Louis Messina

Louis Messina is a Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, affiliated with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, and holds dual appointments in the Surgery department and Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology department. He specializes in Vascular Surgery and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Research.

• Education: BA in Biology/Philosophy from Fordham University and MD from SUNY Downstate Medical College

His research focuses on vascular diseases, diabetes complications, and stem cell biology. Recent work explores how hypercholesterolemia and hyperglycemia accelerate stem cell aging and impair vascular repair, with articles in Nature Communications, Science, and Molecular Therapy.

Key publication fields include:

• Vascular Surgery (fenestrated/branched aneurysm repair, limb ischemia)
• Stem Cell Biology (hematopoietic stem cell aging, diabetes-induced stem cell dysfunction)
• Diabetes Research (vascular complications, wound healing)
• Cardiovascular Genetics (gene therapy for nitric oxide enhancement)

He has collaborated extensively with vascular surgery teams on clinical outcomes and training methodologies, particularly in J Vasc Surg and Ann Vasc Surg publications.