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Brajesh K. Lal, MBBS

Academic Title:

Professor

Primary Appointment:

Surgery

Additional Title:

Director - NIH Vascular Imaging Core Facility, Director - Center for Vascular Research, Director - UMMC Center for Vascular Diagnostics, President - American Venous Forum Chief - Baltimore VA Medical Center Vascular Surgery

Email:

blal@som.umaryland.edu

Location:

UMMC S10-B00

Phone (Primary):

410-328-5840

Education and Training

Undergraduate

  • 1982-1988       Medical School, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India                
  • 1988-1992       M.S., Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India                

Post-Graduate Education and Training

  • 1992-1994       Fogarty Research Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD            
  • 1994-1999       Surgery Residency, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), Newark, NJ 
  • 1999-2001       Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Rutgers-NJMS, Newark, NJ  

Certifications

  • 2006-present   Vascular Surgery  
  • 2001-present   Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Biosketch

A clinician-scientist in the field of cerebrovascular disease and stroke, Dr. Lal launched the new field of cognitive-mobility function in carotid stenosis through his ground-breaking research and pioneering leadership in this field. He has fundamentally changed our understanding of the range of morbidity associated with carotid atherosclerosis, well beyond stroke. His collective work over a decade has made sustained and transformational changes to our understanding of cerebrovascular disease. His current research is an integral part of the stroke-prevention drive of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, and is focused on how the structure and biomechanics of atherosclerotic plaque in the carotid artery affects brain function, and impacts plaque disruption, stroke, cognitive function and mobility function; and how these adverse outcomes respond to interventions such as pharmacotherapy, rehabilitation and surgical revascularization.

As co-Principal Investigator of the largest randomized trial in stroke-prevention funded by the NINDS-NIH, Dr Lal will be instrumental in determining the optimal treatment approach for over 10 million individuals in the United States with carotid atherosclerosis, and many more world-wide. As Principal Investigator of the National Carotid Stenting Registry, with its administrative center here at the School of Medicine, he is working with the NIH and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, to establish national physician credentialing, clinical performance and reimbursement standards for carotid artery stenting. As Director of the Center for Vascular Diagnostics, he manages one of the largest clinical vascular laboratories in the country with over 15,000 tests performed every year. The center adjudicates imaging data from several NIA, NINDS, DOD and the VA funded studies, during which he has developed several novel diagnostic vascular tests for vascular disease.

From 2004 to date, Dr. Lal has been a highly cited investigator worldwide in the field of carotid atherosclerosis. He has authored more than 125 publications including the Society for Vascular Surgery guidelines for carotid occlusive disease management. He serves on the Advisory Board of JCAHO for Stroke Center policy development, and is the President of the national venous disease society. He has also led numerous collaborations with investigators in vascular disease epidemiology, mechanisms, diagnostics and therapeutics. 

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