Rei Ukita Thoracic Surgery Vanderbilt University Medical Center Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Rei Ukita Rei Ukita is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). He received his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at Brown University and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at VUMC prior to his current appointment as research faculty.Dr. Ukita has worked on small and large animal model systems to test and develop novel extracorporeal support systems. His PhD work focused on biomaterial and drug delivery approaches to reduce the thrombogenicity of artificial lungs. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Ukita developed the large animal model for pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure. His current research interests include hemodynamics and molecular mechanisms of right ventricular failure, wearable extracorporeal support systems, and safer anticoagulation therapies for extracorporeal support. Publications Progression Toward Decompensated Right Ventricular Failure in the Ovine Pulmonary Hypertension Model ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992). Apr, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33883506 Left Pulmonary Artery Ligation and Chronic Pulmonary Artery Banding Model for Inducing Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Hypertension in Sheep ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992). 01, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33346995 Disposable Component Selection in Extracorporeal Life Support: A Cost Analysis ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992). Dec, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33315654 Flexions of the Popliteal Artery and the Culture Could Challenge the Outcomes of the Endovascular Procedures Annals of Vascular Diseases. Mar, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32273915 A Dual-Lumen Bicaval Cannula for Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 04, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31863760 Zwitterionic Poly-carboxybetaine Coating Reduces Artificial Lung Thrombosis in Sheep and Rabbits Acta Biomaterialia. 07, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31082571 A Large Animal Model for Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure: Left Pulmonary Artery Ligation and Progressive Main Pulmonary Artery Banding in Sheep Rei Ukita1, John W. Stokes1, W. Kelly Wu1, Jennifer Talackine1, Nancy Cardwell1, Yatrik Patel1, Clayne Benson5, Caitlin T. Demarest1, Erika B. Rosenzweig3, Keith Cook2, Emily J. Tsai4, Matthew Bacchetta1,6 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 3Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 4Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 6Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University JoVE 62694 Bioengineering
A Large Animal Model for Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure: Left Pulmonary Artery Ligation and Progressive Main Pulmonary Artery Banding in Sheep Rei Ukita1, John W. Stokes1, W. Kelly Wu1, Jennifer Talackine1, Nancy Cardwell1, Yatrik Patel1, Clayne Benson5, Caitlin T. Demarest1, Erika B. Rosenzweig3, Keith Cook2, Emily J. Tsai4, Matthew Bacchetta1,6 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 3Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 4Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 6Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University JoVE 62694 Bioengineering
