Dr. Ullery is currently a chief resident in the general surgery program. He completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University and received his medical education at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City. Prior to arriving at Penn, Dr. Ullery actively pursued a variety of research endeavors, including exploring the viability of cardiac surgery in nonagenarians, stem cell-induced restoration of myocardium, as well as determining predictors and outcome variables associated with life-sustaining therapy discussions in the surgical intensive care unit. His research efforts were recognized with graduate honors from Cornell, and he was the recipient of both the G. Thomas Shires Prize in Surgery and the Dean William Mecklenburg Polk Research Prize. At Penn, Dr. Ullery continues to be an active clinical researcher.  He has had the opportunity to present at multiple regional and national meetings on neurologic complications following thoracic endovascular aortic repair.  He will begin fellowship training in vascular surgery at Stanford University in July 2013.

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts, Graduate Honors (Psychology)

Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
Doctor of Medicine with Honors in Research

• General Surgery Resident Section, Society of Vascular Surgery
• Resident and Associate Society, American College of Surgeons
• Association for Academic Surgery
• Pennsylvania Medical Society
• Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
• American Medical Association

Research Assistant
Cardiac Surgery in Nonagenarians
Mentors: O. Wayne Isom, MD and Karl H. Krieger, MD
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY

Research Assistant
Complement Activation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Mentor: David A. Fullerton, MD
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Research Assistant
Anatomic Variations in Patent Formen Ovale
Mentor: Jack L. Titus, MD, PhD
Jesse E. Edwards Registry of Cardiovascular Disease          
John Nasseff Heart Hospital
University of Minnesota Medical School
St. Paul, MN

1. Hughes DB, Ullery BW, Spigland N. Formation of a calcified “cast” in a long-term indwelling central venous catheter. J Pediatr Surg 2006;41:1927-9
2. Ullery BW, Peterson JC, Milla F, Wells MT, Briggs M, Girardi LN, Ko W, Tortolani AJ, Isom OW, Krieger KH.  Cardiac surgery in select nonagenarians: Should we or shouldn’t we? Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:854-60.
3. Ullery BW, Pieracci FM, Hydo LJ, Eachempati SR, Barie PS. Treatment of severe sepsis secondary to mycobacterium avium-intracellulare with recombinant human activated protein C. Surg Infect 2008;9:389-94.
4. Hughes DB, Ullery BW, Barie PS. The contemporary approach to the care of Jehovah’s Witnesses. J Trauma 2008;65:237-47.
5. Pieracci FM, Ullery BW, Eachempati SR, Nilson E, Hydo LJ, Barie PS, Fins JJ. Prospective analysis of life-sustaining therapy discussions in the surgical intensive care unit: A housestaff perspective. J Am Coll Surg 2008;207:468-76.
6. Lee R, Goldstein M, Ullery BW, Ehrlich J, Soares M, Razzano RA, Herman MP, Callahan MA. Value of serum antisperm antibodies in diagnosing obstructive azoospermia. J Urol 2009;181:264-9.
7. Dultz LA, Ullery BW, Sun HH, Huston TL, Eachempati SR, Barie PS, Shou J. Ileocecal valve lipoma with refractory hemorrhage. JSLS 2009;13:80-3.
8. Ullery BW, Pieracci FM, Barie PS. Variant neutropenic enterocolitis presenting as acute appendicitis. Surg Infect 2009;10:301-5. 
9. Ullery BW, Pieracci FM, Rodney JR, Barie PS. Neutropenic enterocolitis. Surg Infect 2009;10:307-14.
10. Ullery BW, Pochettino A, Wang GJ, Jackson BM, Fairman RM, Woo EY. Celiac artery aneurysm repair in Behçet’s disease complicated by recurrent thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2010;44:146-9.
11. Woo EY, Ullery BW, Carpenter JP, Wang GJ, Fairman RM, Jackson BM. Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is feasible and can be done with excellent results in octogenarians. J Vasc Surg 2011;53:278-84.
12. Ullery BW, Quatromoni J, Jackson BM, Woo EY, Fairman RM, Desai N, Bavaria J, Wang GJ. Impact of intercostal artery occlusion on spinal cord ischemia following thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2011;45:519-23.
13. Ullery BW, Cheung AT, McGarvey ML, Jackson BM, Wang GJ. Reversal of delayed-onset paraparesis after revision thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm. Ann Vasc Surg 2011;25:19-23.
14. Ullery BW, Cheung AT, Fairman RM, Jackson BM, Woo EY, Bavaria J, Pochettino A, Wang GJ. Risk factors, outcomes, and clinical manifestations of spinal cord ischemia following thoracic endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg 2011;54:677-84.
15. Ullery BW, Wang GJ, Low D, Cheung AT. Neurologic complications of thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2011;15:123-40.
16. Ullery BW, Nathan D, Jackson BM, Wang GJ, Fairman RM, Woo EY. Qualitative impact of the endovascular era on vascular surgeons’ comfort level and enjoyment with open and endovascular AAA repairs. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2012;46:150-6.
17. Ullery BW, Foley PJ, Brinster CJ, Pochettino A, Fairman RM. A novel two-stage surgical approach for the treatment of symptomatic supra-aortic artery aneurysms. Vascular — In Press.
18. Atluri P, Ullery BW, Macarthur JW, Goldstone AB, Fairman AS, Hiesinger W, Acker MA, Woo YJ. Rapid onset of fulminant myocarditis portends a favorable prognosis and ability to bridge mechanical support to recovery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg — In Press.
19. Ullery BW, McGarvey M, Cheung AT, Fairman RM, Jackson BM, Woo EY, Desai N, Wang GJ. Vascular distribution of stroke and its relationship to perioperative mortality and neurologic recovery following TEVAR. J Vasc Surg — In Press.
20. Ullery BW, Wang GJ, Woo EY, Cheung AT, McGarvey ML, Carpenter JP, Fairman RM, Jackson BM. No increased risk of spinal cord ischemia in delayed AAA repair following thoracic aortic surgery. J Vasc Surg — In Submission.

1. Ullery BW, Woo EY. Overcoming difficult vascular access in EVAR. Endovascular Today 2011;10:37-39.
2. Ullery BW, Jackson BM, Bavaria J, Woo EY. Applicability of heparin-bonded hybrid vascular grafts. Endovascular Today 2012 --- in press.

1. Contributing author. First Aid Q&A for the USMLE Step 1, 2nd edition. Le T, Bechis SK, editors. New York: McGraw Hill, 2009.
2. Contributing author. First Aid Q&A for the USMLE Step 2 CK, 2nd edition. Le T, Bechis SK, editors. New York: McGraw Hill, 2009.
3. Contributing author. First Aid Q&A for the USMLE Step 3, 2nd edition. Le T, Bechis SK, editors. New York: McGraw Hill, 2011.