Michael Sobel, M.D.
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Professor and Vice Chairman
Chief of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System
Faculty Appointments:
University of Washington, Professor, 2001-present.
S.U.N.Y. Syracuse, Upstate Medical University, Professor, 1997-2001.
Medical College of Virginia, Professor, 1994-97.
Education:
Fellowships: Harvard University, Research
Fellow, 1978-79.
New York University, Peripheral Vascular Surgery, 1982-83.
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital, Boston,
1975-82.
Guys Hospital, London, 1979.
M.D. Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1975.
Board Certified: American Board of Surgery,
1982.
Special Qualifications in General Vascular Surgery, 1989.
Clinical Interests:
Disorders of the veins.
Research Interests:
Thrombosis and vascular biology.
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Selected Publications:
Sobel M, Fish W, Toma N, Luo S, Bird K, Blystone SD, Suda Y. Heparin modulates integrin function in human platelets. J Vasc Surg, 2001; 33:587-594.
Wijelath ES, Murray J, Rahman S, Patel Y, Ishida A, Strand K, Aziz S, Cardona C, Hammond WP, Savidge GF, Rafii S, Sobel M. Novel vascular endothelial growth factor binding domains of fibronectin enhance VEGF biological activity. Circ Res, 2002; 91:25-31.
Da Silva MS, Horton JA, Wijelath JM, Blystone LW, Fish WR, Wijelath E, Strand K, Blystone SD, Sobel M. Heparin modulates integrin-mediated cellular adhesion: Specificity of interactions with alpha and beta integrin subunits. Cell Commun Adhes, 2003; 10:59-67.
Wijelath ES, Rahman S, Murray J, Patel Y, Savidge G, Sobel M. Fibronectin promotes VEGF-induced CD34 cell differentiation into endothelial cells. J Vasc Surg, 2004;39:655-60.
reviewed 4/06