Christopher Joseph Abularrage

Associate Professor
Surgery - Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Johns Hopkins University
United States of America

Doctor Surgery
Biography

Dr. Abularrage specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery, with a specific interest in minimally invasive techniques for lower extremity peripheral arterial disease and aneurysm repair. His clinical interests include limb preservation, Diabetic peripheral arterial disease and limb salvage, aortic aneurysms, endovascular aneurysm repair, visceral stents and bypass, and carotid stents and carotid endarterectomy. Dr. Abularrage is an active researcher within the department and has published widely on outcomes research using large, national databases. Recently, Dr. Abularrage and his team have published their outcomes of patients treated in the Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot & Wound Clinic, showing significantly lower amputation rates compared to national benchmarks. Dr. Abularrage is a distinguished fellow to the Society of the American Board of Surgery, and recipient of the Zehner Award and the R. Clement Darling, Jr. Award. He is nationally renowned for his work in Diabetic peripheral arterial disease and limb preservation.

Research Intrest

Diabetic peripheral arterial disease; Outcomes research; Peripheral endovascular interventions

List of Publications
Proper and left hepatic artery bypass for resection of pancreatic mass involving the celiac axis.
The Society for Vascular Surgery Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) classification system predicts wound healing but not major amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcers treated in a multidisciplinary setting.
New predictors of complications in carotid body tumor resection.
Cryopreserved venous allograft is an acceptable conduit in patients with current or prior angioaccess graft infection