Michael S. Conte

Biography

 Conte, professor and chief of the Vascular Surgery Department at the University of California San Francisco, serves as scientific advisor for NuVascular Technologies, Inc. Prior to moving to the University of California, Conte was an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and director of vascular surgery research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was also co-director of the Clinical Trials Group at the Center for Surgery and Public Health, a joint initiative of Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a vascular surgeon and scientist whose translational research program has encompassed the range from basic laboratory investigations to large multi-center clinical trials. His research has focused on molecular therapies for control of the vascular injury response, with a goal of improving the long-term results of cardiovascular grafts and interventional procedures. His basic and clinical research programs have each been supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Conte served as lead investigator of the PREVENT III trial – a multi-center, Phase III study of an oligonucleotide therapy for the prevention of peripheral vein graft failure. He has authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications, as well as numerous book chapters and reviews. He is a member of several academic societies, including a distinguished fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Society of University Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery and the New England Society for Vascular Surgery. He has also served on the scientific advisory board of several biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies. 

Research Interest

He serves as an associate editor for circulation, and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Medicine, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and Vascular. His vascular surgery clinical practice focuses on complex limb revascularization, aortic and carotid artery surgery and hemodialysis access. Additional information about Dr. Conte can be found at http://surgery.ucsf.edu/faculty/division-chiefs/michael-s-conte,-md.aspx. ​