Grants and Awards

Awards

“Short-term Death and revisions to promote maturation after arteriovenous fistula creation” (PI Woo) presented by Karissa M. Wang (DGSOM Medical Student) at the 38^th Annual Western Vascular Society meeting, September 2023, awarded first place in the Robert Hye Memorial Best Trainee Competition. Learn more(Link is external) (Link opens in new window).

“Stepping up: The Impact of Competitive Level on Outcomes of TOS, a Comparison of High School and Collegiate Athletes” (PI Gelabert) presented by Stephanie Talutis, MD MPH (Vascular Surgery Fellow) at the 41^st Annual Southern California Vascular Surgery Society Meeting, May 2023, awarded 2^nd place in the Robert Hye Memorial Best Trainee Competition.

“Post-Operative Survival and Outcomes Following Hemodialysis Vascular Access Creation” (PI Woo) presented by Karissa M. Wang (DGSOM Medical Student) at the 41^st Annual Southern California Vascular Surgery Society Meeting, May 2023, awarded 3^rd place in the Robert Hye Memorial Best Trainee Competition. Learn more(Link is external) (Link opens in new window).

Grants

• Living with chronic limb threatening ischemia; exploring the experiences and perceptions of older community dwelling Latinos to prevent amputations, and promote independence (P30AG021684) Funder: UCLA NIH Resource Center for Minority Aging Research Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly (CHIME) (PI Ulloa)
• Medicare Payment Policy and Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Elderly with ESRD (P30AG043073) Funder: USC NIH Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (PI Woo)
• Outcomes of Dialysis Vascular Access in the Elderly (K08DK107934) Funder: NIH NIDDK (PI Woo)
• Construction of the ESKD Life Plan (R03DK127131) Funder: NIH NIDDK (PI Woo)
• Improving the patient experience of hemodialysis vascular access decision making (R01DK129810) Funder: NIH NIDDK (PI Woo)      
• Comparing surgical and endovascular arteriovenous fistula creation (R01DK132422) Funder: NIH NIDDK (PI Woo)