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Alan Dardik, MD, Vascular Surgery, West Haven, CT

AlanDardikMDPhD

Vascular Surgery West Haven, CT

Professor of Surgery and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale School of Medicine; Vice Chair, Yale Surgery; Editor-in-Chief, JVS-Vascular Science

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  • Office

    950 Campbell Avenue
    Va Connecticut Healthcare
    West Haven, CT 06516

Summary

  • Dr. Alan Dardik is a surgeon-scientist who harnesses the power of molecular biology to achieve a modern understanding of vascular disease, and then use the basic science laboratory to ultimately benefit patients with vascular diseases.

    Dr. Dardik trained at Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Johns Hopkins Hospital before his appointment to the Yale faculty in 2001. Dr. Dardik focuses his clinical practice on teaching at the VA Connecticut, where he was formerly the Chief of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Dardik has won the C. Elton Cahow Award for Outstanding Faculty Teaching from Yale’s Department of Surgery and the Faculty Teaching Award from St. Mary’s Hospital. Dr. Dardik is also a Vice Chair of Yale’s Department of Surgery where he is charged with Faculty Affairs, and he has served as Yale's Interim Division Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.

    The Dardik laboratory studies the healing and function of blood vessels, fistulae and vessel patches that are used in patients having vascular surgery. The laboratory is trying to understand the fundamental molecular mechanisms by which vein graft adaptation and arteriovenous fistula maturation result in positive remodeling and successful adaptation to the arterial environment, yet often proceed, in the long-term, to neointimal hyperplasia and failure. The laboratory also studies novel methods to deliver stem cells to diabetic wounds. The laboratory is funded from the NIH as well as Yale's Department of Surgery.

    Dr. Dardik currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the newly launched journal JVS-Vascular Science; he is the past President of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery, the Association of VA Surgeons as well as of the International Society for Vascular Surgery.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 2000 - 2001
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 2000
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaPh.D., Pathology, 1986 - 1993
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1993
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityB.S., Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude; Distinction in the Major, 1982 - 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2001 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2007 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1995 - 2002
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American Surgical Association, 2015
  • Fellow (FAHA) American Heart Association, 2014
  • C. Elton Cahow Award for Outstanding Faculty Teaching Yale Department of Surgery, 2006
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Sentinel Contributions of US Department of Veterans Affairs Surgeons in Shaping the Face of Health Care  
    Kenneth A Lipshy, Kamal Itani, Seth Spector, Kathleen Raman, Alan Dardik, Edith Tzeng, Preeti R John, Brian Cmolik, Robert Kozol, JAMA Surgery
  • Molecular Identity of Arteries, Veins, and Lymphatics  
    Alan Dardik, MD, Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • A Murine Model of Hind Limb Ischemia to Study Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis  
    Alan Dardik, MD, Springer
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Novel Endovascular Grasper for Challenging Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
    Rathbone D, Zinter J, Ghandour L, Sarac T, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar C, 27th annual meeting of the American Venous Forum, Palm Springs, CA, 1/1/2015
  • Metabolic Syndrome Predicts High Risk Status for Vascular Surgery
    Foster TR, Kuwahara G, Yamamoto K, Assi R, Protack CD, Hall MR, Williams WT, Vasilas P, 10th annual Academic Surgical Congress; 43rd Annual Symposium of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, 2015; Miami, FL, 2015, 1/1/2015
  • Surgery for the Very Old: Are Nonagenarians Different?
    Chaar CNO, Skrip LA, Indes JE, Gusberg RJ, Sarac TP, 10th annual Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Can surgeons turn veins into arteries? 
    Multiple Locations, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 - 1/1/2015
  • How do pericardial patches heal? 
    Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ - 1/1/2015
  • Surgical alchemy: Do vascular surgeons turn veins into arteries? 
    Belleville, NJ - 1/1/2015
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Yale Surgery Promotions: Dr. Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Dr. Dirk Johnson
    Yale Surgery Promotions: Dr. Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Dr. Dirk JohnsonJuly 20th, 2021
  • Yale-Led Surgical Innovation Promises Better Dialysis Outcomes
    Yale-Led Surgical Innovation Promises Better Dialysis OutcomesAugust 19th, 2020
  • The Increasing Number and Impact of Journal of Vascular Surgery Publications
    The Increasing Number and Impact of Journal of Vascular Surgery PublicationsNovember 21st, 2019
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Grant Support

  • Manipulating the matrix to improve arteriovenous fistula patencyNIH2019–Present
  • Enhancing venous adaptation to the arterial environmentNIH2016–2020
  • Molecular regulation of fistula adaptation for dialysis accessVA2014–2017
  • Molecular regulation of vein graft adaptationNIH2009–2014
  • Flow responses to carotid angioplastyNIH2006–2009

Committees

  • President, New England Society for Vascular Surgery (NESVS) 2020 - 2021
  • President, Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) 2019 - 2021
  • Chair, Research Council, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) 2015 - 2018
  • Board of Directors, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) 2015 - 2018
  • President, International Society for Vascular Surgery (ISVS) 2014 - 2016

Professional Memberships