Physician
Vascular Surgery
Dr. Alex D. Ammar, MD
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Alex Ammar works in the field of Vascular Surgery. He went to University of Kansas School of Medicine. He has 3 awards "Regional Top Doctor", "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Alex Ammar is a published MD. He published 34 publications, including: 'Postoperative epidural analgesia following abdominal aortic surgery: do the benefits justify the costs?' He accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Achieving endoscopic competency in a general surgery residency.
- Do medical student's surgical examination scores correlate with performance markers?
- Carotid stenosis: change of treatment plan based on repeat duplex ultrasonography.
- Tongue necrosis as an unusual presentation of carotid artery stenosis.
- Operative volume in the new era: a comparison of resident operative volume before and after implementation of 80-hour work week restrictions.
- A history of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita General Surgery Residency Program.
- Duplex ultrasonography rarely changes management decisions in chronic lower extremity ischemia.
- Spontaneous dissection of the celiac artery: a case report.
- Radiation modifiers: treatment overview and future investigations.
- Endovascular stent graft repair of a persistent sciatic artery aneurysm.
- The incidence of ischemic stroke versus intracerebral hemorrhage after carotid endarterectomy: a review of 2452 cases.
- Surgery versus stenting: how medical device makers influence patient care.
- True aneurysm of the thyrocervical trunk: case report and literature review.
- Postoperative epidural analgesia following abdominal aortic surgery: do the benefits justify the costs?
- Cost-efficient carotid surgery: a comprehensive evaluation.
- Concerns regarding carotid artery angioplasty and stenting.
- Is intensive care necessary following carotid endarterectomy?
- Incidence of bilateral intraplaque hemorrhage in carotid artery disease.
- Should the Cell Saver Autotransfusion Device be used routinely in all infrarenal abdominal aortic bypass operations?
- A method to prevent kinking of femorofemoral bypass grafts when using polytetrafluoroethylene.
- Correlation of carotid artery stump pressure with a palpable carotid artery pulse.
- Carotid endarterectomy: immediate morbidity and mortality in 337 patients.
- Exposed synthetic vascular grafts of the groin: graft preservation by means of a tensor fasciae latae flap.
- The importance of arteriographic interpretation in occlusion or pseudo-occlusion of the carotid artery.
- Salvaging a loose continuous suture line.
- Seizures following subclavian-carotid bypass.
- Management of acute infrainguinal arterial thrombosis: combined intraoperative balloon thrombectomy with balloon angioplasty: a preliminary report.
- Should carotid endarterectomy be condemned?
- The influence of repeated carotid plaque hemorrhages on the production of cerebrovascular symptoms.
- Carotid endarterectomy for extreme stenosis. Its timing after stroke.
- The effect of antiplatelet therapy on the incidence of carotid plaque hemorrhage.
- Late results following operative repair for celiac artery compression syndrome.
- Intraplaque hemorrhage: its significance in cerebrovascular disease.
Schools
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine
Via Christi St Francis Med Center
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Procedures Preformed
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Carotid Artery Stent Placement
- Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
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Doctors Specialties
- Vascular Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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University of Kansas School of Medicine -
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1811994676 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | AMMAR | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ALEX | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 672143729 | |
| NPPES Provider State | KS | |
| Specialty Description | Vascular Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 165.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 16.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 9.7 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1811994676 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | AMMAR |
| First Name Of The Provider | ALEX |
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