2008 Wylie Scholar
Oct 9, 2025
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Ulka Sachdev, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
Chief of Vascular Services, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Wylie Research Focus: Understanding the mechanisms that promote blood vessel growth and developing new therapies for people suffering from peripheral artery disease and critical limb ischemia
Date Awarded: 2008
“Since receiving the Wylie award, I have been able to obtain a Mentored Clinical Scientist Award through the NHLBI, which was matched by the SVS foundation and American college of surgeons. I was then able to transition to independent R01 funding from NHLBI to study mechanisms of HMGB1 release from ischemic muscle cells. I have also had the opportunity to expand my research focus to venous disease and received funding from SVS foundation to complete a pilot project on inflammation in varicose veins. The funding I received from the Wylie award was absolutely instrumental in propelling my research programs forward. In addition to research and clinical work, I continue to mentor medical students both locally and nationally through the SVS mentoring program and I always emphasize that my research success really started with funding through the Wylie program.”
