CLINICAL INTERESTS:

Patient education regarding cerebrovascular disease and pharmaceutical management of patients undergoing endovascular procedures.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Laboratory evaluation of aneurysm models and investigation of packing density, cerebrovascular fluid flow dynamics, medical device manufacturing, pharmaceutical clotting mechanisms, and patient education.

EDUCATION

1986-1989 Higher National Certificate Aerospace Engineering
No.1 School of Technical Training, Royal Air Force Halton, London, England

1995- 1997 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering
University Of Colorado at Boulder,
Boulder Colorado

1998-2001 Physician Assistant Certification,
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center,
Denver, Colorado.

2002-2003 Master of Science, Child Health Associate Studies
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center,
Denver, Colorado.

Mr. Nicol has been a practicing physician assistant with the University of Michigan Health System since November 2001. He has worked in primary care looking after patients at the university student health services and cardiac surgery where he harvested saphenous vein grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery as well as assisting in other major and minor cardiac surgical procedures. He joined the division of Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology in 2003 and has been instrumental in setting up this division.

Mr. Nicol has published several papers while completing his Master of Science degree in the area of cardiovascular and pulmonary circulations. Along with Dr. Gandhi he is currently establishing a laboratory for research on cerebrovascular circulation. His clinical research interests include education of patients and cerebrovascular disease and the pharmaceutical management of patients undergoing endovascular procedures. He is currently the Supervisor of Patient Care and Research with the division of Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology.