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MI-AORTA Members

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Rajani Aatre, MS, CGC

Senior Genetic Counselor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
MI-AORTA Program, CVC Member
Inherited Cardiomyopathy Program, CVC Member
Gorav Ailawadi

Gorav Ailawadi

Helen F and Marvin M Kirsh Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Chair, Department of Cardiac Surgery
Co-Director, Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School and College of Engineering
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Geoffrey D Barnes, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Associate Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Robert Beaulieu

Robert J Beaulieu, MD, MSE

Marion and David Handleman Research Professor of Vascular Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and Program Director
Vascular Surgery
Medical School
Craig Brown

Craig S Brown MD, MSc

Clinical Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery
Medical School
Nicholas S. Burris

Nicholas Burris, MD

Adjunct Associate Professor of Radiology
Medical School
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Yuqing E Chen

Frederick G L Huetwell Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Pharmacology
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Medical School
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Frank M Davis, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School
Kim A. Eagle

Kim A Eagle

Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical Director
Patient Facilitated Services
Program Director
Medical School Administration
co-Director Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Medical School and Professor of Health Management and Policy
School of Public Health
Jonathan L. Eliason

Jonathan L Eliason, MD

Frankel Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Medical School
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C Alberto A Figueroa

Edward B Diethrich M.D. Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Vascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Associate Director, Vascular Surgery
Medical School and Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Medical School and College of Engineering
Julia ford

Julia A Ford, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
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Jennifer Frick, MS

Frankel CVC Research Administrator, Michigan Medicine
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Katherine Gallagher, MD

Leland Ira Doan Research Professor of Vascular Surgery
Associate Chair, Department of Vascular Surgery Section
Professor of Surgery and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Medical School
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Santhi K Ganesh, MD

David J Pinsky M.D. Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Human Genetics and Program Director
Internal Medicine
Medical School
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Ora Gewurz-Singer, MD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
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David Gordon, MD

Dean Emeritus, School of Health Professions and Studies, The University of Michigan-Flint and Professor Emeritus and Medical Director of Pathology, Medical School
Colin Greineder, MD, PhD

Colin Greineder, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Medical School
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Yanhong Guo

Research Associate Professor
Internal Medicine
Medical School
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Barbara Hamilton, MD, MAS

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan
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Robert Bruce Hawkins II, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Program Assoicate
Surgery
Medical School
Peter K. Henke

Peter Henke, MD, FACS, FAHA

James C. Stanley Professor of Vascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Section Head of Vascular Surgery
Co-Director Frankel Cardiovascular Center
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Marion A Hofmann Bowman, MD, PhD

Program Associate
Cardiovascular Medicine
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Zhonggang Hou

Zhonggang Hou

Research Assistant Professor
Biological Chemistry
Medical School
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Lauren Humphrey-Stark, BS, CCRC

CHIP Project Manager
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Carolyn G. Judge, M.D.

Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident
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Amanda Kasperek, BSN, CCRP

Clinical Research Coordinator Lead, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan
Minhajuddin Khaja

Minhaj S Khaja, MD, MBA, FSIR, FSVM

David M Williams M.D. Research Professor
Clinical Professor of Radiology
Clinical Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Program Associate of IR/DR Residency
Department of Radiology
Medical School
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Khalil Khanafer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Innovation, UM-Flint
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Donald S Likosky

Richard and Norma Sarns Research Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Section Head
Health Services Quality and Research
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Medical School
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Nageswara Madamanchi

Research Scientist
Internal Medicine
Medical School
Xhorlina Marko

Xhorlina Marko, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology
Medical School
Michael Mathis

Michael Mathis, MD

Research Professor
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Program Director
Medical School
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Joshua Meisner, MD, PhD

Pediatric Cardiology Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases
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Katelyn Monaghan, BS

MD Candidate, University of Michigan Medical School
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Dogukan Mizrak

Research Assistant Professor
Surgery
Medical School
Daniel D. Myers Jr

Daniel D Myers Jr

Conrad and Caroline Jobst Research Professor of Vascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Laboratory Animal Medicine and Veterinarian
Laboratory Animal Medicine
Medical School
David Nordsletten, DPhil

David A Nordsletten

Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Medical School and College of Engineering
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Medical School
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Andrea T Obi, MD

Wakefield Family Research Professor
Associate Professor of Surgery and Ambulatory Care Clinical Chief
Medical School
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Nicholas Osborne, MD, MS, FACS, RPVI

Ramon Berguer M.D
Ph.D. Research Professor of Vascular Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery and Program Associate
Vascular Surgery Section
Medical School
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Stefanie Peters, FACHE, MPA, LMSW

Chief Administrative Officer - Cardiovascular Center CAO
Megan L. Rolfzen

Megan Rolfzen (Thacker), MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Research Fellow
Anesthesiology
Medical School
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Mark Russell, MD

Aaron Stern Professor of Pediatric Cardiology
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Morgan D. Salmon

Morgan D Salmon

Research Assistant Professor
Surgery
Medical School
Eliza Tsou

Eliza PS Tsou, PhD

Frederick G L Huetwell Research Professor of Rheumatology II
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Medical School
Priyanka Verma

Priyanka Verma, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Chandu Vemuri

Chandu Vemuri

Marion and David Handleman Research Professor of Vascular Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Chair, Department of Vascular Surgery
Ambulatory Care Clinical Chief
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Zhenguo Wang

Research Investigator
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Zhong Wang

Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Medical School
David M. Williams

David M Williams, MD, FSIR

Professor Emeritus of Radiology
Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine-Cardiology
Medical School
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Elise Woznicki

IRAD Project Manager, University of Michigan
Jie Xu

Jie Xu, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Medical School
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Bo Yang, MD, PhD

Frankel Research Professor of Aortic Surgery and Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Medical School
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Yan Zhang, PhD

Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Medical School
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Jifeng Zhang

Research Professor
Internal Medicine
Medical School
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Guizhi (Julian) Zhu, PhD

Ara G. Paul Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
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Yu (Ray) Zuo, MD, MS

Edward T and Ellen K Dryer Early Career Professor of Rheumatology
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Antiphospholipid Syndrome Program Associate Director
Internal Medicine
Medical School