Department-of-Surgery
Recent Abstracts

Podium

1.Boone D, Anagnostopoulos C, Schwartz G, Razi, Syed, Lantis J, Belsley S, Bhora F, Liapis C, Rokkas C, Toumpoulis I. Peripheral Vascular Disease is an Independent Predictor of Postoperative Complications, Prolonged Length of Stay, and Long-Term Mortality in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. 5th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. Feb 3-5 2010, San Antonio, TX.
2.Boone D, Lantis J, Lee L, Mendes D, Benvenisty A, Todd G. The effect of percutaneous intervention on wound healing in patients with mixed arterial-venous disease. Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society. Jan 29-31, 2010. Vail, CO.
3.Boone D, Braitman E, Afthinos J, Gendics C, Sordillo E, Todd G, Lantis J. The Development of an Infected Acute Wound Porcine Model. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. April 24-27, 2008. San Diego, CA.
4.Boone D, Braitman E, Afthinos J, Gendics C, Sordillo E, Todd G, Lantis J. Bacterial burden and wound outcomes as influenced by negative pressure wound therapy. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. April 24-27, 2008. San Diego, CA.

Posters

1.Boone D, Lantis J. Standard Versus Prolonged Balloon Angioplasty Inflation Time in an Atherosclerotic Rat Aorta ModelArteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 2011 Scientific Sessions scheduled for Apr 28-31, 2011. Chicago, IL
2.Lantis J, Gendics C. efficacy of a Non-Stick Highly ASbsorbent Dressing, with a Proprietary One Way Pore-Wound Interface. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. April 14-17, 2011. Dallas, TX.
3. Lantis J, Gendics C. ASn open prospective, clincial evaluation to determine the clinical efficacy of a new Negative pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) System after partial diabetic foot amputation. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. April 14-17, 2011. Dallas, TX.
4.Bolash R, Kim J, Anca D, Lantis J, Sancheti M. Successful Intraoperative Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Lateral Decubitus Position During AAA Reesction. 64th Annual Meeting of the PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesia. December 11, 2010. New York, NY.
5.Lantis J, Gendics C. The repair of traumatic dehiscence of below knee amputations using a combination of an elastic wound closure device and negative pressure wound therapy: a case series compared to historical control. Clinical Symposium for the Advances in Skin & Wound Care. Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2010. Orlando, FL.
6.Fuller A, Lantis J, Gendics C. A prospective, single-center, non-blinded, comparative, post-market clinical evaluation of a Bovine derived collagen with ionic silver dressing versus a carboxymethylcellulose and ionic silver dressing for the closure of variable etiology bilateral lower extremity wounds. Clinical Symposium for the Advances in Skin & Wound Care. Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2010. Orlando, FL.
7.Fuller A, Lantis J, Gendics C. A prospective, single-center, non-blinded, comparative, post-market clinical evaluation of a Bovine derived collagen with ionic silver dressing versus a carboxymethylcellulose and ionic silver dressing for the reduction of bioburden in variable etiology bilateral lower extremity wounds. Clinical Symposium for the Advances in Skin & Wound Care. Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2010. Orlando, FL.
8.Lantis J, Gendics C, Hartwell S, Smith G. A prospective, non-comparative, clinical evaluation to determine the effect of a new non-adhesive absorbent anti-microbial hydrocellular dressing silver sulfadiazine (SSD) on the reduction of bioburden and closure of venous leg ulcers. European Wound Management Association 2010 Conference, May 24-26. Geneva, Switzerland.
9.Boone D, Anagnostopoulos C, Schwartz G, Razi, Syed, Lantis J, Belsley S, Bhora F, Liapis C, Rokkas C, Toumpoulis I. Carotid artery disease and peripheral vascular disease are both independent predictors of long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting. 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting, June 10-13, 2010. Boston, MA.
10.Boone D, Lantis J, Lee L, Mendes D, Benvenisty A, Todd G. The Effect of Percutaneous Intervention on Wound Healing in Patients with Mixed Arterial- Venous Disease. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. April 17-20, 2010. Orlando, FL.
11.Lantis J, Gendics C, Hartwell S, Smith G. A prospective non-comparative, clinical evaluation to determine the effect of a new non-adhesive absorbent 3 layer silver barrier dressing on the reduction of bioburden and closure of venous leg ulcers. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. April 17-20, 2010. Orlando, FL
Meet the specialists
Alan I. Benvenisty, MD, FACS
Director of Transplant Surgery,
Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-4706
John C. Lantis, MD, FACS
Chief of Division, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-4797
Donna M. Mendes, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Clinical Vascular Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 636-4990
George J. Todd, MD, FACS
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Walter A. Wichern Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-7481
Michael Dudkiewicz, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 636-1411