CURRICULUM VITAE
Edward Allan Pascoe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Office Address: Department of Surgery
St. Boniface General Hospital
409 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2H 2A6
Telephone: (204) 237-2569
Fax: (204) 237-3429
Email:
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
1969 - 71 First and Second Year Science, Honors Zoology
Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba
1971 - 75 First to Fourth Year Medicine
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
1975 Doctor of Medicine, University of Manitoba
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
1975 - 76 Rotating Internship, University of Manitoba
1976 - 77 First Year Surgical Residency, General Surgery
University of Manitoba
1981 - 82 Second Year Surgical Residency, General Surgery
University of Manitoba
1982 - 85 Third to Fifth Year Surgical Residency,
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Manitoba
(Supervisors: Dr. Morley Cohen and Dr. Jaroslaw Barwinsky)
1984 One month elective period, Heart and Heart-Lung Transplant Service
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
(Supervisor: Dr. Norman Shumway)
1985 - 86 Fellowship in Cardiac Transplantation
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
(Supervisor: Dr. Richard Lower)
EXAMINATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
1976 Licentiate of Medical Council of Canada
1978 Examination in Interpretation of Electrocardiograms
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba
1985 Certification in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
Concordia General Hospital, Winnipeg
Department of Family Practice
Associate Member, 1977 - 78
Active Member, 1978 - 81
Seven Oaks General Hospital, Winnipeg
Department of Family Practice
Active Member, 1980 - 81
St. Boniface General Hospital
Department of Surgery
Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Associate Member, 1986 - 89
Active Member, 1989 -
Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
Department of Surgery
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Member, 1986 - 89
Consulting Staff, 1989 - 91
Associate Member, 1991 - 94
Secondary Active Member, 1994 -
ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
1986 - 97 Assistant Professor of Surgery
1997 - Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Manitoba
1986 - Geographic Full-time Member, Department of Surgery,
University of Manitoba
1987 - 2001 Coordinator for Postgraduate Training in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
St. Boniface General Hospital
1992 - 2004 Medical Director, Cardiovascular Perfusion Service
St. Boniface General Hospital
1992 - 2004 Head, Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
St. Boniface General Hospital
1995 - 2005 Program Director, Cardiac Surgery Residency
University of Manitoba
CLINICAL ACTIVITIES
1977 - 81 General Medical Practice, Winnipeg
1986 - Practice of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Winnipeg
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1974 - 81, 1986 - Manitoba Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association
1976 - College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba
1977 - 81 College of Family Physicians of Canada
1983 - 89 Candidate Group, American College of Surgeons
1989 - Fellow, American College of Surgeons
1984 - 2004 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
1986 - Fellow, Division of Surgery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
1986 - Canadian Medical Protective Association
1986 - Canadian Cardiovascular Society
1989 - 1999 Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
1990 - 1997 Canadian Association of Clinical Surgeons (Western Division)
(Association disbanded in 1997)
1991 - The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
1991 - Canadian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons
1995 - 2005 Associate Member, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association
AWARDS
1985 - 86 Postdoctoral Fellowship
St. Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation, Inc. $25,000
1986 - 87 Scholarship Award
St. Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation, Inc. $25,000
1989 Nomination for Most Outstanding Clinician Award
1989 Graduating Class, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
1996 Award of Recognition
Winnipeg School Division #1
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
1983 Selection Committee for Head, Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
St. Boniface General Hospital/Health Sciences Centre/University of Manitoba
1986 - 88 Provincial Advisory Committee in Cardiac Surgery
Province of Manitoba
1986 - 95 Committee for Postgraduate Training in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
University of Manitoba
1987 - 90 Department of Surgery Standards Committee
St. Boniface General Hospital
1987 - 88 Secretary, Department of Surgery Executive Committee
St. Boniface General Hospital
1987 - 91 Infection Control Working Committee
St. Boniface General Hospital
1987 - 91 Antibiotic Usage Subcommittee
St. Boniface General Hospital
1989 - 90 Fee and Income Disparities Committee
Manitoba Medical Association
1990 - 91 Selection Committee for Director, R.O. Burrell Surgical Research Laboratory
St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre
1990 - 91 Medicine II Cardiovascular Course Review Committee
University of Manitoba
1991 - 93 Member at large, Department of Surgery Executive Committee
University of Manitoba
1991 - 97 Secretary, Manitoba Chapter, American College of Surgeons
1992 Ad Hoc Committee on Organ Donation
Manitoba Medical Association
1993 Chairman, Review Committee for Urology Section Headship
St. Boniface General Hospital
1993 - 94 Appropriate Access Review Group
Chairman, Cardiac Surgery Subcommittee
Province of Manitoba
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES (Continued)
1995 - 2005 Chairman, Cardiac Surgery Residency Committee
University of Manitoba
1995 - 2005 Thoracic Surgery Residency Committee
University of Manitoba
1995 - 2005 Postgraduate Education Committee
Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba
1995 - 2005 Core Surgery Committee
University of Manitoba
1996 - 98 Medical Advisory Board, Canadian Marfan Association
1996 - 97 Member at Large, Medical Advisory Committee
St. Boniface General Hospital
1996 - 98 Medical Staff/Health Records Committee
St. Boniface General Hospital
1997 - 99 Cardiovascular Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
University of Manitoba
1997 - 99 Faculty PGME Educational Development Committee
University of Manitoba
1998 - R.O. Burrell Fund Committee
St. Boniface General Hospital
1999 Vice President, Manitoba Chapter
American College of Surgeons
1999 - 2000 Joint Cardiac Transition Committee
Winnipeg Hospital Authority
1999 - 2000 Resident Liaison Committee
Faculty of Medicine
University of Manitoba
2000 President, Manitoba Chapter
American College of Surgeons
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES (Continued)
2000 - 03 PhD Thesis Committee
Dr. Darren Freed
Department of Physiology
University of Manitoba
Cardiotrophin-1: Expression in Post-MI Heart and Effect on Primary Adult Cardiac Myofibroblasts in vitro
2002 - Research Advisory Committee
Department of Surgery
University of Manitoba
2002 Headship Review Committee
Section of Cardiology
University of Manitoba
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Undergraduate Activities
External Examiner for BSc Med Students in the Department of Anesthesia
1995 – 96 Mark Peterson
1997 – 98 Gary Harding
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Medical College of Virginia; Research Fellow, Supervisor: Dr. Richard Lower
1985 – 86 Studies in:
a) Pathogenesis of cardiac allograft arteriosclerosis in rate and rabbit models
b) Ex vivo cardiac graft preservation and its effects on graft coronary artery
endothelium in a canine model
c) Immune monitoring and its correlation with endomyocardial biopsy in
surveillance for clinical cardiac allograft rejection
d) Clinical prevalence of cardiac allograft arteriosclerosis
University of Manitoba
1986 - 87 In collaboration with Department of Immunology. Preliminary studies in immunopathogenesis of cardiac allograft arteriosclerosis in a rat model.
1987 - 88 R. O. Burrell Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratory. Preliminary studies in methods of ex vivo cardiac graft preservation in a porcine model.
University of Manitoba (Continued)
1988 - 89 In collaboration with Division of Cardiovascular Sciences. Studies of fibroblastic growth factor in animal and human myocardium.
1990 - 91 In collaboration with Sections of Cardiac Anesthesia, Neurology and Critical Care. Cerebral protection for open ventricle cardiac surgery.
1990 - 91 Faculty Supervisor for Dr. Jonathan Fryer, Surgical Research Fellow and MSc (Surgery) Student.
Co-investigator with R. Yatscoff (Clinical Chemistry) and J. Thliveris (Anatomy). Studies in pharmacokinetics, immunosuppressive efficacy and toxicity of Cyclosporine A, Cyclosporine G and Rapamycin in a rabbit model of cardiac transplantation.
1993 - 94 Faculty Supervisor for Dr. Gyaandeo Maharajh, Surgical Research Fellow and Msc (Surgery) Student.
Co-investigator with I. Thomson (Anesthesia). Participation in an international prospective randomized clinical trial of acadesine for the prevention of myocardial infarction and other adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
1993 - 95 Co-investigator with A. Mutch and R. Graham (Anesthesia) and W. Halliday (Pathology). Comparison of surgical adjuncts for spinal cord protection in descending thoracic aortic surgery in a porcine model.
1995 - 97 In collaboration with J. Panneton and R. Aitken (Surgery). Comparison of surgical and other adjuncts for spinal cord protection in animal models of thoracoabdominal aortic surgery.
1999 - 2001 Co-investigator with D. Del Rizzo. MIRA mechanical valve trial. Baxter Corporation.
2000 - 2004 Surgical co-investigator along with M. Raabe and cardiology co-investigators
J. Ducas and T. Kashour. IMAGINE Trial (Ischemia management with accupril post bypass graft via inhibition of converting enzyme)
2002 - 2004 Principal Investigator. PRIMO CABG Trial. A Phase III Randomized, Parallel, Double-Blind, Multi-Center, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effect of Pexelizumab on All-Cause Mortality and Myocardial Infarction in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
2006 - In collaboration with C. Rigatto and M. Reslerova. Urinary markers of early renal injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Supported by the Manitoba Health Research Council.
RESEARCH RELATED FUNDING
Personal Support
1985 - 86 Postdoctoral Fellowship, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation, Inc. $25,000.
1986 - 87 Scholarship Award. St. Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation, Inc. $25,000.
Operating Grants
1986 - 87 Pascoe E (principal investigator), Sabbadini E, Sehon A. Immunopathogenesis of cardiac allograft arteriosclerosis in a rat model. St. Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation, Inc. $2,500.
1990 Pascoe E (principal investigator), Hudson R, Thomson I, Anderson B, Kassum D, Shanks A, Rosenbloom M. Barbituate cerebral protection for open ventricle cardiac surgical procedures. University of Manitoba, Department of Surgery Education and Research Fund. $5,000.
1991 Fryer J, Pascoe E (principal investigator). Comparison of immunosuppressive efficacy of Cyclosporine A, Cyclosporine G and Rapamycin in a rabbit cardiac allograft model. University of Manitoba, Department of Surgery Education and Research Fund. $5,568.
1991 Fryer J, Pascoe E (principal investigator), Yatscoff R, Thliveris J. Evaluation of new immunosuppressive agents in a rabbit heterotopic cardiac transplant model. The Paul H T Thorlakson Foundation. $10,000.
1993 - 94 Pascoe E. Spinal cord protection in descending thoracic aortic surgery. Manitoba Northwest Ontario Marfan Association. $5,270.
1993 - 96 Mutch A, Pascoe E, Graham R, Halliday W. The incidence of paraplegia following thoracic aortic cross-clamping: a comparison of surgical adjuncts. Medical Research Council of Canada. $147,996.
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
1. Hoshinaga K, Pascoe E, Wood N, Szentpetery S, Mohanakumar T, Lower R. Expression of transferrin receptors on lymphocytes and its correlation with rejection in cardiac transplant recipients. Journal of Heart Transplantation 1985; IV(6):589. Presented at the Sixth Annual Scientific Sessions, International Society for Heart Transplantation. New York, 1986.
2. Landolfo K, Pascoe E. Annuloaortic ectasia extending to the arch: Composite graft repair with circulatory arrest. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 1991; 7 (Suppl A):74A. Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting, Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Calgary, 1991.
3. Pascoe E, Hudson R, Thomson I, Anderson B, Kassum D, Shanks A, Rosenbloom M. Barbituate cerebral protection for open ventricle cardiac surgical procedures. Chest 1991; 100(2) (Suppl): 190S. Presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Assembly, American College of Chest Physicians. San Francisco, 1991.
4. Pascoe E, Hudson R, Anderson B, Kassum D, Shanks A, Rosenbloom M, Thomson I. Improved mortality and neurologic outcome with high dose thiopental anesthesia for open ventricle cardiac surgery. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 1992; 8(Suppl B):124B. Presented at the 45th Annual Meeting, Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Ottawa,1992.
5. Maharajh G, Davidson M, Maycher B, Pascoe E. Fine needle biopsy of subcarinal lymph nodes. Chest 1992; 102(2) (Suppl):168S. Presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Assembly, American College of Chest Physicians. Chicago, 1992.
6. Pascoe E, Rusnak B. Alternative approach to the Cabrol technique of aortic root replacement. Canadian Journal of Surgery 1993; 36(4):392. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Vancouver, 1993.
7. Tauriainen P, Burns C, Abdoh A, Pascoe E. Acute traumatic aortic rupture: a 15-year review. Canadian Journal of Surgery 1996; 39(4):A7. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Halifax, 1996.
8. DelRizzo D, Abdoh A, Hamilton A, Duke P, Lindsay W, Goodman R, Pascoe E. Safety and cost efficacy of fast track recovery in coronary bypass surgery. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 1998; 14 (Suppl F):83-4F. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting, Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Ottawa, 1998.
- Freed DH, Moon MC, Harding GEJ, Tam J, Pascoe EA, Del Rizzo DF. Implantation of 19 mm aortic valves allows acceptable left ventricular mass regression. J Mol Cell Card 2001;33(6):A36.
- Freed DH, Tam JW, Moon M, Harding G, Ahmed E, Pascoe E. Are small prosthetic aortic valves still acceptable today? Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2002; 15(5): 543. Presented at the Annual Meeting, American Society of Echocardiography. Orlando, 2002.
- Moon M, Freed D, Brown M, Pascoe E, Louridas G. Is combined carotid endarterectomy and CABG justifiable in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis? Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2004; 20(Suppl D): 149-50D. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting, Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Calgary, 2004.
- Freed D, Dangerfield A, Jones S, Sutton J, Pascoe E, Dixon I. Effect of Angiotensin Antagonism on Myocardial Infarct Scar Cardiotrophin-1 expression in vivo and Myofibroblast Proliferation in vitro. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting, Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Montreal, 2005.
OTHER SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
1. Pascoe E. Failure of cardiac valve bioprostheses. Annual Scientific Meeting, Manitoba Chapter, American College of Surgeons. 1982.
2. Pascoe E. Left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement. Annual Scientific Meeting, Manitoba Chapter, American College of Surgeons. 1983.
3. Pascoe E. Right ventricular assistance with pulmonary artery balloon counterpulsation. Annual Scientific Meeting, Manitoba Chapter, American College of Surgeons. 1984.
4. Pascoe E. Cardiac allograft arteriosclerosis: Prevalence and etiologic considerations. Twelfth Annual Surgical Research Symposium. University of Manitoba. 1987.
5. Ali B, Singh G B, Murray K, Pascoe E. The treatment of median sternotomy wound infections following open heart surgery. Annual Meeting, Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons. Victoria, 1987.