Adam Oskowitz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine

In research, Oskowitz is interested in using stem cells to develop novel treatments for aortic aneurysms.

Oskowitz earned a master's degree in public health from Dartmouth College. He earned his medical and doctoral degrees at Tulane University. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he served as chief resident. He also completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at UCLA.

• Vein Compliance is Superior to Vein Diameter for Predicting Unassisted AVF Maturation.
  Journal of Vascular Surgery 2023 C. Woodford, D. Zarkowsky, A.Z. Oskowitz, R. Shahverdyan, B. Wu, S.M. Vartanian
• Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms have reduced levels of microRNA 122-5p in circulating exosomes.
  PloS one 2023 Lopez JL, Ramirez JL, Phu TA, Duong P, Bouchareychas L, Kuhrau CR, Lin PY, Eckalbar WL, Barczak AJ, Rudolph JD, Maliskova L, Conte MS, Vartanian SM, Raffai RL, Oskowitz AZ
• A Chimeric Antigen Receptor Targeting Malonaldehyde-modified Low-density lipoprotein Cholesterol Activates Regulatory T Cells in the Presence of Human Atherosclerotic Plaque.
  JVS Vascular Science 2022 Sonali Shaligram, Jose Luis Lopez, Pei-Yu Lin, Patrick Ho, April Huang, Qizhi Tang, Adam Z. Oskowitz
• Regulatory T Cells Suppress Aortic Aneurysm Growth in Mice through Local Tissue Changes and Lymph Node Colonization.
  JVS Vascular Science 2022 Jose Luis Lopez, Pei-Yu Lin, Sonali Shaligram, April Huang, Pierce Hadley, Qizhi Tang, Adam Oskowitz
• Abstract 124: Regulatory T Cells Suppress Aortic Aneurysm Growth In Mice Through Local Tissue Changes And Lymph Node Colonization.
  Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2022 Jose L Lopez, Pei-Yu Lin, Sonali Shaligram, April Huang, Pierce Hadley, Qizhi Tang, Adam Z Oskowitz
• Abstract 128: A Chimeric Antigen Receptor Targeting MDA-LDL Activates Regulatory T Cells In The Presence Of Human Atherosclerotic Plaque.
  Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2022 Sonali Shaligram, Jose L Lopez, Pei-Yu Lin, Patrick Ho, April Huang, Qizhi Tang, Adam Z Oskowitz
• Toward endovascular treatment of type A aortic dissection with smaller landing zones and more patient eligibility.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2021 Wisneski AD, Kumar V, Vartanian SM, Oskowitz AZ
• Abstract 15839: Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Have Reduced Levels of MicroRNA 122-5p in Circulating Exosomes.
  Circulation 2020 Jose L Lopez, Joel L Ramirez, Tuan Anh Phu, Phat Duong, Laura Bouchareychas, Christina R Kuhrau, Pei Yu Lin, Michael S Conte, Shant M Vartanian, Robert L Raffai, Adam Z Oskowitz
• Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on an academic vascular practice and a multidisciplinary limb preservation program.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2020 Lancaster EM, Wu B, Iannuzzi J, Oskowitz A, Gasper W, Vartanian S, Wick E, Hiramoto J, Eichler C, Lobo E, Reyzelman A, Reilly L, Sosa JA, Conte MS
• Toward Endovascular Treatment of Type A Aortic Dissection: Smaller Landing Zones, More Patient Eligibility.
  Journal of Vascular Surgery 2020 Andrew David Wisneski, Vishal Kumar, Shant Vartanian, Adam Z. Oskowitz
• Natural history of acute pediatric iliofemoral artery thrombosis treated with anticoagulation.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2020 Ramirez JL, Kuhrau CR, Wu B, Zarkowsky DS, Conte MS, Oskowitz AZ, Nijagal A, Vartanian SM
• Circulating exosomes from patients with peripheral artery disease influence vascular cell migration and contain distinct microRNA cargo.
  JVS-vascular science 2020 Sorrentino TA, Duong P, Bouchareychas L, Chen M, Chung A, Schaller MS, Oskowitz A, Raffai RL, Conte MS
• Functional outcomes of arteriovenous fistulas recruited with regional anesthesia.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2020 Zarkowsky DS, Wu B, Gray AT, Oskowitz AZ, Vartanian SM
• Natural History of Acute Pediatric Iliofemoral Artery Thrombosis Treated With Antithrombotic Therapy.
  Journal of Vascular Surgery 2019 Joel L. Ramirez, Christina Kurhau, Bian Wu, Devin S. Zarkowsky, Michael S. Conte, Adam Z. Oskowitz, Amar Nijagal, Shant M. Vartanian
• Arteriovenous Fistulas Recruited With Regional Anesthesia Have Comparable Functional Outcomes.
  Journal of Vascular Surgery 2018 Bian Wu, Devin S. Zarkowsky, Justin Inman, Andrew T. Gray, Adam Z. Oskowitz, Shant M. Vartanian
• Abstract 109: Exosomes from Mesenchymal Stem Cells Suppress Aortic Elastin Induced Inflammation in Macrophages.
  Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2018 Adam Oskowitz, Michael Conte
• Infrarenal aortic repair with or without false lumen intentional placement of endografts for hybrid management of complex aortic dissection.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2018 Quinones-Baldrich WJ, Saleem T, Oskowitz A
• Contemporary outcomes after venography-guided treatment of patients with May-Thurner syndrome.
  Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders 2017 Rollo JC, Farley SM, Oskowitz AZ, Woo K, DeRubertis BG
• Infrarenal Aortic Repair With or Without False Lumen Intentional Placement of Endografts for Hybrid Management of Complex Aortic Disease.
  Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 William J. Quinones-Baldrich, Taimur Saleem, Adam Oskowitz
• Contemporary Outcomes of Elective Iliac Vein Stenting in Chronic Venous Occlusive Disease.
  Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 Johnathon C. Rollo, Steven Farley, Adam Oskowitz, Warren Chow, Juan Carlos Jimenez, Brian Derubertis
• Contemporary Outcomes Following Imaging-Guided Treatment of Patients With May-Thurner Syndrome.
  Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 Johnathon C. Rollo, Steven Farley, Adam Oskowitz, Juan Carlos Jimenez, Brian DeRubertis
• Hybrid treatment of aortic arch aneurysms.
  The Journal of cardiovascular surgery 2015 Oskowitz AZ, Archie M, Archie M, Quinones-Baldrich W
• Drosha regulates hMSCs cell cycle progression through a miRNA independent mechanism.
  The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology 2011 Oskowitz AZ, Penfornis P, Tucker A, Prockop DJ, Pochampally R
• Activation of autophagy in mesenchymal stem cells provides tumor stromal support.
  Carcinogenesis 2011 Sanchez CG, Penfornis P, Oskowitz AZ, Boonjindasup AG, Cai DZ, Dhule SS, Rowan BG, Kelekar A, Krause DS, Pochampally RR
• Human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) reduce neointimal hyperplasia in a mouse model of flow-restriction by transient suppression of anti-inflammatory cytokines.
  Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis 2011 Shoji M, Oskowitz A, Malone CD, Prockop DJ, Pochampally R
• Serum-deprived human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are highly angiogenic.
  Stem cell research 2011 Oskowitz A, McFerrin H, Gutschow M, Carter ML, Pochampally R
• Epigenetic reprogramming of IGF1 and leptin genes by serum deprivation in multipotential mesenchymal stromal cells.
  Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) 2009 Sanchez C, Oskowitz A, Pochampally RR
• Human multipotent stromal cells from bone marrow and microRNA: regulation of differentiation and leukemia inhibitory factor expression.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2008 Oskowitz AZ, Lu J, Penfornis P, Ylostalo J, McBride J, Flemington EK, Prockop DJ, Pochampally R
• CREB phosphorylation and c-Fos expression in the hippocampus of rats during acquisition and recall of a socially transmitted food preference.
  Hippocampus 2005 Countryman RA, Orlowski JD, Brightwell JJ, Oskowitz AZ, Colombo PJ