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Legendary Surgeon Maurice Galante Dies
Maurice Galante, M.D., a legendary master surgeon at UCSF and renaissance man, died on February 5, 2013. His career is memorialized by the Maurice Galante Lecture Program and Maurice Galante Distinguished Professorship.
Linda M. Reilly, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Department of Surgery
Contact Information
400 Parnassus Avenue, A-6110
San Francisco, CA 94143-0957
Phone: (415) 353-2357
Fax: (415) 353-2669
BiographyEducation
- 1966-70, Trinity College, CT, B.A. , Chemistry
- 1970-71, Yale University, Fellow , Chemistry
- 1971-72, University of Rochester, Biochemistry
- 1972-76, Georgetown University School of Medicine, M.D., Medicine
Residencies
- 1976-77, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Intern , Surgery
- 1977-81, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Resident , Surgery
- 1981-82, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chief Resident , Surgery
Fellowships
- 1982-84, University of California, San Francisco, Fellow, Vascular Surgery
- 1984-85, University of California, San Francisco, Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery
- American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Clinical Expertise
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency
- Complex Limb Revascularization
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Diabetic Vascular Disease
- Dialysis Access
- Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
- Intermittent Claudication
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Vascular Malformations
Research Interests
- Device improvement and refinement of surgicval technique in the endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms
- Durability of endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms
Biography
Dr. Linda M. Reilly is a vascular and endovascular surgeon with particular interest in the management of infected vascular bypass grafts, endovascular aneurysm repair, complex aortic reconstruction and endoluminal treatment of vascular disease. Reilly received a medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed a residency in general surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she was the first woman to complete the training program. She went on to pursue specialty training in vascular surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, and remained at UCSF as a vascular surgeon as well as a member of the faculty. Reilly is the program director for the UCSF General Surgery Residency Training Program and president of the medical staff at UCSF. In 2011 she was inducted into the prestigious "Society of Scholars", established in 1967 by Johns Hopkins University to recognize individuals whose careers began at Hopkins,and later rose to prominence in their fields through distinguished achievement.
Research Summary
Dr. Reilly's research is focused on device and technique development and clinical trials of systems for endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms, particularly systems that allow application of the endovascular techniques to branch-bearing segments of the aorta (the aortic arch with the great vessels, the proximal abdominal aorta with the visceral and renal arteries and the iliac bifurcations with the hypogastric arteries). Her research also investigates the durability of endovascular repair of both complex and straight-forward aortic aneurysms.
Clinical Trials
Selected Publications
- Abraham CZ, Reilly LM, Schneider DB, Dwyer S, Sawhney R, Messina LM, Chuter TA. A modular multi-branched system for endovascular repair of bilateral common iliac artery aneurysms. J Endovasc Ther. 10: 203-7, Apr/2003.
- Chuter TA, Schneider DB, Reilly LM, Lobo EP, Messina LM. Modular branched stent graft for endovascular repair of aortic arch aneurysm and dissection. J Vasc Surg. 38: 859-63, Oct/2003.
- Sivamurthy N, Schneider DB, Reilly LM, Rapp JH, Skovobogatyy H, Chuter TA. Adjunctive primary stenting of Zenith endograft limbs during endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: implications for limb patency. J Vasc Surg. 43: 662-70, Apr/2006.
- Hiramoto JS, Reilly LM, Schneider DB, Sivamurthy N, Rapp JH, Chuter TA. Long-term outcome and reintervention after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using the Zenith stent graft. J Vasc Surg. 45: 461-5; discussion 465-6, Mar/2007.
- Chuter TA, Rapp JH, Hiramoto JS, Schneider DB, Howell B, Reilly LM. Endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 47: 6-16, Jan/2008.
In the News
Linda M. Reilly, M.D. Inducted into Prestigous "Society of Scholars"
UCSF Department of Surgery News - Jun 08, 2011Linda M. Reilly, M.D., Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at UCSF, has been inducted into the prestigious "Society of Scholars". Established in 1967 by Johns Hopkins University, the Society recognizes individuals whose careers began at Hopkins, and later rose to prominence in their fields through distinguished achievement. Dr. Reilly has the additional distinction of being the first woman to complete the General Surgery Residency program at Hopkins, one of the most storied in the country. She is now Director of a similarly distinguished program at UCSF. An outstanding and compassionate physician, Dr. Reilly is also Principal Investigator in a number of clinical trials focused on the improvement of devices and refinement of surgical technique in endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms. She is widely-respected for her clinical investigations that have led to numerous advances in treatment and improvements in patient outcomes.
