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Strong Heart and Vascular Center

Division of Vascular Surgery

David Gillespie, MD, FACS, RVT, DMCC

Professor of Surgery
 

Current Appointments

  • University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Board Certifications

  • Recertification, American Board of Vascular Surgery, 2005-present
  • Recertification, American Board of Surgery, 2004-present
  • American Board of Vascular Surgery certification, 1996-2005
  • American Board of Surgery certification, 1994-2004

Education and Training

  • M.D. Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Societies

  • American College of Surgeons, Fellow
  • Society for Vascular Surgery - Distinguished Academic Fellow
  • Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery
  • American Venous Forum
    • Executive Council, Treasurer
    • Program Committee, Chairman
    • Outcomes Committee, Chairman
  • International Society of Endovascular Specialists
  • Association of Academic Surgeons
  • American Heart Association
  • Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society
  • Eastern Vascular Society
  • Southern Association for Vascular Surgery
  • Coalition to Prevent DVT
  • Venous Disease Coalition
  • International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Society for Military Vascular Surgery - Past President
  • Chesapeake Vascular Society - Past President

Awards

  • American Venous Forum - Sigvaris International Travelling Fellowship
  • Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society - Liebig Foundation Presidential Award
  • American College of Surgeons - Massachusetts Chapter, Research Award
  • Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery-  Liebig Foundation Research Award
  • Boston University Medical Center - Robert Grasberger Research Award
  • American College of Surgeons - Massachusetts Chapter, Research Award

Training

  • Vascular Surgery Fellow, Boston University Medical Center; Boston, MA, 1993-1994
  • General Surgery Residency, Boston University; Boston, MA, 1987-1992
  • Intern, Letterman Army Medical Center, General Surgery Residency Program;
    Presidio San Francisco, CA, 1986-1987

National Review Positions

  • Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • European Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Journal of Surgical Research

Selected Book Chapters

  • Quan R, and Gillespie DL: “Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of the Postphlebitic Syndrome” in Consultative Hemostasis and Thrombosis eds Kitchens Alving and Kessler ©Elsevier Science Philadelphia 2007, pp.243-254.
  • Gillespie DL “Operative Management of Upper Extremity Trauma in the Endovascular Era” in Trends in Vascular Surgery  eds Pearce and Matsumura©2007
  • Gillespie DL and Quan R: “Management of Venous Trauma” in American Venous Forum Handbook eds Gloviczki and Wakefield©2008
  • Gillespie DL and Aidinian G “Venography” Rutherfords Texbook of Vascular Surgery ed Cronenwett and Johnston ©2008
  • Gillespie DL “Iliocaval Stenting” in Trends in Vascular Surgery  eds Pearce and Matsumura©2008

Selected Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Johnson O, Fox CJ, O'Donnell, SD , Weber MA , Adams E, Cox M, Quan R , Rich NM, Gillespie DL. Arteriography in the Delayed Evaluation of Wartime Extremity Injuries. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2007 Jun-Jul;41(3):217-24.
  • Meissner MH, Wakefield TW, Ascher E, Caprini JA, Comerota AJ, Eklof B, Gillespie DL, Greenfield LJ, He AR, Henke PK, Hingorani AH, Hull RD, Kessler CM, McBane RD and McLafferty R, “Acute Venous Disease: Venous Thrombosis and Venous Trauma” (J Vasc Surg 2007;46:25S-53S)
  • Cox M Adams E, Fox CJ, Whittaker DR, Martinez C, Cunningham LD, Fox, MD, Eric Adams, MD, Feuerstein MD, and Gillespie, DL. Traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the head and neck: early endovascular intervention (J Vasc Surg. 2007 Dec;46(6):1227-33.)
  • Johnson O, Fox CJ, White P, Adams E, Cox M, Rich NM , and Gillespie DL. Physical Exam and Occult Post-traumatic Vascular Lesions: Implications for the Evaluation and Management of Arterial Injuries in Modern Warfare in the Endovascular Era (J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2007 Oct;48(5):581-6.).
  • Fox CJ, Gillespie DL, Cox D, Kragh JF, Metha SG, Salinas J, and Holcolmb J. Damage control for vascular surgery in a combat support hospital (J Trauma.2008 Jul;65(1):1-9.)
  • Fox CJ, Gillespie DL, Cox D, Kragh JF, Metha SG, Salinas J, and Holcolmb J. The effectiveness of a damage control resuscitation strategy for vascular injury in a combat support hospital: results of a case control study.  (J Trauma. 2008 Feb;64(2 Suppl):S99-106; discussion S106-7.)
  • Quan RW, Gillespie DL, Stuart RP, Chang AS, Whittaker DR, Fox CJ. The effect of vein repair on the risk of venous thromboembolic events: a review of more than 100 traumatic military venous injuries. (J Vasc Surg. 2008 Mar;47(3):571-7.)
  • Vertrees A, Gillespie, DL. Cox M, Adams E, and Fox CJ – The Use Of Prosthetic Grafts Permits Limb Salvage In Severe Vascular Trauma Without Increasing Morbidity (accepted for publication in  J Trauma 2008)
  • Johnson O, Gillespie DL, Cox M, Adams E and Fox, CJ  The Use of Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters In Severely Injured Military Trauma Patients: An Analysis with Long-Term Follow-up (accepted for publication in J Vasc Surg 2008)
  • Bush RL, Fairman RM, Flaherty SF, and Gillespie DL. “The Role of SVS Volunteer Vascular Surgeons in the Care of Combat Casualties: Preliminary Results from Landstuhl, Germany. (Accepted for publication in  J Vasc Surg 2008)
  • White P, Fox CJ, Cox M Adams E, Feuerstein I, and Gillespie, DL. - Sixty-Four Slice Multi-Detector CT Angiography in the Evaluation of Military Vascular Trauma (submitted to  J Trauma 2008)
  • Kaufman JA, RundbackJH,  Kee ST, Geerts W, Gillespie DL,  Kahn SR, Kearon C, Rectenwald J, B. Rogers FB, Stavropoulos SW, Streiff M,  Vedantham S, Venbrux A  Development Of A Research Agenda For Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters: Proceedings From A Multidisciplinary Research Consensus Panel.  (submitted to JVIR MAY 2008)
  • Aidinian G, Gillespie DL, Amin, A White, P, Adams, E and Fox CJ  Bedside Vena Cava Filters in Military Trauma Population (submitted to J Trauma Aug 2008).

Ongoing Research Projects

  • “An Analysis of Popliteal Artery Injuries associated with limb fractures in the Global war on terrorism”( WRAMC DCI Protocol / Fox et al/ WU# Expedited Protocol)  Principal Investigator
  • “The development of a clinical assay for early identification of patients at risk for the development of fibrosis associated with advanced chronic venous insufficiency” (University of Rochester – RSRB 2008) Prinicipal Investigator

Contact:

Dr. David Gillespie
University of Rochester Medical Center
Division of Vascular Surgery
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 652
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone: 585-275-6772