Ulises Baltazar
MD, FACS, RVT, CLT
The Glycocalyx: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
Saturday, May 4, 1:30pm – 2:15pm
With the invention of the electron microscope, a new frontier was opened. This powerful tool allowed for the discovery in the 1940’s of a villous-type structure in the endothelium that was named the glycocalyx. The presence and function of the glycocalyx appears to explain the missing part of Starling’s principle that was first proposed more than a century ago. This presentation will describe the glycocalyx and how its function suggests that lymphatic vessels are much more important to the overall fluid balance of the body than previously understood.
Dr. Ulises Baltazar is native of Mexico and completed his medical education at La Salle School of Medicine in 1986. He finished his general surgery residency at the General Hospital of Mexico City. He later completed general surgery training in the United States at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, where he was the administrative chief resident and received the award for outstanding performance. He finished a vascular and endovascular surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he was again the administrative chief resident and received an award for his performance.
