David L. Gillespie, M.D.

See information for Patients. Viewing information for Researchers.

Dr. David Gillespie, M.D., F.A.C.S., R.V.T., D.M.C.C., has been appointed professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery. Gillespie is a nationally known cardiovascular specialist and former chief of Vascular Surgery for the U.S. Army who has been overseeing vascular surgery in Iraq. He has chosen to continue his clinical and research career in Rochester as he retires after 23 years of dedicated military service.

He most recently served as chief and program director of Vascular Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; and chief of Vascular Surgery at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Md. He also is a vascular surgery consultant with the Office of the Surgeon General.

In addition to his clinical expertise, Gillespie is a well established and senior clinical and basic science researcher. His research interests have been directed toward chronic venous disease, most notably cellular and molecular functioning within chronic ulceration.

Gillespie earned his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine. He completed an internship at Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco; a surgical residency at Boston University Medical Center; and a fellowship at Boston University Medical Center where he served as the Reginald Smithwick Fellow in Vascular Surgery. His undergraduate work was done at Washington State University.

Current Appointments

• Professor - Department of Surgery (SMD)

Education
M.D. Medicine	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	1986

Fellowship Awards
Vascular Surgery Fellow, Boston University Medical Center; Boston, MA	1993 - 1994
General Surgery Residency, Boston University; Boston, MA	1987 - 1992
Intern, Letterman Army Medical Center, General Surgery Residency Program; Presidio San Francisco, CA	1986 - 1987

Board Certifications
Recertification, American Board of Vascular Surgery	2005 - Present
Recertification, American Board of Surgery	2004 - Present
American Board of Vascular Surgery certification	1996 - 2005
American Board of Surgery certification	1994 - 2004

Recent Journal Articles
Showing the 5 most recent journal articles. (15 available)
Fox CJ; Gillespie DL; Cox ED; Mehta SG; Kragh JF; Salinas J; Holcomb JB. "The effectiveness of a damage control resuscitation strategy for vascular injury in a combat support hospital: results of a case control study." The Journal of trauma. 2008; 64(2 Suppl):S99-106; discussion S106-7.
Johnson O; Fox CJ; White P; Adams E; Cox M; Rich NM; Gillespie DL. "Physical exam and occult post-traumatic vascular lesions: implications for the evaluation and management of arterial injuries in modern warfare in the endovascular era." J Cardiovasc Surg 48 (2007).
Johnson O; Fox CJ; O'Donnell SD; Weber MA; Adams E; Cox M; Quan R; Rich NM; Gillespie DL. "Arteriography in the delayed evaluation of wartime extremity injuries." Vasc and Endovasc Surg 41 (2007): 217-224.
Meissner MH; Wakefield TW; Ascher E; Caprini JA; Comerota AJ; Eklof B; Gillespie DL; Greenfield LJ; He AR; Henke PK; Hingorani A; Hull RD; Kessler CM; McBane RD; McLafferty R. "Acute venous disease: venous thrombosis and venous trauma." Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 2007; 46 Suppl S():25S-53S.
Cox MW; Whittaker DR; Martinez C; Fox CJ; Feuerstein IM; Gillespie DL. "Traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the head and neck: early endovascular intervention." Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 2007; 46(6):1227-33.