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 πŸ‘
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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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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 I’m proud to call a colleague and dear friend @AndresSchanzer @UMassVascSurg @UMassSurgery Academic Surgery is alive and well!
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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 sessionπŸ‘πŸ»
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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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πŸŽ„ Merry Christmas from the Stony Brook Vascular family! Missing a few members (probably on call πŸ˜…), but grateful for our growing, close-knit crew.
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Semi-annual vascular dinner 🍽️ β€” where we discuss life in and out of the OR πŸ’‰, troubleshoot a few issues 🧠, and pretend we’re not talking about work… while still talking about work πŸ˜…. Lucky to have attendings who genuinely listen and push to make things better every day πŸ™Œ
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Strong Stony Brook Vascular presence at the Venous Symposium Europe 2025 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί 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. πŸ‘
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Stony Brook Vascular representing strong at the NYSVS Dinner β€” proud of Dr. Kokkosis as NYSVS President and inspired by Dr. Chaer’s keynote. Congrats to resident Ahmad Aljobeh for winning Best Case Presentation! #VascularSurgery #NYSVS #StonyBrookVascular
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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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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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Hands-on vascular skills, knowledge, and mentorship at the Big Apple Bootcamp! πŸŽπŸ’‰ 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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🚨 Calling all future vascular surgeons! Join us for the Stony Brook Vascular Meet & Greet πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈπŸ‘¨β€βš•οΈ πŸ“… Sept 8, 2025 πŸ•— 8 PM EST πŸ’» On Zoom βœ… Meet our attendings βœ… Chat with our residents βœ… Learn why #StonyBrookVascular is a great place to train🩺 πŸ”— Zoom link above
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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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For this #EPAoftheweek, learn about dialysis access from the vascular surgery EPA suite: ow.ly/Ro7u50WLwE8
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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-ev…
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