
Fibrosis
Wound Healing
Cell Contractility
Tissue Remodeling
Medical device development including hernia mesh, tissue engineered skin and wound care technologies
Education and Training
- M.D., University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston, 1997
In the News
- From Innovation to ImpactOctober 3, 2018
Selected Grants
- Synergistic Enhancement of Peripheral Nerve Defect Repair using Peptide Functionalized Aligned Nanofiber Conduits
- PREVENT Clinical Trial
- An Elastomeric Composite Hernia Mesh, Termed Safe Mesh, to Prevent Post-Operative Adhesions
- Development of a bacterial resistant hernia mesh
- Development of a Mesh with Enhanced Mechanical Performance to Prevent Hernias
- A Novel Hernia Mesh That Resists Dehiscence
- Antibody-Mediated Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha in a Novel Wound Dressing for Hypertrophic Scars
- Hernia Mesh Project
- The Management of Closed Surgical Incisions Resulting From Incisional Hernia Repair and/or Functional Panniculectomy Using the PIMS Customizable Dressing
- Development of a Degradable Bioengineered Skin Equivalent
- Delivery of miR Through Biodegradable Scaffolds
- Establishing Implantable Oxygen Sensors and Correlation with Flap Viability
- Non Muscle Myosin II Contractility Putatively Regulates Scar Contracture