Howard P. Greisler, MD
#20: 1996-1997
Dr. Greisler is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Penn State University Hershey Medical Center. Following his medical doctorate, he received training in surgery with fellowships in Vascular Surgery and Transplantation at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, under the mentorship of Arthur Voorhees. He is currently both Professor of Surgery and Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.
Dr. Greisler has received numerous grants, including seven RO1s from the National Institutes of Health, and four Merit Review Awards from the Veterans Administration. He has served as a member of the NIH Surgery and Bioengineering Study Section, Review Panels of the American Heart Association and the Veterans Administration, as well as five editorial boards, and has chaired the Surgery Study Section for the Veterans Administration, chaired the special tissue engineering study section for the NIH, and serves as Chairman of the Trauma, Surgical and Musculoskeletal Disorders Medical Research Advisory Group.
He is the current President of the International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and has been Chairman of the Lifeline Foundation Research and Education Committee and holds three United States and international patents. He has served on the World Technology Evaluation Center Tissue Engineering panel sponsored by NSF, NIH, DARPA, NIST, NASA, and FDA. He has authored over 250 publications, including four books, and has given over 300 scientific and clinical presentations.
Dr. Greisler divides his time equally between research and clinical activities. His research endeavors are in the area of tissue engineering and angiogenesis, with specific attention to the regulation of growth factor secretion by arterial wall cells, the role of these growth factors in modulating endothelial cell and smooth muscle cell proliferation in vascular injury models, and local delivery strategies of naturally occurring and mutant growth factor proteins and genes to vascular grafts and to cardiovascular tissues. His clinical interests cover the range of diagnostic and therapeutic options for the care of patients with vascular disease.
In addition to his clinical and scientific pursuits, Dr. Greisler has a great interest in outdoor activities, including backpacking, kayaking and scuba diving, as well as music and theater.
