Virna Liza Sales, M.D. Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Northwestern Memorial Hospital 201 Huron Avenue Galter 11-140 Chicago, IL  60611-290 United States http:// www.ctsnet.org/home/vsales

Institutional Affiliation

• Northwestern University

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery
• Peripheral Vascular Surgery

Background

• University of Santo Tomas, Manila, B.S Chem (1984)
• Ruprechts-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany, M.D. (1997)
• Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany (1997-1998)
• UniversitätsKlinikum Frankfurt and Heidelberg, Germany (1999)
• Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School (1999-2002)
• Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School (2003-2009)
• Northwestern University (2009-present)

Interests

• Coronary Revascularization and Catherization
• Atherosclerosis and Neointimal Formation
• Tissue Engineered Cardiovascular Structures
• Cell based transplantation of Tissue Engineering of Heart Valves
• Stem Cells
• Devices
• Cardiac Valves

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