Departmental Grants

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IMPROVE-AD: IMProving Outcomes in Vascular DisEase - Aortic Dissection
National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Funding amount: $12,000,000
National Co-Investigator: Panos Kougias, MD, MSc

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TOP Trial: Transfusion Triggers after Operations in High Cardiac Risk Patients
Veterans Health Administration, Cooperative Studies Program
Funding amount: $22,000,000
National Principal Investigator: Panos Kougias, MD, MSc

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Novel Peptide Drug to Treat Stenosis/Thrombosis in Hemodialysis Patients
SUNY Research Foundation, Technology Access Fund
Funding amount: $50,000
Co-Investigators: Justin C. Choi, MD; Sumanth Suresh, MD

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Molecular Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury Outcome in Black Populations
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, CREST Scholars Grant
Funding amount: $50,000
Principal Investigator: Ernest J. Barthelemy, MD, MPH, MA

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Long COVID-19 Epidemiology in High-Risk Surgical Patients
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, SEED Grant
Funding amount: $30,000
Principal Investigators: Sherene Sharath, PhD, MPH; Panos Kougias, MD, MSc

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Comparing Operating Room Scheduling Efficiency using Predictive vs. Traditional Models
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, SEED Grant
Funding amount: $50,000
Principal Investigators: David H. Berger, MD, MHCM; Panos Kougias, MD, MSc

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