Vascular Surgeon, Program Director @UPMC_Vascular
Joined June 2018
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Congratulations to our graduating chief residents, Stephanos Giannopoulos, (PGY-5) and Binit Katuwal, (PGY-7), on outstanding Grand Rounds presentations. We are proud of their leadership, scholarship, and dedication. The future of vascular surgery is brighter π
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Meet Dr. Brigitte K. Smith, a director on the Vascular Surgery Board. Thank you, Dr. Smith, for your commitment to improving patient outcomes within the practice of vascular surgery.
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Alcohol use disorder independently raises the risk of major adverse limb events and mortality among patients undergoing lower-extremity revascularization for CLTI, according to a retrospective cohort study published in JVS.
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This week was special. I was honoured to visit Umass and witness what a high performing team really means. A division of superstars lead by someone Iβm proud to call a colleague and dear friend @AndresSchanzer @UMassVascSurg @UMassSurgery
Academic Surgery is alive and well!
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Mar 31
Had a great time at #SCVS2026 in beautiful San Diego.
Honored to receive the Jason Foster Aortic Award for my presentation and grateful to @ApostolosTassi1 and @rchaer2 @stonybrookvasc for their mentorship on this work highlighting gaps in AAA screening.
#VascularSurgery
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Congratulations to Dr Aljobeh on winning the SCVS aortic award for his work on AAA screening
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Stonybrook vascular at AVF 2026 day of service. Thank you to the AVF and for Kristan, Charlene, and Dr Pergamo for volunteering their time and expertise! @VenousForum
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Kristan and Charlene sharing their expertise with a packed audience at AVF2026. So amazing!
Congrats to Kristan for winning her abstract sessionππ»
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Congratulations to Kristan Probeck and Charlene Persaud who have masterfully lead, designed and contributed to the APP program at AVF 2026
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20 Dec 2025
π Merry Christmas from the Stony Brook Vascular family! Missing a few members (probably on call π
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13 Nov 2025
Semi-annual vascular dinner π½οΈ β where we discuss life in and out of the OR π, troubleshoot a few issues π§ , and pretend weβre not talking about workβ¦ while still talking about work π
. Lucky to have attendings who genuinely listen and push to make things better every day π
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7 Nov 2025
Strong Stony Brook Vascular presence at the Venous Symposium Europe 2025 πͺπΊ
Dr. Labropoulos shared expert insights on venous disease management.
PGY-3 Dr. Koustas had his IVUS case selected for a podium presentation and won Best Venous Ultrasound Image. π
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25 Oct 2025
Stony Brook Vascular representing strong at the NYSVS Dinner β proud of Dr. Kokkosis as NYSVS President and inspired by Dr. Chaerβs keynote. Congrats to resident Ahmad Aljobeh for winning Best Case Presentation! #VascularSurgery #NYSVS #StonyBrookVascular
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24 Oct 2025
Meet the current vice chair of the @vsb_abs, Dr. Rabih Chaer. Thank you, Dr. Chaer, for bringing your record of academic and clinical excellence to help the ABS and VSB further their mission.
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8 Oct 2025
A successful first Aortic Dissection & Aneurysm Awareness Day at Stony Brook, led by Drs. Chaer, Price & Tassiopoulos.
Patients, families & specialists came together to share experiences and advance education on aortic disease.
A great beginning to an important annual tradition!
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21 Sep 2025
Hands-on vascular skills, knowledge, and mentorship at the Big Apple Bootcamp! ππ PGY-3 Dr. Koustas participated, while Program Director Dr. Kokkosis served as faculty mentoring the next generation. Grateful to @WeillCornell & all attendings for their dedication.
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3 Sep 2025
π¨ Calling all future vascular surgeons!
Join us for the Stony Brook Vascular Meet & Greet π©ββοΈπ¨ββοΈ
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Sept 8, 2025
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Meet our attendings
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Chat with our residents
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Learn why #StonyBrookVascular is a great place to trainπ©Ί
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The #FeaturedEPA this week is dialysis access. Learn more about the #dialysisaccess EPA from the vascular surgery EPA suite here: ow.ly/zMNW50WMhKq
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25 Aug 2025
For this #EPAoftheweek, learn about dialysis access from the vascular surgery EPA suite: ow.ly/Ro7u50WLwE8
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21 Aug 2025
Our Multidisciplinary Aortic Center will host Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm Awareness Day on 10/8/25 at @TheWangCenter. Featuring patient experiences, expert talks (led by Drs. Rabih Chaer & Jonathan Price) and free aortic aneurysm screening.
More info: tinyurl.com/sb-surg-aorta-evβ¦
ALT A photo of an older man holding his chest and taking his blood pressure with a portable monitor and cuff.
ALT A photo of an ultrasound tech doing an aortic screening on a woman who is reclined on an exam table.
ALT A photo of Dr. Rabih Chaer, Chief of Stony Brook's Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
ALT A photo of Dr. Jonathan Price, a surgeon in Stony Brook's Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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