Education
Postgraduate Education
Faculty Appointments
Hospital Appointments
License and Certification
Honors and Awards
Service to the VAMC
Service to the University of Minnesota
Research Activities
Research Trainees
Grant and Research Support
Professional Societies and Organizations
Editorial Boards
Service to the Profession
Service to the Community
Teaching
Invited Presentations
Bibliography
Manuscripts
Manuscripts Submitted - In Press
Book Chapters
Abstracts
Miscellaneous
EDUCATION
B.S., Chemistry, 1981
Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia
M.D., 1985
Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Ph.D., Surgery, 1994
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
Intern, Surgery, 1985-86
University of Minnesota
Resident, Surgery, 1986-92
University of Minnesota
Research Fellow, Surgery, 1988-91
University of Minnesota
Chief Resident, Surgery, 1992-93
University of Minnesota
Research and Clinical Fellow, Vascular Surgery and Wound Healing, 1993-94
University of Minnesota
Clinical Fellow, General Vascular Surgery, 1994-95
University of California, San Francisco
MBA, 2003-05
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
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FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor, Surgery, 1995-2000
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Associate Graduate Faculty, 1998
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Associate Professor, Surgery, 2000-2006
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Professor, Surgery, 2006-present
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Staff, Vascular Surgery Section, 1993-94
VA Medical Center, Minneapolis
Staff, Vascular Surgery Service, 1995-present
University of Minnesota
Staff, Vascular Surgery Section, 1995-present
VA Medical Center, Minneapolis
Director, Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory, 1995-present
VA Medical Center , Minneapolis
Director, Vascular Surgery Clinics, 1995-present
VA Medical Center, Minneapolis
Chief, Vascular Surgery Section, 1998-present
VA Medical Center, Minneapolis
Associate Chief, Surgery Service, Specialty Care PSL, 1999-present
VA Medical Center, Minneapolis
State of Minnesota Medical License
Diplomate-American Board of Surgery, 1994 (recertified 2006)
Added Qualifications in General Vascular Surgery 1997 (recertified 2007)
College
Alpha Sigma Phi Man of the Year in Science, 1979
Beta Beta Beta, Honorary Biology Society, 1979
Kappa Sigma Mu, Honorary Math Society, 1979
Gamma Sigma Kappa, Honorary Academic Society, 1980
Distinction on Comprehensive Chemistry Examinations, 1981
Summa Cum Laude Graduate, 1981
Medical School
Alpha Omega Alpha, 1985
Marion C. Anderson Award in Surgery, 1985
Subsequently
Phi Kappa Phi, 1991-present
The Doctor David Gaviser Mount Sinai Hospital Surgical Research Award, 1993
Lifeline Foundation E.J. Wylie Traveling Fellowship, 1999-00
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SERVICE TO THE VA MEDICAL CENTER
Transfer Physician, 1995-present
Division of Vascular Surgery, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis
Clinical Service Chief Update Committee, 1997-present
Low Molecular Weight Heparin Working Group, 1998
Minnesota Veterans Research Institute, 1998
Search Committee for Chief of Surgery, 1998-present
Research and Development Committee, 1999-present
Clinical Expert Review Group, VHA, 2000-present
National Advisory Council on Clinical, 2000-present
Practice Guidelines Subcommittee on Adoption, Development and Reviewer Orientation
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SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Surgical Education Council, University of Minnesota, Department of Surgery, 1996-present
Service Director of the Vascular Rotation at Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Medical School Clinical Program Advisor, 1999-present
Medical School Admission Committee, 2000-2002
Management Committee, Department of Surgery, 2001-present
UAFP Integration Committee, 2002-present
MED 2010, Executive Planning Group for Medical Education
Basic Science Research
1) Transarterial wall oxygen gradient and atherosclerosis, 1988-present
2) Supplemental oxygen and anastomotic intimal hyperplasia, 1995-present
3) Supplemental Oxygen and Intra-arterial stent induced intimal hyperplasia, 1997-present
4) The role of oxidative stress in smooth muscle cell and endothelial cell function, 2001-present
5) Cryotherapy device testing in cardiovascular systems
Clinical Outcomes-Based Research
1) Measurement of standard medical outcomes utilizing surveys and vascular specific computer database, 1995-present
2) Development of vascular specific clinical pathways and treatment algorithms, 1995-present
3) Effect of Revascularization on Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia, 1999-present
4) Use of utility scales in patients with noncardiac vascular disease, 1999-present
5) Abdominal aortic aneurysms and erectile dysfunction, 1999-present
6) Assessing the self reported quality of life of resident physicians and medical students, 1999-present
7) Does the length of the patient’s carotid lesion affect the patient’s symptoms?, 2003-present
Clinical Trials
1) Effect of a Radiant-heat Bandage on the Healing of Lower Extremity Venous Wounds, 1996-1998
2) Effect of a Radiant-Heat Bandage on the Healing of Lower Extremity Venous Wounds (Outpatient), 1997-1998
3) Effect of a Radiant-heat Bandage on the Healing of Leg Harvest Wounds after Coronary Artery Bypass, 1997-1998
4) Use of cerebral oximetry for measuring cerebral blood flow during carotid endarterectomy, 1997-1998
5) The Effect of Standard versus Stretch Gore-TexTM on the Patency of Dialysis Access Grafts, 1997-1998
6) The Safety and Efficacy of MS-325 Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography, 1997-1998
7) VA Cooperative Trial #411, Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis (CARP), 1997-present
8) VA Cooperative Trial #379, Adam Detection and Management (ADAM), 1997-1998
9) NASCET (ACE), 1997-present
10) Multi-center trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a radiant heat bandage for the treatment of chronic venous stasis ulcers, 1999-2001
11) Effects of Zoniporide on Perioperative Cardiac Events in High Risk Noncardiac Vascular Surgery, 2000-2002
12) VA Cooperative Trial #498, Open versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, 2002-2004
13) Randomized, Double-blinded, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Repifermin (KGF-2) in Subjects with Venous Ulcers, 2003
14) A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Blinded, Multicenter Pivotal Trial of Autologel versus Control When Added to Standard Care in the Treatment of Nonhealing Diabetic Foot Ulcers, #302, 2004
RESEARCH TRAINEES
Research Fellows
Jeffrey Kronson, M.D., 1996-1997
Eugene Lee, M.D. (PhD candidate), 1997-2000
Alex Tretinyak, M.D. (MPH candidate), 1999-present
Martin Carignan, M.D., 1999-2000
Karen Hodgson Reynolds, MD, 2000-2001
Research Associate
Charu Lata, MBBS, 2007-present
Research Medical Students
Shane Wernsing, 1997-1998
Patricia Valusek, 1997-2000
Daryl Kor, 1998-1999
Brett Nyholm, 1999
Michael Ebbert, 1999
Jared Bernard, 2001
Scott Roethle, 2001-2004
Undergraduate Students
Jade Anderson, 1993-1994
Tracy K. Miller, 1997
Scott Roethle, 1997-1998, 2000
Kris Trimble, 1998-present
Michael Caldwell, 1999-2000
Bryan Jones, 1999-2000
Don Tran, 1999-2000
Kristina Schultz, 2000-present
Danielle Fritsche, 2000-2002
Peer Reviewed
Diabetes Research and Education Foundation, 1989-90
Pacific Vascular Research Foundation, 1996-98
"Transarterial Wall Oxygen Gradient and Atherosclerosis"
American Heart Association Beginning Grant in Aid, 1997-98
"Supplemental Oxygen and Anastomotic Intimal Hyperplasia"
VA Merit Review, 1997-00
"Supplemental Oxygen and Intimal Hyperplasia"
NIH Grant, 1998-00
"Supplemental Oxygen and Intimal Hyperplasia - An in vivo Model" (Co-Investigator)
NIH ROI Grant, 2005-2009
“Artery Wall Hypoxia and Intimal Hyperplasia”
Non Peer Reviewed
Institute of Basic and Applied Research in Surgery, 1988-89
NIH Training Grant, 1988-91
Minnesota Medical Foundation, 1994-95
Minnesota Medical Foundation, 1996-97
"The Transarterial Wall Oxygen Gradient and Atherosclerosis"
Minnesota Medical Foundation, 1998-99
"Supplemental Oxygen and Intimal Hyperplasia"
AHC Faculty Development Program, University of Minnesota, 2003-2005
“The Utility of Upper Aerobic Training for Critical Limb Ischemia”, Co-Investigator
Corporate Grants
Augustine Medical, Inc., 1996-00
EPIX Medical Inc., 1996-97
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1998-2003
Human Genome Sciences, 2003
Boston Scientific, 2006
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
American Medical Association, 1987-present
Minnesota Medical Association, 1988 present
Hennepin County Medical Society, 1988-present
American College of Surgeons, Candidate Group, 1988-1995
American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow, 1995-1998
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1994-present
Minnesota Vascular Society, 1995-present
Association for Academic Surgery, 1995-present
Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, 1996-present
Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, 1996-present
Minnesota Surgical Society, 1996-present
Young Surgeons Representative, American College of Surgeons, 1996-1997
The Association of VA Surgeons, 1996-2000
Minneapolis Surgical Society, 1997-present
Midwestern Vascular Surgery Society, 1997-present
American Association for Vascular Surgery, 1998-present
- formally The International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1998-present
The Society of University Surgeons, 2000-present
The Society for Vascular Surgery, 2001-present
American Heart Association, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Council, 2001-present
American Heart Association, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Council, 2001-present
American Heart Association, Stroke Council, 2001-present
Fellow, American Heart Association, 2002-present
Fellow, Council on Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, American Heart Association, 2002-present
Founding Member, International Society for Vascular Surgery, 2003-present
Member, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and the American, 2003-present
College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE)
Association for Surgical Education, 2006-present
Owen H. Wangensteen Surgical Society, 2007-present
Minnesota Medicine (Review Board), 1997-present
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (Reviewer), 2001-present
Annals of Vascular Surgery (Editorial Boards), 2002-present
Archives of Surgery (Reviewer), 2005-present
Journal of Vascular Surgery (Reviewer), 2006-present
Program Director, Minnesota Vascular Society, 1997-present
Member Joint Council Society SVS/MVS Ad Hoc Committee on Outcomes Assessment in Vascular Surgery, 1999-present
Stroke Task Force Steering Committee, American Stroke Association, Division of the American Heart Association, Northland Affiliate, 1999-present
Councillor, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, 2000-present
Chairman, Membership Committee, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, 2000-2001
Recorder, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, 2001-2002
President, Minnesota Vascular Society, 2002-present
Panel Member, National Institutes of Health, Biology of Development and Aging, 2004
Institutional Representative, Association for Academic Surgeons, 2005-present
Reviewer, National Institutes of Health, Small Business Group, 2005-present
Member, Data Safety Monitoring Board, Vascutek, Ltd, Ananconda Phase 1, 2005-present
Member, Clinical Events Committee, Bolton Medical, Inc, Phase II Stent Graft, 2007-present
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SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
United Cerebral Palsy of Minnesota, Inc., Government Activities Committee, 1993-present
Intermediate School District 917 Mentor Program, 1998
TEACHING
University Teaching Roles
Lecturer, Surgery 5-500, 1995-present
Surgical Education Committee, 1996-present
Service Director of Education, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Informal Teaching
Surgical decision making, 1993-present
Surgical technique, 1993-present
Endovascular technique, 2003-present
International Meetings
8th European Conference on Advances in Wound Management Acute and Chronic Wounds: Is there a difference? Madrid, Spain. 1998
8th Annual Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society. Copenhagen, Denmark. 1998
A Symposium on Thermoregulation in Wound Care, St. Anne's College and Green College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England. 1999
Dermatology Grand Rounds, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, England. 2000
Surgery Grand Rounds, Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England. 2000
National Meetings
Academy of Surgical Research, 1990, 1991
Association for Academic Surgery, 1990, 1991
Society of University Surgeons, Residents Section, 1991
American College of Surgeons-Surgical Forum, 1991
Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, 1997
Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Joint Annual Meeting, 1999
Postgraduate Course, 86th Annual Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons, 2000
Surgical Grand Rounds, Case Western Reserve University, 2001
Society for Vascular Surgery and American Association of Vascular Surgery, Joint Annual Meeting, 2001, 2002
University of California – San Francisco, Stanford Vascular Symposium, 2002
Veith Symposium, 2002, 2003
Local and Regional Meetings
Minnesota Vascular Surgery Society 1990, 1994
Surgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Ohio 1991
Surgery Grand Rounds, Park Nicollet Medical Center 1992
Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota 1992
Basic Science Lecture Series, University of California, San Francisco, 1994
Family Practice Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota, 1996-00
Emergency Room Grand Rounds, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, 1996
Changing General Surgical Practices, St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center and University of Minnesota, 1996, 1997
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, VA Medical Center, St. Cloud, 1996
Physical Therapy Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota, 1997, 1998
Anesthesia Grand Rounds, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, 1997, 1998
Minnesota Vascular Disease Center Grand Rounds, 1997
Chief's Rounds, Surgery Department, University of Minnesota, 1997
Operating Room Grand Rounds, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, 1997-00
3rd Annual Symposium: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Vascular and Cerebral Vascular Disease, University of Minnesota "The Surgical Management of Critical Limb Ischemia", 1997
Vascular Disease Conference, Veterans Affairs Medical Center "A Vascular Surgery Database: The Good, The Bad, The Frustrating, and The Future", 1998
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Spring Refresher, 1997-99
Family Practice Grand Rounds, St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Paul, 1998-01
University of Minnesota Family Practice Review & Update, 1996-03, 2005, 2007
Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 1998 Joint Annual Meeting, 1998
Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 1999 Joint Annual Meeting, 1999
Visiting Professorship
Case Western Reserve University, 2001
1. Campos C, Matts JP, Santilli SM, Fitch LL, Long JM, Speech JC, Buchwald H: Predictors of total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol change after partial ileal bypass. American Journal of Surgery 155:138-146, 1988.
2. Santilli SM, Cerra FB: Understanding multiple organ failure syndrome. Hospital Physician 26:52-56, 1990.
3. Knighton DR, Santilli SM, Hunter D: Saphenous vein in situ bypass. American Journal of Surgery 160:294-299, 1990.
4. Knighton DR, Fiegel VD, Doucette M, Fylling CP, Santilli SM: A comprehensive treatment program for diabetic foot ulcers: Treatment algorithm and review of clinical data. Diabetes Spectrum 3(1):51-56, 1990.
5. Santilli SM, Fiegel VD, Knighton DR: Rabbit aortic endothelial cell hypoxia induces secretion of transforming growth factor beta and augments macrophage adherence. Annals of Vascular Surgery 5(5):429-438, 1991.
6. Nyberg SL, Santilli SM, Shatford RA, Cerra FB, Knighton DR, Wei-shou Hu: Microelectrode measurement of oxygen tensions in collagen-hepatocyte gels. Biotechnology Techniques 5(6):449-452, 1991.
7. Santilli SM, Fiegel VD, Knighton DR: Changes in the aortic wall oxygen tensions of hypertensive rabbits. Hypertension 19(1):33-39, 1992.
8. Santilli SM, Fiegel VD, Knighton DR: The effect of diabetes on the proliferation of aortic endothelial cells. Annals of Vascular Surgery
6(6): 503-510, 1992.
9. Santilli SM, Payne WD, Hunter DW, Knighton DR: Preoperative comparison of standard angiography with balloon occlusion angiography of the lower extremity. Journal of Investigative Surgery 6:83-95, 1993.
10. Santilli SM, Fiegel VD, Knighton DR: Alloxan diabetes alters the rabbit transarterial wall oxygen gradient. Journal of Vascular Surgery 18(2):227-233, 1993.
11. Santilli SM, Stevens RB, Anderson JD, Payne WD, Caldwell MD: The transarterial wall oxygen gradient at the dog carotid bifurcation. American Journal of Physiology , 268 (Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 37):H155-H161, 1995.
12. Santilli SM, Stevens RB, Anderson JD, Caldwell MD: The effect of aging on the transarterial wall oxygen gradient. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 9(2):146-151, 1995.
13. Santilli JD, Santilli SM, Rodnick JE: Prevention of stroke due to carotid bifurcation stenosis-current treatment trends. American Family Physician 53(2):549-560, 1996.
14. Santilli JD, Rodnick JE, Santilli SM: Claudication: Diagnosis and treatment. American Family Physician;: 53(4):1245-1258, 1996.
15. Santilli SM, Goldstone, J: Surgical therapies for transient monocular visual loss. Ophthalmology Clinics of North America:, 9(3):505-511, 1996.
16. Sechriest VF, Jaklitsch MT, McFalls EO, Ward HB, Santilli SM: Symptomatic coronary-subclavian steal syndrome: A case report of successful management with carotid to subclavian artery bypass. Surgical Rounds , 20(5):167-172, 1997.
17. Santilli JD, Santilli SM: Diagnosis and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Am Fam Physician, 56(4):1081-1090, 1997.
18. Santilli SM, Kronson JW, Payne WD: Cigarette smoking alters the rabbit transarterial wall oxygen gradient. Annals of Vascular Surgery , 12(2):174-181, 1998.
19. McFalls EO, Ward HB, Santilli S, Scheftel M, Chesler E, Doliszny KM. The influence of perioperative myocardial infarction on long-term prognosis following elective vascular surgery. Chest 113(13): 681-686, 1998.
20. Robinson CA, Santilli SM: Warm-upTM active wound therapy: A novel approach to the management of chronic venous stasis ulcers. Journal of Vascular Nursing , 16(2):38-42, 1998.
21. Santilli SM, Kronson J, Payne WD: The effect of hypercholesterolemia on the rabbit transarterial wall oxygen gradient. Annals of Vascular Surgery 12(5):418-423, 1998.
22. Santilli SM, Robinson C, Vosskuhler RJ: Warm-up Wound Therapy: A novel approach to the treatment of venous stasis ulcers, Proceedings 8th European Conference on Advances in Wound Management Acute and Chronic Wounds: Is there a difference?, 1998.
23. Lee ES, Wernsing SE, Robinson CA, Hedblad RW, Valusek PA, Kuskowski MA, Santilli SM. Clinical pathways reduce and provide quality care in abdominal aneurysm repairs. Surgical Forum 49:540-542 1998.
24. Santilli SM and Robinson C. Use of a non-contact radiant heat bandage for the treatment of chronic venous stasis disease. Advances in Wound Care 12, 89-93, 1999.
25. Santilli SM and Goldstone J. Outcomes assessment and research in vascular surgery. Journal of Surgical Outcomes 2(1):43-49, 1999.
26. Santilli JD and Santilli SM. Critical limb ischemia. American Family Physician 59(7):1899-1908, 1999.
27. Santilli, SM. Thermoregulation in wound care. European Tissue Repair Society Bulletin 6(1):14-16, 1999.
28. McFalls EO, Ward HB, Krupski WC, Goldman S, Littooy F, Eagle K, Nyman JA, Moritz T, McNabb S, and Henderson WG for the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis for Elective Vascular Surgery (Santilli SM, Investigator, Minneapolis VA Pilot Site). Controlled Clinical Trials 20(297-308), 1999.
29. Lee ES, Lindberg CM, Nyholm BW, Trimble KE, Hedblad RW, and Santilli SM. Quality of life in patients after conventional abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Surgical Forum 50:685-687, 1999.
30. Santilli, SM. Thermoregulation in wound care. In: Warming and Wound Healing: Warm-upTM Active Wound Therapy, editors TJ Ryan and GW Cherry, K Harding, International Congress and Symposium Series No 237, The Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd., 2000.
31. Lee ES, Kor DJ, Kuskowski MA, and Santilli SM. Incidence of erectile dysfunction after open abdominal aortic repair. Annals Vascular Surgery 14(1):13-19, 2000.
32. Santilli SM, Wernsing SE, Lee ES. Expansion rates and outcomes for iliac artery aneurysms. Journal Vascular Surgery 31(1):114-121., 2000.
33. Santilli SM, Lee ES, Wernsing SE, Diedrich DA, Kuskowski MA, Shew RL: Superficial femoral popliteal vein: An anatomic study to assist in the prevention of venous morbidity following harvest. Journal of Vascular Surgery 31(3):450-455, 2000
34. Lee ES, Bauer GE, Caldwell MP, Santilli SM. Association of artery wall hypoxia and cellular proliferation at a vascular anastomosis. Journal of Surgical Research 91(1):32-37, 2000.
35. Lee ES, Steenson C, Trimble KE, Caldwell MP, Kuskowski MA, Santilli SM. Comparing patency rates between external iliac and common iliac artery stents. Journal of Vascular Surgery 31(5):889-894, 2000.
36. Santilli SM, Wernsing SE, Lee ES. Transarterial wall oxygen gradients at a prosthetic vascular graft to artery anastomosis in the rabbit. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 31:1229-39, 2000.
37. Lee ES, Melnyk DL, Kuskowski MA, Santilli SM. The role of cerebral oximetry for selective shunting of carotid artery during carotid endarterectomy. Vascular Surgery, 34:403-409, 2000.
38. Santilli SM, Tretinyak AS, Lee ES. Transarterial wall oxygen gradients at the deployment site of an intra-arterial stent in the rabbit. American Journal Physiology Heart Circulation, 279:H1518-H1525, 2000.
39. McDaniel MD, Nehler MR, Santilli SM, Hiatt WR, Regensteiner JG, Goldstone J, McCarthy WJ, White JV. Extended outcome assessment in the care of vascular diseases: Revising the paradigm for the 21st century. Journal of Vascular Surgery 32:1239-1250, 2000.
40. Lee ES, Caldwell MP, Talarico PJ, Kuskowski MA, Santilli SM. Use of a non-contact radiant heat bandage and staphylococcus aureus dermal infections in an ovine model. Wound Repair and Regeneration 8:562-566, 2000.
41. Lee ES, Tretinyak AS, Santilli, SM. The superficial femoral-popliteal vein to salvage dialysis access - A case report. Vascular Surgery 34:531-535,2000.
42. Tretinyak AS, Lee ES, Kuskowski MA, Caldwell MP, Santilli, SM. Revascularization and quality of life in patients with limb threatening ischemia. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 15:84-88, 2001.
43. Tretinyak AS, Lee ES, Caldwell MP, Kuskowski MA, Santilli SM. Effect of revascularization on quality of life in patients with limb threatening ischemia. Surgical Forum, 51:522-523, 2000.
44. Lee, ES, Santilli SM. Supplemental oxygen controls cellular proliferation and anastomotic intimal hyperplasia at a vascular to artery anastomosis in the rabbit. Journal of Vascular Surgery 33:608-613, 2001.
45. Lee ES, Santilli SM, Olson MM, Kuskowski MA, Lee JT. Wound infections after infrainguinal bypass operations: Multivariate analysis of putative risk factors. Surgical Infections 1:257-264, 2000.
46. Santilli SM, Wernsing BA, Lee ES. The effect of supplemental oxygen on the transarterial wall oxygen gradient a prosthetic vascular graft to artery anastomosis in the rabbit. Annals of Vascular Surgery 15:435-442, 2001.
47. Santilli SM, Littooy FN, Cambria RA, Rapp, JH, Tretinyak AS, d’Audiffret AC, Kuskowski MA, Roethle ST, Tomczak CM, Krupski WC. Expansion rates and outcomes for the 3.0-cm to 3.9-cm infranenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, Journal of Vascular Surgery 35:666-671, 2002.
48. Tretinyak AS, Lee, ES, Uema K, d’Audiffret AC, Caldwell MP, Santilli SM. Supplemental oxygen reduces hyperplasia after intra-arterial stenting in the rabbit. Journal of Vascular Surgery 35:982-987, 2002.
49. d’Audiffret A, Rosenmeyer JG, Santilli S. Venous stasis disease. Current Options in Infectious Disease 4(3) 225-31, 2002.
50. A d’Audiffret, S Santilli, A Tretinyak, S Roethle. Fate of the ectatic infrarenal aorta: Expansion rate and outcomes. Annals of Vascular Surgery 16 (5), 534-36, 2002.
51. Nath DS, d’Audiffret AC, Santilli SM. Endovascular repair of an iliac artery aneurysm in preparation for kidney transplantation. A Case Report. Surgical Rounds 27(3) 123, March, 2004.
52. McFalls E0, Ward HB, Moritz TE, Goldman S, Krupski WC, Litooy F, Pierpont G, Santilli S, Rapp J, Hattler B, Shunk K, Jaenicke C, Thottapurathu L, Ellis N, Reda DJ, Henderson WG. Coronary artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery. New England Journal of Medicine 351(27):2795-2804, 2004.
53. Lee ES, Smith WE, Quach HT, Jones BD, Santilli SM, Vatassery GT. Moderate hyperoxia (40%) increases antioxidant levels in mouse tissue. J Surg Res. Aug;127(2):80-4, 2005.
54. Raghunathan A, Rapp JH, Littooy F, Santilli S, Krupski WC, Ward HB, Thottapurathu L, Moritz T, McFalls EO, for the CARP Investigators. Post-operative outcomes for patients undergoing elective revascularization for critical limb ischemia and intermittent claudication: A subanalysis of the Coronary Artery Revascularization (CARP) trial. J Vasc Surg 43(6):1175-1182, June, 2006.
55. Ward HB, Kelley RK, Thottapurathu L, Moritz TE, Larsen GC, Pierpont G, Santilli S, Goldman S, Krupski WC, Littooy F, Reda DJ, McFalls EO. Coronary artery bypass grafting is superior to percutaneous coronary intervention in prevention of perioperative myocardial infarctions during subsequent vascular surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 82:795-801, 2006.
56. Santilli, SM. The Coronary Artery Prophylaxis (CARP) Trial: Results and remaining controversies. Perspect Vasc Surg and Endovasc Ther, 18(4):282-285, December 2006, DOI: 10.1177/1531003506295144.
57. McCue JD, Black SM, Santilli SM, Joyce LD, John. Carotid endarterectomy prior to ventricular assist device placement. Ann Vasc Surg. August, 2007; PMID: 17703917
58. McFalls EO Ward HB, Moritz TE, Littooy F, Santilli S, Rapp J, Larsen G, Reda DJ. Clinical factors associated with long-term mortality following vascular surgery: Outcomes from The Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis (CARP) Trial. J Vasc Surg September, 2007
MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED - IN PRESS
Santilli, SM. Current Issues Facing Academic Surgery Departments: Stakeholders’Views. Accepted J Acad Med, 2007
1. Stoney RJ, Riley LM, Santilli SM: Stroke. In: Basic Surgery. Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., St. Louis, 1996; Fifth Edition.
2. Santilli SM, Goldstone JG: Carotid endarterectomy for acute stroke. In: Advances in Vascular Surgery, Vol. 3. Mosby Year Book Publishing, St. Louis, 1995.
3. Santilli SM, Goldstone JG: Aortoenteric Fistula. In: Arterial Surgery: Management of Challenging Problems. Appleton and Lange, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1995.
4. Santilli JD, Santilli SM, Goldstone JG: Peripheral Arterial Disease. In: Conn's Current Therapy. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1996.
5. Santilli SM, Goldstone J: A Clinician's View of Aortic Atherosclerosis. In: Syndromes of Athersclerosis: Correlations of Clinical Imaging and Pathology, Futura Publishing Company, Inc, Armonk, NY. 1996.
6. Santilli SM, Goldstone JG: Management of Aortoenteric Fistula. In: Current Critical Problems in Vascular Surgery, Vol. 7, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, 1995.
7. Stoney RJ, Gillon J, Santilli SM: Transabdominal Medial Visceral Rotation. In: Current Critical Problems in Vascular Surgery, Vol. 7, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, 1995.
8. Santilli SM, Goldstone J: Surgical Therapies for Transient Monocular Visual Loss. In: Ophthalmology Clinics of North America, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1996.
9. Santilli SM, Lee ES, Goldstone J: Prevention and Treatment of Aortic Graft-Enteric Fistula. In: Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic and Peripheral Arterial Aneurysms, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1999.
10. d’Audiffret A, Lindberg C, Santilli S. Vascular Emergencies in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Surgical Critical Care, 2nd Edition, Eds J Abrams, P. Druck, F Cerra, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2005.
11. Santilli, SM. Iliac Artery Aneursyms, Mastery of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Eds L Messina, G Zelenock, G. Moneta, T Huber, Alan Lumsden. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.
1. Santilli SM, Manivel JC, Fiegel VD, Aldridge DE, Knighton DR: Diabetic macrophage killing of vascular endothelial cells. Journal of Investigative Surgery 3:315, 1990.
2. Santilli SM, Payne WD, Hunter DW, Knighton DR: Preoperative comparison of standard angiography with balloon occlusion angiography of the lower extremity. Journal of Investigative Surgery 4(3):368, 1991.
3. Santilli SM, Fiegel VD, Knighton DR: Diabetes adversely effects vascular smooth muscle cell explant outgrowth in vitro. Journal of Investigative Surgery 4(3):392, 1991.
4. Irwin ED, Chute EP, Santilli SM, Payne WD: Long-term follow-up of femoral-popliteal bypass patients: Does the need for later revascularization justify preservation of the greater saphenous vein? Proceedings of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, 1996.
5. Santilli SM, Kronson JW, Payne WD: The effect of smoking on the transarterial wall oxygen gradient. Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, 1997.
6. Santilli SM, Robinson CA: The vascular care center at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center: Use of continuous quality improvement. Proceedings of "Journey of Change: Exploring and Discovering VHA's Future", 1997.
7. Santilli SM, Olson MM, Lee, ES, Lee JT, Goldstone J: Prevention of wound infections following infrainguinal bypass grafting: Lessons learned from a 20 year experience. International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, 1998.
8. Robinson CA, Santilli SM: Non-contact thermal wound care. Annual Meeting, Society Vascular Nursing, 30th Annual Wound Ostomy and Continence Conference, Salt Lake City, Scientific and Clinical Abstracts Program Book, pg 86, June 14-18, 1998.
9. Santilli SM, Robinson CA: Use of a radiant heat bandage for the treatment of chronic venous stasis ulcers. 30th Annual Wound, Ostomy and Continence Conference, Salt Lake City, Scientific and Clinical Abstracts Program Book, pg 113, June 14-18, 1998.
10. Lee ES, Santilli SM, Olson MM, Lee JT, and Goldstone J. Prevention of wound infections following infrainguinal bypass grafting: Lessons learned from a 20 year experience. North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery/ Society for Vascular Surgery Joint Meeting, Poster Abstract Book, pg 56, June 1998.
11. Lee ES, Bauer GE, Wernsing SE, and Santilli SM. Transarterial wall oxygen 02 tensions and cellular events in the arterial wall anastomosis. 60th Annual Meeting, Society of University Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, February 11-13, 1999.
12. Santilli SM, Valusek PA, and Robinson C. Use of warm-upTM active wound therapy for the inpatient treatment chronic venous ulcers. European Tissue Society, Thermoregulation in Wound Care, St. Anne's College and Green College, University of Oxford, England, February 18-20, 1999.
13. Santilli SM, Valusek PA, and Robinson C. Use of warm-upTM active wound therapy for the outpatient treatment of chronic venous stasis ulcers. European Tissue Repair Society, Thermoregulation in Wound Care, St. Anne's College and Green College, University of Oxford, England, February 18-20, 1999.
14. Santilli SM, Valusek PA, and Robinson C. Use of warm-upTM active wound therapy for acute leg wounds following coronary artery bypass grafting. European Tissue Repair Society, Thermoregulation in Wound Care, St. Anne's College and Green College, University of Oxford, England, February 18-20, 1999.
15. Santilli SM, Valusek PA, Robinson C. Use of warm-upTM active wound therapy for acute wounds following lower extremity bypass. European Tissue Repair Society, Thermoregulation in Wound Care, St. Anne's College and Green College, University of Oxford, England, February 18-20, 1999.
16. Santilli SM and Lee ES. Use of warm-upTM in an in vivo ovine model of an ischemic, soft tissue infection. European Tissue Repair Society, Thermoregulation in Wound Care, St. Anne's College and Green College, University of Oxford, England, February 18-20, 1999.
17. Lee ES, Kor DJ, Kuskowski MA, Santilli SM. The incidence of erectile dysfunction after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. 24th Annual Spring Meeting, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Washington DC, June 5, 1999.
18. Lee ES, Santilli SM, Wernsing SE, Diedrich DA, Kuskowski MA, Shew RL. Superficial femoral-popliteal vein:An anatomic study to assist in the prevention of venous morbidity following harvest. Poster Abstract Book, Society for Vascular Surgery, North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Washington DC, June, 1999.
19. Santilli SM, Wernsing SE, Lee ES. Expansion rates and outcomes for iliac artery aneurysms. 47th Scientific Meeting, The International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Washington DC, June 8-9, 1999.
20. Lee ES, Steenson CC, Trimble KE, Caldwell MP, Santilli SM. Comparing patency rates between external iliac and common iliac artery stents. 23rd Annual Meeting, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, Chicago, IL, September 24,25, 1999.
21. Lee ES, Bauer GE, Caldwell MP, Santilli SM. Artery wall hypoxia causes cellular proliferation at an artery anastomosis. J Surg Research 86(2): 254, 1999.
22. Lee, ES, Tretinyak AS, Santilli SM. Use of the superficial femoral-popliteal vein to salvage dialysis access: A case report. Society for Clinical Surgery, March 2000.
23. Lee ES, Smith WE, Quach HT, Jones BR, Snatilli SM, Vatassery GT. Hyperoxia increases vitamin E levels in mouse tissue. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 14(4): A244, 2000 for Experimental Biology 2000, San Diego, CA, April, 2000.
24. Tretinyak AS, Carignan M, Lee ES, Caldwell MP, Santilli SM. Surgical residency may be hazardous to your health. Minnesota Surgical Society, Minneapolis, MN, May, 2000.
25. Tretinyak AS, Lee ES, Caldwell MP, Kuskowski MA, Santilli, SM. Revascularization and quality of life in patients with limb threatening ischemia. 25th Annual Meeting, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June, 2000.
26. Lee ES, Santilli, SM. Supplemental oxygen controls cellular proliferation and anastomotic intimal hyperplasia at a vascular graft to artery anastomosis in the rabbit. Society of Vascular Surgery, June 2000
27. Lee ES, Olson MM, Kuskowski MA, Santilli SM. Incidence of Surgical Wound Infection after infrainguinal bypass procedures: A 5 year analysis, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, July, 2000.
28. Tretinyak AS, Lee ES, Caldwell MP, Kuskowski, Santilli SM. Effect of revascularization on quality of life in patients with limb threatening ischemia. American College of Surgeons, October 2000.
29. Santilli SM, et al. Expansion rates and outcomes for the 3.0 to 3.9 cm abdominal aortic aneurysms, accepted for Society of Vascular Surgery/American Association for Vascular Surgery, Joint Meeting, June 2001.
30. Tretinyak AS, Lee ES, Uema KM, d’Audiffret AC, Caldwell MP, Santilli SM. Supplemental oxygen reduces intimal hyperplasia after intra-arterial stent deployment in the rabbit. SVS/AAVS Joint Meeting, June, 2001
31. Tretinyak AS, Kuskowski MA, Roethle ST, d’Audiffret A, Santilli SM. Follow-up of iliac artery aneurysms. Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society Meeting, September, 2001.
32.d’Audiffret AC, Santilli, SM, Tretinyak A, Roethle S. Fate of the ectatic infrarenal aorta: expansion rates and outcomes. Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Meeting, February, 2002.
33. Hays WS, Chipman JG, Beilman GJ, Santilli SM. Post-operative troponin I predicts long term mortality in vascular Surgery patients. Minnesota Surgical Society Meeting, April, 2002.
34. d’Audiffret A, Roethle S, Tretinyak A, Santilli, S. Use of a contact radiant heat bandage on ischemic dermal infections in an ovine model. Medical Science Monitor, 8(8), 2002.
35. Brasel KJ, Awad, SS, Kane JM, Merlino J, Dunn DL, Weigelt JA, Brunicardi FC, Billiar TR, Goldstone J, Kuskowski MA, Santilli, SM. Surgical residency: A marker for diminished mental health. Association for Surgical Education/Association for Program Directors of Surgery Joint Meeting, Vancouver, BC, May, 2003.
36. d’Audiffret AC, Santilli SM, Lee L. Pre-operative Adenosine Stress Thallium Imaging in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Surgery: A Test to be Abandoned. Vascular Annual Meeting (Society for Vascular Surgery 57th/American Association for Vascular Surgery 51st), Chicago, IL, June, 2003.
37. Santilli SM. Primary Closure of Carotid Endarterctomy Arteriotomies: Still the Procedure of Choice in Men. Session XXVI New Developments in Carotid Disease and Carotid Endarterectomy, 30th VEITH Symposium, New York, NY, November, 2003.
38. Brasel KJ, Awad, SS, Kane JM, Merlino J, Dunn DL, Weigelt JA, Brunicardi FC, Billiar TR, Goldstone J, Kuskowski MA, Santilli, SS. Surgical Residency: A marker for diminished mental health. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Surgical Education, Vancouver, Canada, 2003.
39. McFalls EO, Ward HB, Mortiz TE, Goldman S, Krupski WC, Litooy F, Pierpont G, Santilli SM, Rapp J, Hattler B, Shunk K, Jaenicke C. Coronary artery revascularization prior to major elective vascular surgery and long-term outcome: The Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis (CARP) Trial. American Heart Association Meeting, Poster Session, New Orleans, LA, November, 2004
40. Raghunathan A, Rapp JH, Littooy F, Santilli S, Krupski WC, Ward HB, Thottapurathu L, Moritz T, McFalls EO. Perioperative Outcomes are not affected by cardiac revascularization in patients with threatened limb loss or claudication. Vascular Annual Meeting, Coral Gables, FL, June 2005.
41. Ward HB, Kelley RK, Thottapurathu L, Moritz TE, Larsen GC, Pierpont G, Santilli S, Goldman S, Krupski WC, Littooy F, Reda DJ, McFalls EO. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Is Superior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Prevention of Perioperative Myocardial Infarctions During Subsequent Vascular Surgery. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, January 30-February 1, 2006.
42. Haddadin I, Payne WD, Humar A, Santilli SM. Endovascular vs open aortic aneurysm repair. The Minneapolis Veterans Hospital-University of Minnesota experience. Minnesota Surgical Society Spring Conference. Minneapolis, MN, May 2006.
43. Santilli, SM. The Coronary Artery Prophylaxis (CARP) Trial: Results and Remaining Controversies. Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, September 7-9, 2006.
1. Santilli SM, Goldstone JG: Does coronary artery revascularization precipitate rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm? Invited commentary. Vascular Surgery Outlook 6(6): 1-2, 1994.
2. Santilli SM, Goldstone JG: Cryopreserved saphenous vein allografts for below-knee extremity revascularization. Invited commentary. Vascular Surgery Outlook, 6(8): 1-2, 1994
3. Santilli SM, Goldstone JG: Is there a role for aprotinin in peripheral vascular surgery? Aprotinin for coronary bypass operations: Efficacy, safety, and influence on early saphenous vein graft patency. Invited commentary. Vascular Surgery Outlook , 6(9): 1-2, 1995
4. Santilli SM, Goldstone JG: Cost-effectiveness of enoxaparin vs low dose warfarin in the prevention of deep-vein thrombosis after total hip replacement surgery. Invited commentary. Vascular Surgery Outlook, 6(10): 1-2, 1995
5. Santilli SM, Robinson CA: The vascular care center at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center: Use of continuous quality improvement. Virtual Learning Center database (vaww.va.gov.vlc.htm) and VA Intranet Innovations (vaww.va.gov/med/osp/innovat/), 1998.
6. Santilli SM, Robinson CA, Vosskuhler RJ: Warm-up active wound therapy:A novel approach to the treatment of chronic venous stasis ulcers. Invited commentary. Program book for EWMA/Journal of Wound Care , April, 1998.
7. Santilli SM, Robinson C, Vosskuhler RJ: Warm-up Wound Therapy: A novel approach to the treatment of venous stasis ulcers, Proceedings 8th European Conference on Advances in Wound Management Acute and Chronic Wounds: Is there a difference?, 1998.
8. Lee, ES, Harris IB, Santilli SM, and Shew RL: Student reaction to the inclusion of a surgery resident in a medical anatomy course. Poster Session, Association for Academic Surgery, 33rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November, 1999.
9. Santilli, SM. Intermittent claudication. In: The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors. Ed. D. Dollemore, Rodale Press, Emmaus PA: Rodale Press, 1999.
10. Tretinyak AS, Lee ES, Santilli SM: Supplemental oxygen alters arterial wall oxygen concentration after stent deployment. Poster Session, Association for Academic Surgery, 34th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, November 2-4, 2000.
11. Santilli SM. Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms: How should the United Kingdom small aneurysm trial affect decision making? Postgraduate Course 8, Vascular Surgery, 86th Annual Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, October, 2000.
12. Johnson L, Rosenmeyer J, Santilli SM. The Relative Importance of Various Disease States: A Patient’s Perspective. Minnesota Vascular Society Annual Meeting, Red Wing, MN, April 2004.
13. Tomczak CM, Brenner J, Lindberg C, Santilli SM. Claudication and Erectile Dysfunction: Is There a Correlation? Minnesota Vascular Society Annual Meeting, Red Wing, MN, April 2004.