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Prof Sherif SultanVascular & Endovascular Surgeon

Contributions to vascular surgery

Thirty-six international awards, seventeen patents and a body of work that has changed how vascular disease is diagnosed and treated.

Recognition

  • 36 international awards for research in vascular and endovascular surgery
  • Cited by the US National Institutes of Health for seminal work on the cost-effectiveness of endovascular aortic repair
  • MEDX international accelerator innovation competition winner, 2021, for a device for stroke, brain bleed and aneurysm management
  • Cleveland Clinic Enterprise Ireland Clinical Innovation Award, 2013, for a stem cell delivery catheter
  • InterTrade Ireland Equity Network winner, Best International Emerging Company, All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition, 2007
  • Honorary President of the American Society of Angiology, 2007

Building services and institutions

Prof Sultan founded the Western Vascular Institute, a charitable foundation committed to vascular research, technical innovation and public education. In 2007 he established the endovascular master's programme in partnership with the University of Galway.

He has been first to launch a number of new medical devices in Europe and worldwide, and has long argued that research only matters when it reaches the bedside.

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Preventative screening in Galway

Professor Sultan explains the purpose of preventative cardiovascular screening at the Galway Clinic.

Preventative screening at the Galway Clinic

Associations & Hospitals

Professional associations and hospitals Professor Sultan works with

Logos of the Western Vascular Institute, Galway Clinic, European Society for Vascular Surgery, International Society of Endovascular Specialists, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Saolta University Health Care Group, Society for Vascular Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Vascular Society, and NUI Galway