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Department of Surgery »  Faculty »  Vascular Surgery »  Timothy A. M. Chuter, M.D.

Timothy A. M. Chuter, M.D.

Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Contact Information

Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, UCSF
400 Parnassus Avenue, A-6110
San Francisco, CA 94143-0957
Phone: (415) 353-2357
Fax: (415) 353-2669

Education

  • 1977-80, Nottingham University, B.M.Sc., Hons, Physiology
  • 1977-82, Nottingham University, B.M.,B.S., Medicine
  • 1982-83, Nottingham University, Surgery/Medicine

Residencies

  • 1984-85, Columbia University, Intern, Surgery
  • 1985-86, Columbia University, Resident, Surgery
  • 1987-89, Columbia University, Resident, Surgery
  • 1989-90, Columbia University, Chief Resident, Surgery

Fellowships

  • 1986-87, Columbia University, Fellow, Surgical Metabolism
  • 1990-91, University of Rochester, Fellow, Critical Care
  • 1991-93, University of Rochester, Fellow, Vascular Surgery

Postdoctoral Training

  • 1991-94, Nottingham University, D.M., Surgical Research

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery, 1991, Renewed 2001
  • American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery, 1995, Renewed 2004

Program Affiliations

Clinical Expertise

Research Interests

  • Endovascular management of complex aortic disease

Biography

Dr. Timothy Chuter is a vascular surgeon with a special interest in the use of branched and fenestrated stent-grafts to treat aneurysms of the aorta. Chuter designed, made and used the first bifurcated stent-graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, the first modular system for endovascular repair of an aortic arch aneurysm and the first modular system for bilateral iliac aneurysms. In addition, Chuter performed the first endovascular repair of the following: an inflammatory aneurysm, an aorto-bronchial fistula and a thoracoabdominal aneurysm.

Chuter earned medical and postgraduate research degrees at Nottingham University Medical School in England. He completed a residency in surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, followed by fellowship training at the University of Rochester, N.Y. -- first in critical care, then in vascular surgery. Prior to coming to UCSF in 1996, Chuter was an assistant professor of surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York and an associate professor of radiology at Lund University in Sweden. He is the director of the Endovascular Surgery Program and a Professor of Surgery. Dr. Chuter's awards include the Medal for Innovation in Vascular Surgery from the Society for Vascular Surgery.

Clinical Trials

Branched Aortic Arch Study
Study ID: 10-03930 (Aortic Arch)
Phase II Study of the Safety and Efficacy of the Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft
Study ID: 10-03890 (RELAY)
Prospective Aneurysm Trial: High Angle Aorfix™ Bifurcated Stent Graft
Study ID: 10-01327 (PYTHAGORAS)

Selected Publications

  1. Chuter TA, Rapp JH, Hiramoto JS, Schneider DB, Howell B, Reilly LM.
    Endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jan;47(1):6-16. Epub 2007 Nov 5.
  2. 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. 2007 Mar;45(3):461-5; discussion 465-6. Epub 2007 Jan 24.
  3. 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. 2003 Apr;10(2):203-7. Review.
  4. Chuter TA, Gordon RL, Reilly LM, Goodman JD, Messina LM.
    An endovascular system for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
    J Endovasc Ther. 2001 Feb;8(1):25-33.
  5. Chuter TA, Wendt G, Hopkinson BR, Scott RA, Risberg B, Walker PJ, White G.
    Transfemoral insertion of a bifurcated endovascular graft for aortic aneurysm
    repair: the first 22 patients. Cardiovasc Surg. 1995 Apr;3(2):121-8.
  6. Yusuf SW, Whitaker SC, Chuter TA, Wenham PW, Hopkinson BR.
    Emergency endovascular repair of leaking aortic aneurysm. Lancet. 1994 Dec 10;344(8937):1645. No abstract available.
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In the News

  • Timothy A.M. Chuter, MD, Presented SVS Medal for Innovation in Vascular Surgery

    UCSF News - Jul 15, 2008

    " Dr. Timothy A.M. Chuter was presented the Society for Vascular Surgery Medal for Innovation in Vascular Surgery at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery on June 6, 2008. Dr. Chuter has been a leading developer of the technology utilized in endovascular treatment of vascular disease for over 20 years. The medal recognizes individuals whose contribution has had a transforming impact on the practice or science of vascular surgery."

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