2004 Wylie Scholar
- Angela Ramirez
- Oct 9
- 2 min read
Michael Watkins, MD
Former Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard University
Former Associate Director, Massachusetts General Hospital
Wylie Research Focus: Developing new ways to repair thoracic aortic aneurysms and addressed complications that occur after restoring blood flow in patients with critical limb ischemia
Date Awarded: 2004
“My greatest success has been developing an exciting translational non‐invasive tool with collaborators at the Massachusetts General Hospital to detect spinal cord injury prior to the onset of neurologic symptoms. This has significant clinical potential as a tool to help patients undergo vascular surgery procedures on the thoracoabdominal aorta safely. Since receiving the award I have obtained $300,000 from the American Diabetes Association and $2.4 million from the NIH.”
Larry Kraiss, MD is investigating a new treatment for patients with kidney disease who need dialysis, and is involved in a clinical trial of a drug that may reduce the rate of aneurysm growth.
As a Wylie Scholar, Dr. Kraiss studied how endothelial cells that line the blood vessels respond to changes in their environment including blood clots, inflammation, and changes in blood flow. He identified the triggers of abnormal cell growth due to vascular disease and laid the groundwork for new drug treatments and innovative therapies.
Dr. Kraiss runs a basic biology laboratory focused on endothelial cell biology and is Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Utah. He was director of the vascular surgery fellowship program at the University of Utah from 2003-2012.
He maintains a broad-based vascular surgery practice at the University of Utah. Dr. Kraiss has twice received teaching awards from the University of Utah general surgery residents (2000 and 2006). He is a regular reviewer for research proposals submitted to the NIH, NASA, and the Society for Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Kraiss is a member of the Vascular Cures Scientific Advisory Board.
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