Minh Quan Vu, M.D., FRCSC
*** * ***** ***** ***, Apt 2J
Jackson, Michigan
49201
phone: 929-***-****
email: adyxr6@r.postjobfree.com
Education
current Henry Ford Health (Jackson)
Cardiac Surgeon
2021/09/01-
2022/08/31 Robotic and Minimally Invasive; Clinical Associate
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (OH)
2020/07/01-
2021/06/30 Advanced Coronary Surgery Fellowship (PGY-7)
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City (NY)
2014/7/01-
2020/10/23 Master degree (MSc), Biomedical Sciences Program, Basic Sciences Profile
Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine
2014/7/01-
2020/09/01 Clinician Investigator Program (CIP)
Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine
2012/7/01-
2020/06/30 Cardiac Surgery Residency (FRCSC)
Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine
2007/9/01
– 2012/6/30 Medicine Doctorate (MD)
Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medecine
2005/09/01
– 2007/5/31 Diploma of College Studies (DEC), Health Science Program
Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne
Credentials
2021/07– Ohio State full clinical license
2020/04– New York State full clinical license
2020/10 Board certification from the Royal College of Canada
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canafa (F.R.S.C.S) in Cardiac Surgery
2020/06/30 Postgraduate Medical Training Licence, College of Physicians of Quebec
2019/09/15 USMLE Part 1, Part 2 CK, Part 2 CS, USMLE Part 3– Completed
2012/06/30 LMCC Part 1 & 2 – Completed, Medical Council of Canada
Honours and Awards
2016/10 Best Trainee Presentation Award – 5th Annual Till & McCulloch Stem Cell Network Meeting (1,500 CAD)
2015/9 Entrance Scholarship – MSc Program of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Université de Montréal (7,000 CAD)
2015/10 Best Podium Presentation of the Cardiovascular Research Axis – 7th Annual Meeting of the Quebec Cell, Tissue and Gene Therapy Network
2014/12 Best MSc Candidate Presentation – Annual Clinician Investigator Program Scientific Meeting, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Areas of Research
Fundamental Sciences, Experimental Medicine
Current MSc thesis work
Endothelial preservation with the use of Celastrol, a pharmacological extract compound
Supervisors: (1) Dr. Nicolas Noiseux, (2) Dr. Louis P. Perrault
Affiliated Centers: (1) Centre Hospital de l’Université de Montréal, (2) Montreal Heart Institute
Prior research experience
Optimizing stem cell therapy in cardiovascular disease application
Supervisors: Dr. Nicolas Noiseux and Dr. Shant DerSakissian
Affiliated Center: Centre Hospital de l’Université de Montréal
Publications
Articles
M. Vu, S. Der Sarkissian, N. Noiseux, M. Borie, S. Mansour, L. Stevens. Novel pharmacological approach to vein graft failure prevention. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Vol.32, Issue 10, S228. October 2016.
H. Aceros, S. Der Sarkissian, M. Vu, N. Noiseux, M. Borie, S. Mansour, L. Stevens. Celastrol protects against ischemia/reperfusion-induced cardiac cell death. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Vol.31, Issue 10, S4. October 2015.
Noiseux N, Mansour S, Weisel R, Stevens LM, Der Sakissian S, Tsang K, Crean AM, Larose E, Li SH, Wintersperger B, Vu M Q, Prieto I, Li RK, Roy DC, Yau TM. The IMPACT-CABG Trial: A multicenter randomized clinical trial of CD133+ Stem cell therapy during coronary artery bypass grafting for ischemic cardiomyopathy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Dec;152(6):1582-1588.e2.
Bégin P, Vu M Q, Picard M, Paradis L, Des Roches A. Spontaneous resolution of diphtheria-tetanus vaccine hypersensitivity in a pediatric population. Allergy. 2011 Nov;66(11):1508-10
Book Chapters
Vu M Q, Der Sarkissian S, Borie M, Bessette PO, Noiseux N. Chapter 16: Optimization of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Increase their therapeutic potential. Methods in Molecular Biology: Mesenchymal Stem Cells. 2016; 1416:275-88.
Vu M Q, PE Noly, Louis P Perrault. Chapter 28: Preservation solutions and external stents for vein grafts. Coronary Bypass Grafting Surgery. 2019.
Balaram S, Vu M Q. Chapter : Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy. Pulmonary Embolism. Under review.
Presentations
2019/10 Use of Donor Hearts with Marginal Systolic Function for transplantation: a case matched clinical study
2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Montreal
2019/12 PCI after OPCAB: does it matter?
International Coronary Congress, New York City
2016/10 (Podium) Optimizing regenerative therapies: Celastrol as a potential molecule for stem cell conditioning. 5th Annual Till & McCulloch Stem Cell Network Meeting, Whistler, Canada
2015/11 (Poster) New conditioning agent for improvement of activity and survival of stem cells during hypoxic and oxidative stress. 15th Annual Convention of the Quebec Society of Vascular Sciences, Quebec City, Canada
2015/10 (Poster) A novel conditioning agent stimulates stem cells activity and viability to hypoxic and oxidative stresses. 2015 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Toronto, Canada.
2014/10 (Poster) Preconditioning human stem cells with oxytocin to optimize cell therapy for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. 2014 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Vancouver, Canada
Other Academic Activities
2018/8 – 2018/10 Problem-based medical education teacher, cardiology and cardiac sciences block, MD Program, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Event Administration Activities
2016/11 – 2019/10 Abstract Reviewer, Canadian Cardiovascular Congress
2015/11 – 2016/10 Organizing Committee Member, Annual Trainee Day at the Canadian Cardiovascular
Congress 2015