Vice Dean for Team Science, Professor of Surgery, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio

Vascular Surgery

Paula Shireman works in the field of Vascular Surgery. She went to medical school at Indiana University School of Medicine. Indiana University School of Medicine is ranked 45 in research and 47 in primary care medicine She over the years received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. Paula Shireman is also published. She has 46 publications published. The lastest publication: "Treatment of venous malformations by direct injection with ethanol.'

Publications

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• Dynamic Macrophage Polarization-Specific miRNA Patterns Reveal Increased Soluble VEGF Receptor 1 by miR-125a-5p Inhibition.
• Increased Adipocyte Area in Injured Muscle With Aging and Impaired Remodeling in Female Mice.
• Altered Macrophage Phenotype Transition Impairs Skeletal Muscle Regeneration.
• Increased fat deposition in injured skeletal muscle is regulated by sex-specific hormones.
• Temporal microRNA expression during in vitro myogenic progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation: regulation of proliferation by miR-682.
• Regulation of skeletal muscle regeneration by CCR2-activating chemokines is directly related to macrophage recruitment.
• Crimson carrier, a long-acting contrast agent for in vivo near-infrared imaging of injured and Diseased muscle.
• Mechanical buckling of Veins under internal pressure.
• Reproducibility of quantitative RT-PCR array in miRNA expression profiling and comparison with microarray analysis.
• Near-infrared imaging of injured tissue in living subjects using IR-820.
• Bone marrow-derived cell regulation of skeletal muscle regeneration.
• Chemokines and diabetic wound healing.
• Oxidation and structural perturbation of redox-sensitive enzymes in injured skeletal muscle.
• The chemokine system in arteriogenesis and hind limb ischemia.
• Delayed angiogenesis and VEGF production in CCR2-/- mice during impaired skeletal muscle regeneration.
• MCP-1 deficiency causes altered inflammation with impaired skeletal muscle regeneration.
• Fat accumulation with altered inflammation and regeneration in skeletal muscle of CCR2-/- mice following ischemic injury.
• Glutathione-peroxidase-1 null muscle progenitor cells are globally defective.
• Current concepts in diabetic microVascular dysfunction.
• MCP-1 parallels inflammatory and regenerative responses in ischemic muscle.
• Healing of transmetatarsal amputation in the diabetic patient: is angiography predictive?
• Differential necrosis despite similar perfusion in mouse strains after ischemia.
• Duplex screening for asymptomatic Carotid artery disease in Hispanic diabetic patients undergoing lower extremity revascularization: is it a worthwhile endeavor?
• Outcomes following distal bypass graft occlusion in diabetics.
• Early duplex-derived hemodynamic parameters after lower extremity bypass in diabetics: implications for mid-term outcomes.
• Major lower-extremity amputation: contemporary experience in a single Veterans Affairs institution.
• Does the efficacy of dorsalis pedis Artery bypasses vary among diabetic patients of different ethnic backgrounds?
• Does lower limb reVascularization result in an improvement in sensory perception thresholds?
• Angiographic scoring of vascular occlusive Disease in the diabetic foot: relevance to bypass graft patency and limb salvage.
• Lower extremity bypass graft revision in diabetics.
• Ureteral injury during aortic aneurysm repair by the retroperitoneal approach.
• Changing patterns of access site complications with the use of percutaneous closure devices.
• Noninvasive localization of infrainguinal arterial occlusive Disease in diabetics.
• The cysteine-free fibroblast growth factor 1 mutant induces heparin-independent proliferation of endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells.
• Mitogenicity and release of Vascular endothelial growth factor with and without heparin from fibrin glue.
• The S130K fibroblast growth factor-1 mutant induces heparin-independent proliferation and is resistant to thrombin degradation in fibrin glue.
• Modulation of Vascular cell growth kinetics by local cytokine delivery from fibrin glue suspensions.
• Fibrin sealant in Vascular surgery: a review.
• Treatment of Venous malformations by direct injection with ethanol.
• Elevations of tissue-type plasminogen activator and differential expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator in Diseased aorta.
• Plasminogen activator levels are influenced by location and varicosity in greater saphenous vein.
• Elevated levels of plasminogen-activator inhibitor type 1 in atherosclerotic aorta.
• Endothelial cell function: biologic and physiologic functions in health and Disease.
• Upper extremity bypass grafting. A 15-year experience.
• Surgical management of atheroembolization.

Schools

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• In Univ Sch Of Med

• Nwestern University

• Loyola University Med Center

Conditions Treated

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• Carotid Artery Disease
• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
• Varicose Veins
• Venous Embolism and Thrombosis

Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery
• Vascular Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Loyola University
• McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
• Indiana University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• University Health System
• South Texas Veterans Health Care System

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