Kristine Guleserian, MD

Assistant Professor
Cardio Thoracic Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-645-7700
Office Fax: 214-645-7701

kristine.guleserian@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipChildren's Hospital of Boston (2005)
FellowshipChildren's Hospital of Boston (2004)
ResidencyBarnes Jewish Hospital (2003)
FellowshipChildren's Hospital of Boston (2001)
ResidencyRhode Island Hospital (1999)
InternshipRhode Island Hospital (1995)
Medical SchoolBoston University School of Medicine (1994)

Research Interests

Cardiovascular Embryology and Development
Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
Circulating Progenitor Cells

Publications

Featured
Tissue-engineered microvessels on three-dimensional biodegradable scaffolds using human endothelial progenitor cells

Wu X, Rabkin-Aikawa E, Guleserian KJ, Perry TE, Masuda Y, Sutherland FW, Schoen FJ, Mayer JE Jr., Bischoff J , American Journal of Heart Circulatory Physiology , August 2004; (287(2)):H480-7

Featured
Bone marrow as a cell source for tissue engineering heart valves

Perry TE, Kaushal S, Sutherland FWH, Guleserian KJ, Bischoff J, Sacks MS, Mayer JE Jr. , Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 2002; (75(3)):761-7

Featured
Functional small-diameter neovessels created using endothelial progenitor cells expanded ex vivo

Kaushal S, Emiel G, Guleserian KJ, Shapira OM, Perry TE, Sutherland FW, Rabkin E, Moran AM, Schoen FJ, Atala A, Soker S, Bischoff J, Mayer JE Jr. , Nature Medicine , 2001; (7(9)):1035-40

Featured
Human umbilical cord blood derived endothelial progenitor cells: A novel cell source for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Guleserian KJ, Sander TL, Rabkin E, Moses MA, Kaushal S, Perry TE, Sutherland FWH, Bischoff J, Schoen FJ, Mayer JE Jr. , Circulation , 2001; (104(Suppl 2)):761

Featured
Functional living trileaflet heart valves grown in vitro

Hoerstrup SP, Sodian R, DAebritz S, Wang J, Bacha EA, Martin DP, Moran AM, Guleserian KJ, Sperling JS, Kaushal S, Vacanti JP, Schoen FJ, Mayer JE Jr. , Circulation , 2000; (102(19 Suppl 3)):III44-9

Natural history of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and right ventricle dependent coronary circulation managed by the single ventricle approach

Guleserian KJ, Armsby LB, Thiagarajan RR, del Nido PJ, Mayer JE Jr , Annals of Thoracic Surgery , June 2006; (Volume 81, Number 3)

Quality of life and survival after transmyocardial laser revascularization with the Holmium:YAG laser

Guleserian KJ, Maniar HS, Camillo CJ, Bailey MS, Damiano RJ Jr., Moon MR , Annals of Thoracic Surgery , July 2003; (Volume 75, Issue 6):1842-7

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support of a neonate with percutaneous femoral arterial cannulation

Booth KL, Guleserian KJ, Mayer JE Jr, Laussen PC , Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 2006; (In press)

Tissue-engineered microvessels formed on three-dimensional biodegradable scaffolds using human endothelial progenitor cells.

Wu X, Rabkin-Aikawa, E, Guleserian KJ, Perry TE, Masuda Y, Sutherland FWH, Schoen FJ, Mayer JE, Fischoff J. , Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol , 2004; (287/2):H480-487

Fetal tissue engineering form amniotic fluid

Kaviani A, Guleserian KJ, Perry TE, Jennings RW, Ziegler MM, Fauza Do. , J Am Coll Surg , 2003; (196/ 4):592-597

Honors/Awards

Hudson Foundation Clinical Research Award

Children’s Medical Center Dallas (2006)

Corgentech Clinical Research Scholarship

Society of Thoracic Surgery (2004)

Kaplan Cardiovascular Research Award

Children’s Hospital Boston (2000)

Oustanding Chief Resident Award

Brown University Department of Surgery (1999)

Harvard College Scholarship & Elizabeth-Cary Agassiz Certificate

Harvard College & Radcliffe College (1990)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Heart Association (AHA)

International Society of Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)

Society of Heart Valve Disease (SHVD)

Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA)