PI
Research Group
Wayne W. Zhang
waynezhang(at)cimrbj.ac.cn
  Distinguished Investigator
B.S. in Surgery, Henan Medical University, China
M.S. in Surgery, Henan Medical University, China
M.D. in Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Work Experience
2024-present
Distinguished Investigator, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Beijing, China
2024-present
Chair Professor, Capital Medical University, China
2023-present
Clinical Professor, University of Washington, USA
2017-2023
Professor and Section Chief, University of Washington, USA
2015-2017
Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery; Vice Chairman of Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, USA
2010-2015
Associate Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, USA
2005-2009
Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University, USA
Research Direction
Dr. Zhang's Lab performs basic science research on the etiologies, pathogenesis, pathophysiological changes of cardiovascular diseases; development and translation of innovative technologies for diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
Major Contributions
1. First use of a new negative pressure system for prevention and management of vascular surgical wound complications
2. Developed a new technique using physician modified re-constrainable endograft system for complex abdominal and thoracoabdominal aneurysms
3. Invented ZIPPER stentgraft system for mini-invasive total transfemoral endovascular repair of aortic arch pathologies
4. Invented a new percutaneous carotid reversal flow system for transcarotid artery stenting
5. Invented a new endograft system for endoleak prevention during and following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Representative Publications     *:Co-first author; #:Co-corresponding author
Representative Publications *:Co-first author; #:Co-corresponding author
Pearce FB, Yang S, Shi R, Tan TW, Zhang W. Circumferential Aortic Endarterectomy Followed With Immediate Infrarenal Clamping May Avoid Suprarenal Clamping During Open Surgery for Juxtarenal Aortoililac Occlusive Disease. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 2016, 34: 48-54. DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2016.01.018.

Dong H, Du T, Premaratne S, Zhao C, Tian Q, Li Y, Yan S, W Zhang. Relationship between ADAMTS4 and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability in Humans. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2018, 67: 1120-1126. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.08.075.

Delafontaine JL, Hu B, Tan TW, Tang GL, Starnes BW, Virk C, Chow WB, Zhang W. Outcome Comparison of TEVAR with and without Left Subclavian Artery Revascularization from Analysis of Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 2019, 58: 174-9. DOI:10.1016/j.avsg.2019.01.005.
Mei F, Fan J, Yuan J, Liang Z, Wang K, Sun J, Guan W, Huang M, Li Y, Zhang W. Comparison of Venous Thromboembolism Risks Between COVID-19 Pneumonia and Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 2020, 40: 2332-7. DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.314779.

Guo Z, Liu C, Huang K, Yu N, Peng M, Starnes BW, Chow WB, Li Z, Zhang W. Meta-analysis of Re-do Stenting Versus Endarterectomy for In-stent Stenosis Following Carotid Artery Stenting. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2021, 73: 1282-1289. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.07.102.

Zhang Z, Zhou Y, Lin S, Xiao J, Ai W, Zhang W. Systematic review and meta-analysis of association of prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage in preventing spinal cord ischemia after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2022, 75: 1478-1489.e5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.10.050.
Cao Z, Zhu R, Ghaffarian A, Wu W, Weng C, Chen X, Shalhub S, Starnes BW, Zhang W. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness and safety of unilateral versus bilateral iliac branch devices for aortoiliac and iliac artery aneurysms. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2022, 76: 1089-1098.e8. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.03.005.
Farber A, Menard MT, Conte M, Kaufman JA, Powell RJ, Choudhry NK, …, Zhang W, …, et al. Surgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. The New England Journal of Medicine, 2022, 387: 2305-2316. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2207899.

Dong H, Fu W, Zhang W. First-in-man ZIPPER™ endograft system for the treatment of symptomatic aortic arch intramural haematoma. European Heart Journal, 2023, 7: ytad574. DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad574.

Mei F, Zhang W, Jiang P, Tan C, Cui Y, Fan J, Zhang W. Comparison of the treatment strategies for symptomatic chronic internal carotid artery occlusion. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2024, 18: S0741-5214(24)01533-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.05.062.