Wei Zhou

Clinical Focus

• Vascular Surgery
• Endovascular Intervention

Administrative Appointments

• Associate Professor of Surgery, Stanford University (2007 - present)
• Section Chief, Vascular Surgery, Palo Alto VA Medical Center (2007 - present)
• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine (2005 - 2007)

Professional Education

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Surgery

Web Site Links

• Vascular and Endovascular surgery

Research Interests

Dr. Zhou’s vascular research laboratory focuses on pathogenesis of atherosclerotic lesion formation and molecular mechanisms of intimal hyperplasia, including smooth muscle cell proliferation, oxidative stress, and endothelial cell dysfunction. Our specific clinical research interests are re-stenosis following endovascular interventions, plaque progression in arterial trees, and alternative outcome measures. Through collaboration with Stanford investigators and investigators at Baylor College of Medicine, plaque morphology and radiographic imaging are correlated. Furthermore, innovational treatment approaches for cardiovascular diseases are investigated using a well-developed wire-injury rodent model.

Clinical Trials

• Treatment on subject with renal artery narrowing with the use of approved peripheral stents and blood pressure medication as compared to blood pressure medication alone. Recruiting
• Compare the outcome of bypass surgery and plaque excision for treatment of critical limb ischemia in the lower limbs Completed
• Study of a device unit used in measuring colon oxygen level during abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and aortobifemoral bypass procedure Completed

Publications

• Long-term radiographic outcomes of microemboli following carotid interventions. Zhou W, Dinishak D, Lane B, Hernandez-Boussard T, Bech F, Rosen A. J Vasc Surg. 2009
• Subcapsular hematoma of the kidney secondary to paintball pellet injuries. Guerrero MA, Zhou W, El Sayed HF, Kougias P, Lin PH. J Emerg Med. 2009; 36 (3): 300-1
• Soluble CD40 ligand induces human coronary artery smooth muscle cells proliferation and migration. Chai H, Aghaie K, Zhou W. Surgery. 2009; 146 (1): 5-11
• Reduction of postprocedure microemboli following retrospective quality assessment and practice improvement measures for carotid angioplasty and stenting. Tedesco MM, Dalman RL, Zhou W, Coogan SM, Lane B, Lee JT. J Vasc Surg. 2009; 49 (3): 607-12; discussion 612-3
• Prolonged renal artery occlusion after endovascular aneurysm repair: endovascular rescue and renal function salvage. Hedayati N, Lin PH, Lumsden AB, Zhou W. J Vasc Surg. 2008; 47 (2): 446-9