Vascular Surgeon, Program Director @UPMC_Vascular
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined June 2018
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Meet Dr. Yana Etkin, a director of the Vascular Surgery Board and member of the Education & Training Council Committee. Thank you, Dr. Etkin, for being a champion of excellence in surgical practice.
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Congratulations to @UCLASurgery Dr. David Rigberg @westernhvac President! @PipeCabreraV @AmputationSuck @SAGES_Updates @SWexner @jmills1955 @juliomayol
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“This is a team award, not an individual one. While the recognition is appreciated, the surgery itself is just one small part of a patient’s journey. It’s our phenomenal team who care for the patients every step of the way. Grateful to be a part of this phenomenal team.”
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Meet Dr. Raghu Motaganahalli, member of the Council of the ABS and the Diplomates & Surgeons in Practice Committee, as well as a director on the Vascular Surgery Board. Thank you, Dr. @rmotaganahalli, for all the work you do to improve and uphold surgical standards.
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“I Have Varicose Veins. Should I Worry?”
Dr. Angela Kokkosis featured in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, sharing her expertise on varicose veins and advancing patient education.👏
#StonyBrookMedicine #StonyBrookVascular #VascularSurgery
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Strong representation from Stony Brook at VAM 2026! 👏
Within the VQI program, Stony Brook contributed 3 podium presentations and 3 posters.
We are also proud to have received the SVS VQI 3-Star Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award ⭐
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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 👏
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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 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 session👍🏻
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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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🎄 Merry Christmas from the Stony Brook Vascular family! Missing a few members (probably on call 😅), but grateful for our growing, close-knit crew.
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Semi-annual vascular dinner 🍽️ — where we discuss life in and out of the OR 💉, troubleshoot a few issues 🧠, and pretend we’re not talking about work… while still talking about work 😅. Lucky to have attendings who genuinely listen and push to make things better every day 🙌
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Strong Stony Brook Vascular presence at the Venous Symposium Europe 2025 🇪🇺
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. 👏
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Stony Brook Vascular representing strong at the NYSVS Dinner — 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.
