Christopher K. Zarins

Clinical Focus

• Vascular Surgery

Administrative Appointments

• Acting Chairman, Department of Surgery, Stanford University (1995 - 1997)
• Chief of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA (1993 - 2005)
• Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago (1985 - 1989)
• Chief of Vascular Surgery, The University of Chicago Medical Center (1976 - 1993)

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa, Lehigh University (1964)
• Resident Research Award, Association for Academic Surgery (1972)
• Latvian Academy of Sciences Pauls Stradins Prize in Medicine, Republic of Latvia (1998)
• Three Star Order, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Latvia (2003)
• Grand Medal, Latvian Academy of Sciences (2009)

Professional Education

Postdoctoral Advisees

Oscar Abilez

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Surgery

Community & International Work

• Latvian Medical Foundation, Latvia 

Web Site Links

• The Zarins Lab

Industry Relationships

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Research Interests

Hemodynamic factors in atherosclerosis, pathogenesis of, aortic aneurysms, carotid plaque localization and complication, anastomotic intimal hyperplasia, vascular biology of artery wall, computational fluid dynamics as applied to blood flow and vascular disease.

A full list of publication with pdf at: (copy/paste the following URL to browser)

http://medstaging.stanford.edu/zarinslab/publications/zarins_bib/zarins_bibliography.html

Clinical Trials

• Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm with angled aorta, angled aneurysmal body or both. Recruiting
• Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Completed
• Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Completed

Publications

• Endovascular repair or surveillance of patients with small AAA. Zarins CK, Crabtree T, Arko FR, Heikkinen MA, Bloch DA, Ouriel K, White RA. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2005; 29 (5): 496-503; discussion 504
• Endovascular proximal control of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: the internal aortic clamp. Assar AN, Zarins CK. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2009; 50 (3): 381-5
• Open surgical repair after failed endovascular aneurysm repair: is endograft removal necessary? Nabi D, Murphy EH, Pak J, Zarins CK. J Vasc Surg. 2009; 50 (4): 714-21
• Carotid revascularization using endarterectomy or stenting systems (CaRESS): 4-year outcomes. Zarins CK, White RA, Diethrich EB, Shackelton RJ, Siami FS. J Endovasc Ther. 2009; 16 (4): 397-409
• Volume associated dynamic geometry and spatial orientation of the inferior vena cava. Murphy EH, Arko FR, Trimmer CK, Phangureh VS, Fogarty TJ, Zarins CK. J Vasc Surg. 2009; 50 (4): 835-42; discussion 842-3