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Alan Benvenisty, M.D.
Phone: 212-523-4700
Email: Abenveni@chpnet.org
Departments:
Transplant Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Specialties:
General (vascular) surgery and renal transplantation
Endovascular surgery
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Carotid endarterectomy
Dialysis access procedures
Surgery for peripheral vascular disease
Interests:
Optimal Hemodynamics of sequential lower extremity bypass; Radiation therapy for neointimal hyperplasia; aortic endograft; Flexible renal stent for renal salvage trial; A multicenter, comparative study to determine the safety and efficacy of MS-325 MRA for evaluation of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease in Patients with known or suspected Peripheral Vascular Disease or Aortic Aneurysms.
Medical School:
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, M.D., 1978
Post Grad:
Internship, Presbyterian Hospital in the city of New York 1978-1979
Residency, Presbyterian Hospital in the city of New York, July 1979-June 1983
Fellowship, Peripheral Vascular & Transplant Surgery, Presbyterian Hospital in the city of New York, July 1983-June 1984
Publications:
Rabkin, D.D., Stifelman, M.D., Richardson, K.A., Cohen, D.J.,Birkhoff, J.,Nowygrod, R., Benvenisty, A.I., and Hardy, M.A.: Early catheter removal decreases incidence of urinary tract infections in renal transplant recipients. Transpl Proc 30(8):4314-6, 1998.
Todd, G.J., Benvenisty, A.I., Hershon, S., and Bigliani, L.U.: Aneurysms of the mid axillary artery in major league baseball pitchers: A report of two cases. J Vasc Surg28(4):702-7, 1998.
*Rabkin, D., Flores, R., and Benvenisty, A.I.: Popliteal artery dissection: A case report and review of the literature. J Vasc Surg 29:737-40,1999.
Caiati, J.M., Madigan, J.D., Bhagat, G, Benvenisty, A.I., Nowygrod, R., and Todd, G.J.: Vascular clips have no significant effect on the cellular proliferation, intimal changes, or peak systolic velocity at anastomosis in rabbit vein grafts. J Surg Res 92:29-35, 2000.
Caiati, J.M., Masters, C.M., Todd, G.J., Benvenisty, A.I., and Todd, G.J.: Symptomatic axillary artery dissection in a tennis player-Case report.: Am J Sports Medicine (accepted)
Honors:
Summa Cum Laude, Union College, 1974
Valedictory Honor, union College Commencement, 1974
Blakemore Award for Resident's Surgical Research, 1982
President, New York Transplantation Society
Other:
Research Activities:
1. Optimal Hemodynamics of sequential lower extremity bypass
2. Radiation therapy for neointimal hyperplasia
3. Vanguard III aortic endograft trial
4. Flexible renal stent for neointimal hyperplasia
5. Low dose Rapamycin for neointimal hyperplasia
6. IRB #9647"A Multicenter, Comparative, Two Arm, Phase 3 study to determine the safety and efficacy of MS-325-Enhanced MRA for evaluation of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease in Patients with Known or Suspected Peripheral Vascular Disease or Aortic Aneurysms. Coinvestigator
Insurance:
Accepts most insurances.