Sam Tyagi, MD
@SamTyagiMD
Vascular Surgeon-Scientist at the University of Kentucky @UKvascular - Best job I ever had - opinions are my own
Ito, S., Graf, D.B., Katsumata, Y. et al. Smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts in the ascending aorta exhibit minor differences between embryonic origins in angiotensin II-driven transcriptional alterations. Sci Rep 15, 16617 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s41598…
Excited to share that our new study is in press at @ATHjournal! We investigated how aspirin therapy impacts aortic aneurysm progression with a little help from @OpenAI @ChatGPTapp. A 🧵 @MSFTResearch @ResearchKY @SamTyagiMD @UKvascular @UKYMedicine atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-…
Congrats to Dr. Hong Lu on receiving the first Dr David Dichek Mid-Career Investigator Award at #VascularDiscovery25 for her research on Aortic disease! #AortaEd @GillKentucky @UK_HealthCare @UKYMedicine



Excellent talk @VascularSVS #VRIC by @SoheiIto of @hisashi_sawada Lab on the novel finding of de novo elastic fibers in chronic aortic dissection! They told us in school, no new elastin! Wow 🤯! @GillKentucky @UK_HealthCare @UKvascular See poster at #VascularDiscovery25



So happy to help the our patients receive the most cutting edge care! #HEARThealth #CHF @UK_HealthCare @UKSurgeryDept @UKvascular
Today the Gill Heart & Vascular Institute implanted the first Barostim device at UK – a groundbreaking step forward in the treatment of advanced heart failure. Huge congratulations to the team for bringing innovative, life-changing care to patients right here in Kentucky!
Today the Gill Heart & Vascular Institute implanted the first Barostim device at UK – a groundbreaking step forward in the treatment of advanced heart failure. Huge congratulations to the team for bringing innovative, life-changing care to patients right here in Kentucky!
Failure was not an option: 55 years ago, Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were headed for the Moon. En route, an oxygen tank ruptured. Creative problem solving and courage brought them home safely. Here's how: nasa.gov/mission/apollo…
CMS just handed MA plans a $25B raise. Independent physicians? Still underpaid. Here’s what they don’t want you to hear:
Congrats to @SamTyagiMD for winning founders award @southernvas in use of ketamine to reduce postoperative opiate use in patients undergoing TAAA repair. Great work and effort #AortaEd
Gotta love Boxing Day! Gentleman Jim with the priceless comms, a West London Derby for the books! @FulhamFC #FestiveFixtures COYW!!!
Another derby, another @harrywilson_ goal. 🪄
It’s because European soccer’s worst nightmare is the USMNT 🇺🇸 actually being good. Having players that can compete in their leagues. Europe doesn’t know how to digest it.
TAMBE vs PMEG? What is the future of complex endovascular aneurysm repair? #AAA #vascular Join us Wed. Dec 11 7pm EST Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
What a kick off to the 19th anniversary of the @GillKentucky Affiliate Network Annual Conference #GAN24 !! Tour of @KentuckyMBB locker room and @Rupp_Arena !! @UKvascular


Great experience! Excellent program!
Congratulations to all graduates of @VascularSVS Leadership Development Program Cohort #5. Thanks to @SlawKenneth @ColemanDM_vasc @manual @garcia_toca for your leadership!
Celebrating 25 years as the longest continuous standing member of NSQIP @AmCollSurgeons !!! Congratulations to all @UKSurgeryDept @UKvascular @UKYMedicine @UK_HealthCare #MedEd


Due TOMORROW 10/4- applications for the VESS/Medtronic Vascular Resident Research Award! More information here: vesurgery.org/grants-awards/…
Looking forward to nights like these 🤩 The derby becomes a reality soon with today’s news that @LexSporting is joining the USL Championship!
Dr. @SamTyagiMD joined @FOX56News to talk all things @UKvascular this morning. Check back this afternoon to watch!