NikhilKansalMDProfessor of Surgery

Vascular Surgery • Torrance, CA

Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Program Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship

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Office
1000 W Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90509

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 2000 - 2002
UCLA Medical Center-Santa MonicaEndovascular Surgery, 2001 - 2001
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2000
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2019
NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2001
American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Standard Open Surgery Versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Start of enrollment: 2002 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 4
Percutaneous Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (PEVAR) Trial Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 13
Completed
Not Applicable
Open Versus Endovascular Repair of Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
The Nellix® EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing System for the Treatment of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Best Endovascular vs. Best Surgical Therapy in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

223 citations
A decade of experience with dorsalis pedis artery bypass: analysis of outcome in more than 1000 cases.
Frank B. Pomposelli, Nikhil Kansal, Alan D. Hamdan, Alana K. Belfield, Malachi G. Sheahan
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2003-02-01
32 citations
Essentials of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair imaging: postprocedure surveillance and complications.
Andrew C. Picel, Nikhil Kansal
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2014-09-23
195 citations
A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of totally percutaneous access versus open femoral exposure for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (the PEVAR trial)
Peter R. Nelson, Zvonimir Kracjer, Nikhil Kansal, Vikram Rao, Christian Bianchi
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014-05-01

Journal Articles

Percutaneous Access of an Expanding Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm via a Direct Posterior Transgluteal Approach
Nikhil Kansal, MD, Annals of Vascular Surgery

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member
Society for Vascular Surgery - SVS
Fellow