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Name
Carlos Bechara
Degree
M.D.
Rank
Professor
Primary Department
Surgery
Education
Medical School
American University of the Caribbean
Residencies
Tulane University General Surgery
Baylor University College of Medicine General Surgery
Fellowships
Baylor University College of Medicine Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Hobbies
Soccer
Tennis
Publications
Weise, LB; Crisostomo, PR; Bechara, CF; Soult, MC Iliac artery-enteric fistulas following failed pancreatic transplant. Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques ; 10 2
Penton, A; Li, R; Carmon, L; Soult, MC; Bechara, CF; Blecha, M Preoperative Risk Score For Mortality Within 3 Years of Visceral Segment Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery ;
Payman, AA; Pecoraro, NC; Tsiang, JT; Souter, J; Hand, R; Bechara, CF; Serrone, JC Stenting for Traumatic Pseudoaneurysms of the Cervical Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Systematic Review. World neurosurgery ;
Chunawala, ZS; Chew, C; Hendrickson, M; Arora, S; Tafur, A; Mishkel, G; Ricciardi, MJ; Zelniker, TA; Moussa, ID; Hassan, A; Golzar, J; Gueyikian, S; Bechara, CF; Lee, CJ; Qamar, A Temporal trends and outcomes of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia with and without history of coronary artery disease: insights from the us national inpatient sample database. The Journal of invasive cardiology ; 35 10
De Freitas, S; Falls, G; Weis, T; Bakhshi, K; Korepta, LM; Bechara, CF; Erben, Y; Arya, S; Fatima, J Comprehensive framework of factors accounting for worse aortic aneurysm outcomes in females: A scoping review. Seminars in vascular surgery ; 36 4
Brailovsky, Y; Lakhter, V; Newman, J; Allen, S; Elkaryoni, A; Desai, P; Masic, D; Bechara, CF; Bontekoe, E; Hoppensteadt, D; Lopez, JJ; Siddiqui, F; Iqbal, O; Fareed, J; Darki, A Fibrinolytic Status and Risk of Death After Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 29
Behzadi, F; Simon, JE; Zielke, TJ; Cook, JT; Costa, RA; Bechara, CF; Prabhu, VC RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA DURING AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR. Annals of Vascular Surgery ;
Lin, JH; Zielke, T; Zorn, MK; Korepta, LM; Soult, MC; Bechara, CF Dual true and false lumen stent graft technique for endovascular repair of isolated common iliac artery aneurysm in chronic type A dissection. Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques ; 8 4
Goldstein, J; Fareed, J; Bechara, CF; Dieter, RS Bridging the diabetic microvascular and macrovascular gap in peripheral arterial disease. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions ;
Inkollu, SK; Bechara, CF Commentary: Profile matters: 1-year results of low profile endograft with thoracic aortic aneurysm and ulcer pathologies. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery ;
Malach, L; Tehrani, N; Kolachina, S; Krawczyk, K; Wozniak, A; Soult, M; Aulivola, B; Bechara, CF Effect of Stent-Graft Active Fixation and Oversizing on Aortic Neck Dilation After Endovascular Aneurysm Exclusion For Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm. Annals of Vascular Surgery ;
Blecha, M; Malach, L; Dickens, B; Decicco, E; D'Andrea, M; DeJong, M; Bechara, CF Predictors of Decline in Renal Function 5 Years after EVAR. Vascular and endovascular surgery ;
Goicoechea, S; Walsh, M; Soult, M; Halandras, PM; Bechara, C; Aulivola, B; Crisostomo, P Female Gender Increases Risk of Stroke and Readmission after CEA and CAS. Journal of Vascular Surgery ;
Marginean, A; Haines, JF; Perez-Tamayo, RA; Bechara, C; Darki, A Pulmonary Embolism Complicated by Acute Limb Ischemia Managed by Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy. Cureus ; 13 4
Allen, S; Chan, L; Masic, D; Porcaro, K; Morris, S; Haines, J; Leya, F; Bechara, CF; Lopez, J; Lewis, B; Steen, L; Fareed, J; Darki, A; Brailovsky, Y Comparison of outcomes in catheter-directed versus ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis for management of submassive pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis research ; 202
Brailovsky, Y; Masic, D; Allen, S; Lakhter, V; Bashir, R; Forfia, P; Bechara, CF; Leya, FS; Lopez, JJ; Lewis, BE; Steen, LE; Wexels, F; Fareed, J; Camren, GP; Hibbeln, J; Darki, A Novel CT-derived parameter is associated with low cardiac index in acute pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis research ; 202
Bechara, CF Invited Commentary Open Venous Bypass in the Era of Endovascular Therapy. Annals of Vascular Surgery ;
Behzadi, F; Kim, M; Zielke, T; Bechara, CF; Schwartz, J; Prabhu, VC LUMBAR DRAINS FOR VASCULAR PROCEDURES: AN INSTITUTIONAL PROTOCOL REVIEW AND GUIDELINES. World neurosurgery ;
Aziz, Faisal; Bechara, Carlos F. USMLE Step 1 Scoring System Change to Pass/Fail—Implications for International Medical Graduates. JAMA surgery ; 155 12
Aziz, F; Bechara, CF USMLE Step 1 Scoring System Change to Pass/Fail-Implications for International Medical Graduates. JAMA surgery ;
Brailovsky, Y; Kunchakarra, S; Lakhter, V; Barnes, G; Masic, D; Mancl, E; Porcaro, K; Bechara, CF; Lopez, JJ; Simpson, K; Mathew, V; Fareed, J; Darki, A Pulmonary embolism response team implementation improves awareness and education among the house staff and faculty. JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND THROMBOLYSIS ; 49 1
Eguia, E; Baker, MS; Bechara, C; Shames, M; Kuo, PC The Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Vascular Surgery. Annals of Vascular Surgery ; 66
Tehrani, N; Soult, M; Bechara, CF Extended use of the candy plug technique with the Cook dissection stent. Annals of Vascular Surgery ;
Renz, C; Tehrani, N; Malach, L; Soult, M; Blecha, M; Bechara, CF A rare case of fibromuscular dysplasia involving multiple vascular beds. Vascular ;
Chun, TT; Judelson, DR; Rigberg, D; Lawrence, PF; Cuff, R; Shalhub, S; Wohlauer, M; Abularrage, CJ; Anastasios, P; Arya, S; Aulivola, B; Baldwin, M; Baril, D; Bechara, CF; Beckerman, WE; Behrendt, CA; Benedetto, F; Bennett, LF; Charlton-Ouw, KM; Chawla, A; Chia, MC; Cho, S; Choong, AMTL; Chou, EL; Christiana, A; Coscas, R; De Caridi, G; Ellozy, S; Etkin, Y; Faries, P; Fung, AT; Gonzalez, A; Griffin, CL; Guidry, L; Gunawansa, N; Gwertzman, G; Han, DK; Hicks, CW; Hinojosa, CA; Hsiang, Y; Ilonzo, N; Jayakumar, L; Joh, JH; Johnson, AP; Kabbani, LS; Keller, MR; Khashram, M; Koleilat, I; Krueger, B; Kumar, A; Lee, CJ; Lee, A; Levy, MM; Lewis, CT; Lind, B; Lopez-Pena, G; Mohebali, J; Molnar, RG; Morrissey, NJ; Motaganahalli, RL; Mouawad, NJ; Newton, DH; Ng, JJ; O'Banion, LA; Phair, J; Rancic, Z; Rao, A; Ray, HM; Rivera, AG; Rodriguez, L; Sales, CM; Salzman, G; Sarfati, M; Savlania, A; Schanzer, A; Sharafuddin, MJ; Sheahan, M; Siada, S; Siracuse, JJ; Smith, BK; Smith, M; Soh, I; Sorber, R; Sundaram, V; Sundick, S; Tomita, TM; Trinidad, B; Tsai, S; Vouyouka, AG; Westin, GG; Williams, MS; Wren, SM; Yang, JK; Yi, J; Zhou, W; Zia, S; Woo, K Managing Central Venous Access during a Healthcare Crisis. Journal of Vascular Surgery ;
Porcaro, Kateria; Haines, Jeremiah; Morris, Stephen; Doukas, Demetrios; Mancl, Erin; Masic, Dalila; Oliveros, Estefania; Lakhter, Vladimir; Bechara, Carlos; Lopez, John J.; Mathew, Verghese; Brailovsky, Yevgeniy; Fareed, Jawed; Darki, Amir SUBMASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM: ARE WE FALSELY REASSURED BY NORMOTENSION? Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) ; 73 9
Porcaro, Kateria; Haines, Jeremiah; Morris, Stephen; Doukas, Demetrios; Mancl, Erin; Masic, Dalila; Oliveros, Estefania; Lakhter, Vladimir; Bechara, Carlos; Lopez, John J.; Mathew, Verghese; Fareed, Jawed; Darki, Amir; Brailovsky, Yevgeniy PREDICTORS OF LOW CARDIAC INDEX IN SUBMASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) ; 73 9
Haines, Jeremiah; Darki, Amir; Bechara, Carlos; Frazier, Jason; Perez-Tamayo, R. Anthony MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN THE PRESENCE OF A PATENT FORAMEN OVALE AND SUBSEQUENT PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) ; 73 9
Brailovsky, Yevgeniy; Kunchakarra, Siri; Porcaro, Kateria; Masic, Dalila; Mancl, Erin; Doukas, Demetrios; Bechara, Carlos; Lopez, John J.; Simpson, Kevin; Mathew, Verghese; Fareed, Jawed; Darki, Amir PULMONARY EMBOLISM RESPONSE TEAM IMPLEMENTATION IMPROVES AWARENESS AND EDUCATION AMONG THE HOUSE STAFF. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) ; 73 9
Lim, S; Javorski, MJ; Nassoiy, SP; Park, Y; Halandras, PM; Bechara, CF; Aulivola, B; Crisostomo, PR Long-Term Hemodynamic Effects After Carotid Artery Revascularization. Vascular and endovascular surgery ; 53 4
Yoon, WJ; Dresher, M; Crisostomo, PR; Halandras, PM; Bechara, CF; Aulivola, B Delineating the durability outcome differences after saphenous ablation with laser versus radiofrequency. Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders ; 7 4
Eguia, Emanuel; Cobb, Adrienne N.; Janjua, Haroon M.; Bechara, Carlos; Shames, Murray L.; Kuo, Paul C. Did the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion Impact Vascular Admissions and Operations? Journal of the American College of Surgeons ; 227
Brailovsky, Yevgeniy; Kunchakarra, Siri; Porcaro, Katerina; Doukas, Demetrios; Stiff, Andrew; Bechara, Carlos; Lopez, John; Mathew, Verghese; Fareed, Jawed; Darki, Amir Abstract 17293: Functional Outcomes After Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Circulation ; 138
Bechara, CF Commentary: Eliminating Air From Stent-Grafts During Arch Endovascular Therapy: One Step Closer to Reducing Stroke. Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists ; 26 1
Lim, S; Halandras, PM; Bechara, C; Aulivola, B; Crisostomo, P Contemporary Management of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Endovascular Era. Vascular and endovascular surgery ;
Yoon, WJ; Crisostomo, P; Halandras, P; Bechara, CF; Aulivola, B The utility of the Agatston calcium score in predicting carotid plaque vulnerability. Annals of Vascular Surgery ;
Lindsey, P; Echeverria, A; Cheung, M; Kfoury, E; Bechara, CF; Lin, PH Lower Extremity Bypass Using Bovine Carotid Artery Graft (Artegraft): An Analysis of 124 Cases with Long-Term Results. World journal of surgery ; 42 1
Kaisar, J; Chen, A; Cheung, M; Kfoury, E; Bechara, CF; Lin, PH Comparison of propaten heparin-bonded vascular graft with distal anastomotic patch versus autogenous saphenous vein graft in tibial artery bypass. Vascular ; 26 2
Doheny, C; Gonzalez, L; Duchman, SM; Varon, J; Bechara, CF; Cheung, M; Lin, PH Echocardiographic assessment with right ventricular function improvement following ultrasound-accelerated catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy in submassive pulmonary embolism. Vascular ; 26 3
Lindsey, P; Echeverria, A; Poi, MJ; Matos, J; Bechara, CF; Cheung, M; Lin, PH Thromboembolic Risk of Endovascular Intervention for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis. Annals of Vascular Surgery ; 49
Matos, JM; Gonzalez, L; Kfoury, E; Echeverria, A; Bechara, CF; Lin, PH Outcomes following operative management of thoracic outlet syndrome in the pediatric patients. Vascular ; 26 4
Adam, G; Wang, K; Demaree, CJ; Jiang, JS; Cheung, M; Bechara, CF; Lin, PH A Prospective Evaluation of Duplex Ultrasound for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in High-Performance Musicians Playing Bowed String Instruments Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) ; 8 1
Schwein, A; Chinnadurai, P; Behler, G; Lumsden, AB; Bismuth, J; Bechara, CF Computed tomography angiography-fluoroscopy image fusion allows visceral vessel cannulation without angiography during fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery ; 68 1
Lu, T; Yi, SG; Bismuth, J; Knight, RJ; Gaber, AO; Bechara, CF Short- and midterm results for internal jugular vein extension for short right renal vein kidney transplant. Clinical transplantation ;
Mohamed, A; Bennett, M; Gomez, L; Massingill, E; Le, L; Peden, E; Bechara, CF Laparoscopic Peritoneal Dialysis Surgery is Safe and Effective in Patients with Prior Abdominal Surgery. Annals of Vascular Surgery ;
Darouiche, RO; Green, DM; Harrington, MA; Ehni, BL; Kougias, P; Bechara, CF; O'Connor, DP Association of Airborne Microorganisms in the Operating Room With Implant Infections: A Randomized Controlled Trial. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY ; 38 1
Tal, L; Bechara, CF; Michael, M A case of gross hematuria with flank pain in a 16-year-old boy: Questions. Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) ; 32 8
Tal, L; Bechara, CF; Michael, M A case of gross hematuria with flank pain in a 16-year-old boy: Answers. Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) ; 32 8
Schwein, A; Chinnadurai, P; Shah, DJ; Lumsden, AB; Bechara, CF; Bismuth, J Feasibility of three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography-fluoroscopy image fusion technique in guiding complex endovascular aortic procedures in patients with renal insufficiency. Journal of Vascular Surgery ; 65 5
Zubair, MM; Chinnadurai, P; Loh, FE; Loh, TM; Lumsden, AB; Bechara, CF A novel technique combining laparoscopic and endovascular approaches using image fusion guidance for anterior embolization of type II endoleak. Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques ; 3 1
Kfoury, E; Demaree, CJ; Poi, MJ; Matos, JM; Bechara, CF; Lin, PH Long-term outcomes of staged basilic vein transposition for hemodialysis access in children. The journal of vascular access ; 18 5
Lin, PH; Matos, JM; Chen, A; Kim, W; Poi, MJ; Jiang, JS; Bechara, CF Treatment Outcomes and Lessons Learned From Transilluminated Powered Phlebectomy for Varicose Veins in 1034 Patients. Vascular and endovascular surgery ; 50 4
Pan, A; Poi, MJ; Matos, J; Jiang, JS; Kfoury, E; Echeverria, A; Bechara, CF; Lin, PH Long-Term Outcomes of Single-Port Laparoscopic Placement of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter. Vascular and endovascular surgery ; 50 5
Itoga, NK; Woo, K; Bismuth, J; Bechara, CF; Grenon, M; Mitchell, E; Zhou, W A Rising Generation of Diversity in the Vascular Surgery Workforce. Annals of Vascular Surgery ; 29 7
Matos, JM; Barshes, NR; Mccoy, S; Pisimisis, G; Felkai, D; Kougias, P; Lin, PH; Bechara, CF Validating common carotid stenosis by duplex ultrasound with carotid angiogram or computed tomography scan. Journal of Vascular Surgery ; 59 2
Bechara, CF; Barshes, NR; Pisimisis, G; Bates, JT; Lin, PH; Kougias, P Short- and midterm results of iliac artery stenting for flush occlusion with the assistance of an occlusive contralateral iliac artery balloon. Annals of Vascular Surgery ; 28 1
Barshes, NR; Bechara, CF; Pisimisis, G; Kougias, P Preliminary experiences with early primary closure of foot wounds after lower extremity revascularization. Annals of Vascular Surgery ; 28 1
Barshes, NR; Kougias, P; Ozaki, CK; Pisimisis, G; Bechara, CF; Henson, HK; Belkin, M Cost-effectiveness of revascularization for limb preservation in patients with marginal functional status. Annals of Vascular Surgery ; 28 1
Kougias, P; Sharath, S; Barshes, NR; Lowery, B; Garcia, A; Pak, T; Bechara, CF; Pisimisis, G Impact of cumulative intravascular contrast exposure on renal function in patients with occlusive and aneurysmal vascular disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery ; 59 6
Pisimisis, GT; Kougias, P; Barshes, NR; Bechara, CF Surgeon-modified fenestrated endograft to treat ruptured juxtarenal aneurysm. JAMA surgery ; 149 5
Barshes, NR; Rodriguez-Barradas, MC; Bechara, CF; Pisimisis, G; Young, EJ; Kougias, P Microbial isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibilities in inframalleolar foot infections. Surgical Infections ; 15 5
Barshes, NR; Gold, B; Garcia, A; Bechara, CF; Pisimisis, G; Kougias, P Minor amputation and palliative wound care as a strategy to avoid major amputation in patients with foot infections and severe peripheral arterial disease. The international journal of lower extremity wounds ; 13 3
Nguyen, NT; Barshes, NR; Bechara, CF; Pisimisis, GT Natural history of an intra-aortic permanent inferior vena cava filter. Journal of Vascular Surgery ; 60 3
Omer, S; Kar, B; Cornwell, LD; Blaustein, A; Levine, GN; Ali, N; Jneid, H; Paniagua, D; Atluri, PV; Bechara, CF; Kougias, P; Ruma, M; Preventza, O; Bozkurt, B; Carabello, BA; Bakaeen, FG Early experience of a transcatheter aortic valve program at a Veterans Affairs facility. JAMA surgery ; 148 12
Brailovsky, Y; Lakhter, V; Weinberg, I; Porcaro, K; Haines, J; Morris, S; Masic, D; Mancl, E; Bashir, R; Alkhouli, M; Rosenfield, K; Mathew, V; Lopez, J; Bechara, CF; Joyce, C; Fareed, J; Darki, A Right Ventricular Outflow Doppler Predicts Low Cardiac Index in Intermediate Risk Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 25