Venkat Kalapatapu, M.D, FRCS (Edin), FACS
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Attending Vascular Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Vascular Surgeon, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Vascular Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Program Director, Vascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
4 Silverstein
Hospital of Univ of Penn
3400 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of Univ of Penn
3400 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-1698
Fax: 215-614-0463
Fax: 215-614-0463
Education:
MBBS (Medicine)
Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, AP, India, 1994.
MS (Mastery of Surgery)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 1998.
Permanent linkMBBS (Medicine)
Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, AP, India, 1994.
MS (Mastery of Surgery)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 1998.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Aortic aneurysmAortic dissection
Aortic occlusion
Carotid artery disease
Peripheral arterial disease
Varicose veins
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Mesenteric arterial disease
Description of Research Expertise
Aortic aneurysmAortic dissection
Atherosclerosis
Selected Publications
Starnes BW, Rajani RR, Rossi P, Singh N, Benarroch-Gampel J, Cho JS, Nassiri N, Smeds MR, Kalapatapu V, Stern JR, Kabutey NK, Corvera J; RelayPro Investigators.: Early survival benefit of a low-profile endograft in blunt traumatic aortic injury. J Vasc Surg Apr 2024.Hatchimonji JS, Bakillah E, Kaufman EJ, Dowzicky PM, Braslow BM, Kalapatapu VR, Reilly PM, Sharoky CE.: The open abdomen in mesenteric ischemia: A tool for patients undergoing revascularization. World J Surg 2024.
Rice JR, Rothenberg KA, Ramadan OI, Savage D, Kalapatapu V, Julien HM, Schneider DB, Wang GJ.: Factors Associated with Urgent Amputation Status and Its Impact on Mortality. Ann Vasc Surg 2024.
Basu R, Zhang J, Zaheer S, Grimm J, Szeto W, Kalapatapu V.: Ascending aorta thoracic endovascular aortic repair for infected pseudoaneurysm. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech 8: 244-247, Mar 2022.
Zhang J, Basu R, Gaffey A, Glaser J, Kalapatapu V.: Retrograde Superior Mesenteric Artery Stenting in Case of SMA Shuttering. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2022.
Jordan B Stoecker, Kevin C Eddinger, Alison M Pouch, Julia D Glaser, Paul J Iii Foley, Grace J Wang, Venkat R Kalapatapu, Benjamin M Jackson : The Hyperattenuating Crescent Sign Is Not Necessarily a Sign of Impending Aortic Aneurysm Rupture. Ann Vasc Surg 82, 2022.
Zhang J, Basu R, Bauder AR, Quatramoni JG, Glaser J, Kalapatapu V, Gaffey AC.: Endovascular repair of traumatic axillosubclavian artery injuries. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech 8: 23-27, Dec 2021.
Wang GJ, Jackson BM, Damrauer SM, Kalapatapu V, Glaser J, Golden MA, Schneider D: Unique characteristics of the type B aortic dissection patients with malperfusion in the vascular quality initiative. Journal of Vascular Surgery 74(1): 53-62, July 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.11.047.
Belkin N, Stoecker JB, Jackson BM, Damrauer SM, Glaser J, Kalapatapu V, Golden MA, Wang GJ: Effects of dual antiplatelet therapy on graft patency after lower extremity bypass. Journal of Vascular Surgery 73(3): 930-939, Mar. 2021 Notes: Epub Aug. 7, 2020.
Parikh A, Zhang J, Glaser J, Kalapatapu V: Symptomatic duodenal perforation by a Bird's Nest vena cava filter. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques 7(1): 104-107, Dec. 1 2020 Notes: Case Report.