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Shari L. Meyerson, MD
Assistant Professor
Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Arizona Health Sciences Center
Department of Surgery
1501 N. Campbell Avenue
PO Box 245071
Tucson, AZ 85724-5071

Office Phone: (520) 626-6339
Clinic Phone: (520) 626-6144
Email: smeyerson@surgery.arizona.edu

 
Education
MD: 
1996, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Internship: 
1996-98, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
 Fellowships:
1998-2000, Research Fellow, University of Chicago Section of Vascular Surgery
Residencies: 2000-03, General Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals
2003-06, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

 

Clinical Specialties
Minimally invasive lung surgery

Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, 2004

Selected Publications

  • McPherson GL, Meyerson SL. Dynamics of up-conversion for photoexcited pairs of Er3+ ions in CsCdBr3 crystals. Chemical Physics Letters 1990; 167:471.

    • McPherson GL, Meyerson SL. Intense up-conversion luminescence resulting from the two-photon absorption of Er3+ ions in crystals of CsMgCl3. Chemical Physics Letters 1991; 179:325.

    • McPherson GL, Gharavi A, Meyerson SL. Dynamics of up-conversion from simultaneously excited pairs of Er3+ ions in CsCdBr3 crystals of CsMgCl3. Journal of Chemical Physics 1992; 165:361.

    • Schwartz LB, Moawad J, Svensson EC, Tufts RL, Meyerson SL, Baunoch D, Leiden JM. Adenoviralmediated gene transfer of a constitutively active form of the retinoblastoma gene product attenuates neointimal thickening in experimental vein grafts. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1999; 29(5): 874-883.

    • Meyerson SL, Schwartz LB. Gene therapy as a therapeutic intervention for vascular disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 1999; 13(4): 91-109.

    • Baldwin ZK, Meyerson SL, Skelly CL, McKinsey JF, Bassiouny HS, MacDonald RL, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB. Estimating the contemporary in-hospital costs of carotid endarterectomy. Annals of Vascular Surgery 2000; 14(3): 210-215.

    • Meyerson SL, Moawad J, Loth F, Skelly CL, Bassiouny HS, McKinsey JF, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB. Effective hemodynamic diameter: an intrinsic property of vein grafts with predictive value for patency. Journal of Vascular Surgery - 2000; 31(5): 910-917.

    • Desai TR, Meyerson SL, McKinsey JF, Schwartz LB, Bassiouny HS, Gewertz BL. Angioplasty does not affect subsequent operative renal artery revascularization. Surgery. 2000; 128(4): 717-725.

    • Meyerson SL, Haider SA, Gupta N, O'Dorsio JE, McKinsey JF, Schwartz LB. Abdominal aortic aneurysm with aorta-left renal vein fistula (ALRVF) presenting with left varicocele. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2000; 31(4): 802-805.

    • Meyerson SL, Skelly CL, Schwartz LB. Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease. Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. In Roizen M, Ellis JE, eds. Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2000; 4(4): 289-300.

    • Meyerson SL, Shakur UM, Skelly CL, Loth F, McKinsey JF, Schwartz LB. The relationship between preoperative duplex vein mapping and intraoperative longitudinal impedance in infrainguinal vein grafts. Vascular Surgery 2000; 34(5): 393-401.

    • Skelly CL, Meyerson SL, Curi MA, Loth F, Schwartz LB. The hemodynamics of vein grafts: measurement and meaning. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 2001;15(1): 110-122.

    • Moawad J, Meyerson SL, Refai D, Skelly CL, Leiden JM, Schwartz LB. Adenoviral-mediated gene transfer in human and animal vein grafts using clinically-relevant exposure times, pressures and viral concentrations. Annals of Vascular Surgery 2001; 15(3): 367-373.

    • Desai TR, Meyerson SL, Skelly CL, MacKenzie KS, Bassiouny HS, Katz D, McKinsey JF, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB. Patency and limb salvage after infrainguinal bypass with severely compromised (“Blind”) outflow. Archives of Surgery 2001; 136(6): 635-642.

    • Meyerson SL, Skelly CL, Curi MA, Desai TR, Bassiouny HS, Katz D, McKinsey JF, Gewertz BL,Schwartz LB. Long-term results justify autogenous infrainguinal bypass grafting in patients with end-stage renal failure. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2001; 34(1): 27-33.

    • Meyerson, SL, Skelly CL, Shakur UM, Vosicky JE, Glagov S, Schwartz LB, Christen T, Gabbiani G. The effects of extremely low shear stress on cellular proliferation and neointimal thickening in the failing bypass graft. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2001; 34(1): 90-97.

    • Refai D, Meyerson SL, Skelly CL, Curi MA, Glagov S, Schwartz LB. Saphenous vein graft aneurysm associated with fibromuscular dysplasia: Case report and review of the literature. Surgical Rounds 2001; 24(7): 344-353.

    • Skelly CL, Curi MA, Meyerson SL, Woo DH, Hari D, Vosicky JE, Advani SJ, Mauceri HJ, Glagov S,Roizman B, Weichselbaum RR, Schwartz LB. Prevention of restenosis by a herpes simplex virus mutant capable of controlled long-term expression in vascular tissue in vivo. Gene Therapy 2001; 8(24): 1840-1846.

    • Curi MA, Skelly CL, Meyerson SL, Woo DH, Desai TR, McKinsey JF, Bassiouny HS, Katz D, Gewertz BL, Schwartz LB. Conduit choice for above-knee femoropopliteal bypass grafting in patients with limbthreatening ischemia. Annals of Vascular Surgery 2002; 16(1): 95-101.

    • Skelly CL, Meyerson SL, Curi MA, Desai TR, Bassiouny HS, McKinsey JF, Gewertz, BL, Schwartz LB. Routine early post-operative duplex scanning is unnecessary following uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2002; 36(2): 115-122.

    • Meyerson SL, Feldman T, Desai TR, Leef J, Schwartz LB, McKinsey JF. Angiographic access site complications in the era of arterial closure devices. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2002; 36(2): 137-144.

    • Skelly CL, Farmer AJ, Curi MA, Meyerson SL, Davidovitch RS, Woo DH, Schwartz LB. Aortic reconstruction in patients with functioning renal allografts. Annals of Vascular Surgery 2002; 16(6): 779-783.

    • Curi MA, Skelly CL, Quint C, Meyerson SL, Farmer AJ, Shakur UM, Loth F, Schwartz LB. Longitudinal impedance is independent of outflow resistance. Journal of Surgical Research 2002; 108(2): 191-197.

    • Curi MA, Skelly CL, Meyerson SL, Baldwin ZK, Lee E, Lanahan J, Jayakar D, Bassiouny HS, Schwartz LB. Differential mechanical activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases in intact human blood vessels. Journal of Surgical Research 2002; 108(2): 198-202.

    • Curi MA, Skelly CL, Meyerson SL, Baldwin ZK, Balasubramanian V, Advani SJ, Glagov S, Roizman B, Weichselbaum RR, Schwartz LB. Sustained inhibition of experimental neointimal hyperplasia with a genetically modified herpes simplex virus. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2003; 37(6): 1294-1300.

    • Rossi PJ, Skelly CL, Meyerson SL, Bassiouny HS, Katz D, Schwartz LB, McKinsey JF, Gewertz BL, Desai TR. Redo infrainguinal bypass: factors predicting patency and limb salvage. Annals of VascularSurgery 2003; 17(5): 492-502.

    • Meyerson SL, Smith PK. Medical and economic impact of aprotinin use in adult cardiac surgery. Transfusion Alternatives Transfusion Med 2004; 6(3):17S-21S.

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