ChristopherJohnSmolockMD, FSVS, FACS

Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Chief of Vascular Surgery Mount Sinai Queens

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Dr. Christopher Smolock is a vascular surgeon. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, surgical training at the University of Rochester, vascular surgical training at Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, and has been in practice since 2012. He is experienced in open and endovascular management of complex vascular disease, particularly in aortic dissection, aortic aneurysms, aortoiliac occlusive disease, and carotid disease. He has more than 50 publications and over 250 citings.

Methodist Hospital (Houston)Fellowship, Vascular Surgery, 2010 - 2012
University of RochesterResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2010
University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineResearch, Surgical Oncology, 2004 - 2007
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2004
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2002
Villanova UniversityBS, Biology, Cum Laude, 1994 - 1998

Fellow Society for Vascular Surgery
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

PubMed

Endovascular and Hybrid Interventions for Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease in Patients with Intermittent Claudication.
Levester Kirksey, Khaled I Alnahhal, Ahmed A Sorour, Fachreza Aryo Damara, Andrew Smith
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2025-01-01
1 citations
The Top 100 Most-Cited Articles in Venous Disease and Management.
Krystina N Choinski, Christopher J Smolock, John P Phair
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2025-01-01
Management and Treatment of Tandem Carotid Lesions.
Akila Pai, Krystina N Choinski, Christopher J Smolock
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2024-10-05

Journal Articles

Midterm Outcomes of Retroperitoneal and Transperitoneal Exposures in Open Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Sean Lyden, Federico Parodi, Christopher Smolock, Journal of Vascular Surgery
Concomitant Carotid Endarterectomy and Retrograde Carotid Artery Stenting Is Safe and Effective for the Treatment of Tandem Carotid Artery Lesions
Jeanwan Kang, Christopher Smolock, Journal of Vascular Surgery

Drain Placement Confers No Benefit After Carotid Endarterectomy in the Vascular Quality InitiativeFebruary 2020
Midterm Outcomes of Retroperitoneal and Transperitoneal Exposures in Open Aortic Aneurysm RepairAugust 2018
Concomitant Carotid Endarterectomy and Retrograde Carotid Artery Stenting Is Safe and Effective for the Treatment of Tandem Carotid Artery LesionsJuly 2018

Leave Nothing Behind -IVC Filter EditionJuly 16th, 2020
The Student Is Now the Master: IVC Filter Removal Is Easy Until It Is Not, Then It Is Very DifficultFebruary 6th, 2016
If the Odds Are Against the Patient, Who Is for the Patient?January 7th, 2016