Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery Center for Vascular & Inflammatory Diseases; Baltimore VA Medical Center, Vascular Service Baltimore, MD 21201

Dr. Ucuzian is a vascular surgeon and scientist, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and staff surgeon at the Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center.  He received his Bachelor of Arts at Cornell University, his Medical Degree at Tufts University, and his PhD from Loyola University Chicago. He completed general and vascular surgery training at Loyola University Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, respectively.  He received the Robert W. Hobson, II, MD Early Career Investigator Award from the Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease of the American Heart Association.  He is funded by an NIH K08 and SVS Foundation/American College of Surgeons Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award.  His research focuses on the molecular dysregulation associated with thoracic aortic dissection and aneurysm formation (TAAD), and the effect of exercise in modulating TAAD pathogenesis and patient quality of life.