Mauricio A Contreras, MD
Staff Scientist I
Podiatry
Contact Information
| Office: | DA-0805 |
| Phone: | 617-667-0099 |
| Fax: | 617-975-5300 |
| Email: | mcontrer@bidmc.harvard.edu |
| Address: | 330 Brookline Ave; DA-0805
Boston, MA 02215 |
Advanced Degree And Training
| Year | Institution | Area or Rank |
| 1986 | Universidad Anahuac / Mexico | Medico Cirujano |
| 2002 | BIDMC | Instructor in Surgery |
Areas of Interest
| 1 Cancer | 3 Neuroscience |
Major Research Theme
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Animal models and intra-arterial interventions Vascular and Microvascular prosthetic arterial grafts Vascular wall gene expression and AIH inhibitors Neuroprogeintor SC treatment in Brain Injury/Stroke Polytrauma/Hemorrhage and complement activation inhibitors Lymphangiogenesis, Lymphedema, Angiogenesis |
Publications
External Recognition
| Contreras MA, Quist C, LoGerfo FW. Porosity versus no-porosity in small arterial grafts and its influence on patency and healing. Proceedings from the American Heart Association, Vascular Biology, San Francisco, California, April 1998. Contreras MA, Phaneuff MD, Quist WC, LoGerfo FW. Promotion of Angiogenesis In Vivo Utilizing VEGF Covalently Bound to Dacron Patches. FASEB, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, April 2000. Contreras MA, Slavin SA. Lymphangiogenesis from porous Alginate-VEGF-C Hydrogels in vitro. Proceedings from Angiogenesis, Ascona, Switzerland, June 2001 |
Major Collaborative Activities
| BIDMC/ Dr. Frank W. LoGerfo; Dr. Ajith Thomas, Dr. George Tsokos, Dr. Hava Abraham, Dr. Christiane Ferran HMS/IACUC Memeber Biosurfaces Inc with Matthew Phaneuf CEO Joselin Clinic Diabetes Research Center with Dr. George King MIT/Brigham and Womans Bioengineering Research Center with Director Dr. Elazer Edelman |
Investigator's Lab Web Site
| Research Lab URL | None listed |
| Harvard Catalyst Site: | Contreras Harvard Catalyst Web Site |
