
Quincy College, Quincy, Illinois, B.S. in Biology, Minors in Chemistry and English, June 1988Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, M.D., June 1992
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, Residency in General Surgery, 1992-1997, Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1997-1999, Clinical Scientist Training Program Certificate of Added Qualification, May 2006
Recent grants
NIH/NHLBI R01-HL159988; NIH/NHLBI R01-HL158157; Leducq Foundation for Cardiovascular Research International Networks of Excellence Program (22CVD03)
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