News & Events:

Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M., and Greg Zahner, MSc discuss the link between depression and the increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a story at Vascular News. Marlene Grenon is an associate professor in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Greg J. Zahner is a fourth year medical student at UCSF School of Medicine. The article is entitled, "Depression and Peripheral Artery Disease: The Intersectionality of Mental and Physical Wellbeing". Excerpts appear below followed by a link to the full article, which also contains footnote sources. Psychotherapy and [...]

UCSF News reports on research into the effects of space travel, known and unknown, to the physiology and bodies of astronauts traveling about the international space station (ISS). The research has profound implications for longer trips to distant planets, notably NASA's goal of flying a manned spacecraft to Mars. Research into the novel and myriad effects of space travel on humans will be critical to the success of this endeavor. Three faculty in the UCSF Department of Surgery and an esteemed collaborator in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, were among the researchers [...]

Dr. Marlene Grenon, a UCSF Vascular Surgeon and Researcher has been invited to present her pioneering work on the relationship between mental health and vascular disease at the upcoming Vascular Annual Meeting for the Society for Vascular Surgery. Her presentation will be highlighted as part of Plenary Session 4 on June 2nd from 8-9:30am in San Diego, CA. Dr. Grenon's research has demonstrated an important link between mental health, peripheral artery disease and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disorders. Her work also has repercussions on our understanding of best practices of [...]

The multifaceted rarefied career of Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M., aspiring astronaut cum UCSF vascular surgeon, was recently profiled in the October 2106 issue of "Vascular Specialist", a publication of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) with a worldwide audience of vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, vascular and interventional radiologists, and other specialists. Dr. Grenon, an Associate Professor in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, has been on leading edge of research on how the human body, in particular the cardiovascular system, fares under the rigors of [...]

UCSF News reports on a recent study led by UCSF researchers linking post-traumatic stress to a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and death. The results of the research were reported in the March 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association. Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M. Associate Professor in the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, was the lead author of the paper and played a pivotal role in the research. The paper is the result of a collaborative effort among cardiology, vascular surgery, and psychiatry at the San Francisco VA Health Care [...]

Millie Hughes-Fulford, Ph.D.and Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M., both of UCSF, and Apollo astronaut Russell Schweickart, will moderate a panel on interplanetary travel to Mars, the session entitled "Mars or Bust". The panel session will take place at the World Future 2015 conference which runs from July 24 - 26th in San Francisco. According to the hosts: WorldFuture is the annual conference of the World Future Society (WFS). For nearly fifty years, WFS conferences have brought together the smartest futurists and leaders in the world to explore the impact of current and future trends in society, [...]

A clinical study led by UCSF Vascular Surgeon Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M. looked at the effects of physical inactivity on vascular endothelial function and arterial stiffness, two measures that relate to cardiovascular risk. The results showed that a short term exposure to physical inactivity leads to quantifiable impairment in endothelial function, artery wall stiffness and diastolic blood pressure. The group hypothesized that this may be associated with a vascular deconditioning state. These findings have the potential for widespread relevance: in hospitalized and post-operative patients, [...]

Space Medicine in the 21st Century: A Panel on Commercial and Governmental Opportunities On Thursday, February 2, 2013, UCSF Vascular Surgeon Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M., will moderate a session in which a panel of experts will discuss the lessons learned from the recent Red Bull Stratos Jump and how current and planned wireless devices can facilitate a new level of professional health care for sub-orbital and orbital spaceflight participants and NASA's exploration program to the International Space Station, the Moon, the moons of Mars, and Asteroids. Novel wireless devices continue to flood [...]

SFGate.com, the website of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports on the health challenges of space tourism, highlighting a paper published by UCSF Vascular Surgeon Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M. and colleagues in the British Medical Journal discussing the field of space medicine for non-experts and clinicians alike. The world may be on the brink of a vast new frontier of tourism - and that could raise a few odd, and at this point unanswerable, questions for doctors. Such as, "What is the maximum time my patient with osteoporosis can spend on a vacation at a space hotel?" That is exactly a [...]

UCSF News reports on the link between depression and increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The Heart and Soul Study research team was led by UCSF vascular surgeon Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M. and included faculty at both UCSF Medical Center and the San Francisco VA.  Depression was linked with an increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a study of more than 1,000 men and women with heart disease conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San [...]