Course Directors:

Derek Brinster, MD

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Director of Aortic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Northwell Health
Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Gregg S. Landis, MD, FACS

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System Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Vice Chairman of Surgery
Northwell Health
Associate Professor of Surgery
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Faculty:

Mohsen Bannazadeh, MD*

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Director, Aortic Surgery Division of Vascular Surgery,
North Shore University Hospital
Associate Professor
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Yana Etkin, MD

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Associate Chief of Vascular Surgery
Department of Vascular Surgery, Northwell Health
Program Director Integrated Residency
Program Director Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Professor
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Dr. Etkin is a vascular surgeon in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. She is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell and a Program Director for the Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency.

Dr. Etkin received her medical degree from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. She completed a residency in General Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She is board certified in Vascular Surgery and General Surgery.

Dr. Etkin is active in number of professional societies including Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery and Easter Vascular Society. She is well published and presented at several regional and national scientific meetings. She is actively involved in training and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows.

She maintains a busy clinical practice with special expertise in aortic surgery, IVC filter retrieval, critical limb ischemia, and dialysis access. Dr. Etkin also runs an active clinical research program focused on novel vascular surgical techniques and patient outcomes with special interest in dialysis access.

Lorena Paola De Marco Garcia, MD

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Chairman- Chair of Wound Care and Hyperbaric Med of Surgery
Vascular Surgery, Plainview Hospital
Director of Vascular Surgery-Eastern Region
Chief of Division- Chief of Vascular Surgery of Surgery
Vascular Surgery, Plainview Hospital
Assistant Professor,
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Joe F. Lau, MD, PhD, FACC, FACP

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Director, Vascular Medicine LIJ
Department of Cardiology
Northwell Health
Associate Professor, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

John Anthony Goncalves Jr., MD, MBA

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Attending Surgeon
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Northwell Health
Assistant Professor
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Omar Ali Jarral, MD

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Attending Surgeon
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Northwell Health
Assistant Professor
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Stevan Sava Pupovac, MD

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Attending Surgeon
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Northwell Health

Jonathan A. Schor, MD

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Dr. Schor is the Director of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Staten Island University Hospital and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in both Vascular and General Surgery. He completed his general surgical training at New York University and completed his vascular training at Rutgers/ New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Schor has participated in both clinical and basic science research that has been presented at local and national scientific meetings. He has a special interest in endovascular treatments of aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease and venous disorders.

Dr. Schor is co-director of the Staten Island University Hospital Aortic Center. The Aortic Center is a multi-specialty center for treatment of aortic pathology. He performed the first fully percutaneous treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm on Staten Island in 2010. Dr. Schor also performed the first Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) procedure on Staten Island for the treatment of carotid artery disease.

Dr. Schor is interested in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease, venous disease and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Dr. Schor is a member of Society of Vascular Surgery, Eastern Vascular Society, American Venous Forum, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has a research interest in the surgical management of DVT and treatment of PVD. Dr. Schor is a principal investigator for a number of National Institute of Health (NIH) sponsored clinical research trials, and his research has been presented at both local and national meetings.

Catherine Ruth Weinberg, MD, MBA

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Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital
Director, High Risk Cardiovascular Obstetrics Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital
Assistant Professor
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Planning Committee

Samuel Faller*

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Finance & Operations Management Associate
Department of Surgery and Emergency Medicine
North Shore University Hospital
Northwell Health

Paul Travlos, PA, MBA*

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Vice President CTS
Department of Surgery
North Shore University Hospital
Northwell Health

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Nikki Webber, MHA*

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Director of Operations
Surgery Department
North Shore University Hospital
Northwell Health

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