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Murray Shames

Murray Shames, MD, DFSVS, FACS

Department Chair, Department of Surgery

Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery

Contact Info

Education

  • MD, Albert Einstein C.O.M., 1994

Interdisciplinary and Emerging Signature Programs

  • Cardiovascular

Research Interests

  • 1.Role of simulation in resident education.
  • 2.Outcomes after endovascular interventions for lower extremity arterial occlusive disease.
  • 3.Aortic aneurysm pathophysiology.
  • 4. Complex aortic aneurysm repair. Novel devices.
  • 5. Quality initiatives in vascular care.

Memberships

  • Chair Membership Committee (Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, 2018 - Present)
  • Member (Society of University Surgeons, 2009 - Present)
  • member (Association of Academic Surgeons, 2006 - Present)
  • Vice President (Assoc of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery, 2006 - Present)
  • member (Society of Vascular Surgeons, 2005 - Present)
  • Membership Director (Peripheral vascular Surgery Society, 2002 - Present)
  • member (American College of Surgeons, 2002 - Present)

Recent Publications

  • Wooster M, Tanious A, Patel S, Moudgill N, Back M, Shames M. Concomitant Parallel Endografting and Fenestrated Experience in a Regional Aortic Center. Annals of vascular surgery. 38: 54-58, 2017.
  • Wooster M, Back M, Patel S, Tanious A, Armstrong P, Shames M. Outcomes of concomitant renal reconstruction during open paravisceral aortic aneurysm repair. Journal of vascular surgery. 66(4) : 1149-1156, 2017.
  • Wooster MD, Patel S, Back MR, Shames ML. Contemporary Experience with Open Paravisceral Aneurysm Repair. Annals of vascular surgery. 38: 7, 2017.
  • Tanious A, Carroll M, Wooster M, Jung A, Giarelli M, Back M, Zwiebel B, Nelson P, Shames M. Eight Year Experience With Type I Endoleaks At A Tertiary Care Center. Annals of vascular surgery. 38: 6-7, 2017.
  • Tanious A, Wooster M, Jung A, Nelson PR, Back MR, Shames ML. Endovascular Management of Proximal Fixation Loss Using Parallel Stent Grafting Techniques to Preserve Visceral Flow. Annals of vascular surgery. 42: 169-175, 2017.
  • Wooster M, Wilson R, Shames M, Moudgill N. Arteriovenous access does not perform as well for plasmapheresis. The journal of vascular access. 18(2) : 144-147, 2017.
  • Wooster M, Zwiebel B, Back M, Shames M. Early Experience with Snorkels and Chimneys for Expanding the Indications for Use of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. Annals of vascular surgery. 41: 105-109, 2017.
  • Tanious A, Wooster M, Jung A, Nelson PR, Armstrong PA, Shames ML. Open abdominal surgical training differences experienced by integrated vascular and general surgery residents. Journal of vascular surgery. 66(4) : 1280-1284, 2017.
  • Wooster M, Back M, Sutzko D, Gaeto H, Armstrong P, Shames M. A 10-Year Experience Using a Hybrid Endovascular Approach to Treat Aberrant Subclavian Arterial Aneurysms. Annals of vascular surgery. , 2017.
  • Tanious A, Wooster M, Jung A, Nelson PR, Armstrong PA, Shames ML. Comparison of the integrated vascular surgery resident operative experience and the traditional vascular surgery fellowship. Journal of vascular surgery. 66(1) : 307-310, 2017.
  • Greenwood V, Shames B, Tanious A, Shames ML, Indes JE. Trends in open abdominal exposure among vascular surgery trainees. Journal of vascular surgery. 66(3) : 947-951.e2, 2017.
  • Wooster M, Tanious A, Jones RW, Armstrong P, Shames M. A Novel Off-the-Shelf Technique for Endovascular Repair of Type III and IV Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms Using the Gore Excluder and Viabahn Branches. Annals of vascular surgery. , 2017.
  • Wooster M, Back M, Gaeto H, Shames M. Late Longitudinal Comparison of Endovascular and Open Popliteal Aneurysm Repairs. Annals of vascular surgery. 30: 253-7, 2016.
  • Wooster M, Dansey K, Shames M. Early Post-Registry Experience With Drug-Eluting Stents in the Superficial Femoral Artery. Vascular and endovascular surgery. 50(2) : 80-3, 2016.
  • Tanious A, Lee JT, Shames M. Snorkel endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair versus fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair: is it a competition? Seminars in vascular surgery. 29(1-2) : 68-73, 2016.
  • Dansey K Wooster M Powell A Rodriguez E Zwiebel B Shames M. Rapid aneurysm growth after transarterial chemoembolization. J Vasc Surg. 1(1) : 65-67, 2015.
  • Edwards J Carroll M Shames M. True Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm in a Child True Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm in a Child. J Vasc Surg. , 2015.
  • Illig KA, Gabbard W, Calero A, Bailey C, Shames M, Armstrong P, Nelson PR. Aggressive Costoclavicular Junction Decompression in Patients with Threatened AV Access. Annals of vascular surgery. 29(4) : 698-703, 2015.
  • Powell A, Wooster M, Carroll M, Cardentey-Oliva D, Cavanagh-Voss S, Armstrong P, Shames M, Illig K, Gabbard W. Long-segment plication technique for arteriovenous fistulae threatened by diffuse aneurysmal degeneration: short-term results. Annals of vascular surgery. 29(6) : 1327-31, 2015.
  • Mitchell EL, Eidt JF, Rhodes RS, Valentine RJ. The Vascular Surgical Milestones Project. Journal of vascular surgery. 62(1) : 251-255.e1, 2015.
  • Colvard B, Shames M, Schanzer A, Rectenwald J, Chaer R, Lee JT. A Comparison of Training Experience, Training Satisfaction, and Job Search Experiences between Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency and Traditional Vascular Surgery Fellowship Graduates. Annals of vascular surgery. 29(7) : 1333-8, 2015.
  • Wooster M, Powell A, Back M, Illig K, Shames M. Axillary Artery Access as an Adjunct for Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair. Annals of vascular surgery. 29(8) : 1543-7, 2015.
  • Dansey K, Wooster M, Shames M. Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident Satisfaction. Annals of vascular surgery. 29(8) : 1581-8, 2015.
  • Duran C, Estrada S, O''Malley M, Sheahan MG, Shames ML, Lee JT, Bismuth J. The model for Fundamentals of Endovascular Surgery (FEVS) successfully defines the competent endovascular surgeon. Journal of vascular surgery. 62(6) : 1660-6.e3, 2015.
  • Duran C Estrada S O''Malley M Sheahan MG Shames ML Lee JT Bismuth J. The model for Fundamentals of Endovascular Surgery (FEVS) successfully defines the competent endovascular surgeon. J Vasc Surg. 62(6) : 1660-6.e3, 2015.
  • Lugo J, Tanious A, Armstrong P, Back M, Johnson B, Shames M, Moudgill N, Nelson P, Illig KA. Acute Paget-Schroetter syndrome: does the first rib routinely need to be removed after thrombolysis? Annals of vascular surgery. 29(6) : 1073-7, 2015.
  • Gavin R Davis Murray L Shames Karl A Illig George Yang Thu-Hoai Nguye. A Novel Approach to EVAR Simulation Using Patient Specific Modeling Annals of Vascular Surgery. 28(7) : 1769-74, 2014.
  • Carroll M Downes K Miladinovic B Illig K Armstrong P Back M and Shames M. A single institution experience: The integrated vascular surgery residency''s effect on fellowship and general surgery resident case volume and diversity. Annals of Vascular Surgery.. 28(1) : 253-9, 2014.
  • Kashyap VS, Illig KA, Shames ML, Maldonado TS, Eliason JL, Clouse WD. A society changes its name: the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society becomes the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 60(4) : 1123-4, 2014.
  • Shames ML, Rubin BG, Sanchez LA, Thompson RW, Sicard GA. Treatment of embolizing arterial lesions with endoluminally placed stent grafts. Annals of vascular surgery. 16(5) : 608-12, 2002.
  • Duran CA, Shames M, Bismuth J, Lee JT. Validated assessment tool paves the way for standardized evaluation of trainees on anastomotic models. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 28(1) : 115-21, 2014.
  • Goldin SB Horn GT Schnaus MJ Jr Grichanik M Ducey AJ Nofsinger C Hernandez DJ Shames ML Singh RP Brannick MT. FLS skills acquisition: a comparison of blocked vs interleaved parctice J Surg Educ. 71(4) : 506-12, 2014.
  • Shames ML, Sanchez LA, Rubin BG, Sicard GA. Migration of a bifurcated endovascular graft into an iliac aneurysm: endovascular salvage and future prevention--a case report. Vascular and endovascular surgery. 36(1) : 77-82, 2002.
  • Goldin SB, Horn GT, Schnaus MJ, Grichanik M, Ducey AJ, Nofsinger C, Hernandez DJ, Shames ML, Singh RP, Brannick MT. FLS skill acquisition: a comparison of blocked vs interleaved practice. Journal of Surgical Education. 71(4) : 506-12, 2014.
  • Shames M, Betros F, Dennien B, Gray-Weale A, Lippey E, Thursby P, Lusby R. Transrenal versus infrarenal endograft fixation: influence on type I endoleaks. Annals of vascular surgery. 16(5) : 556-61, 2002.
  • Davis GR, Illig KA, Yang G, Nguyen TH, Shames ML. An approach to EVAR simulation using patient specific modeling. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 28(7) : 1769-74, 2014.
  • Carroll MI, Downes K, Miladinovic B, Illig KA, Armstrong PA, Back MR, Johnson BL, Shames ML. A single-institution experience: the integrated vascular surgery residency''s effect on fellowship and general surgery resident case volume and diversity. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 28(1) : 253-9, 2014.
  • Shames ML, Davis JW, Evans AJ. Endoluminal stent placement for the treatment of traumatic carotid artery pseudoaneurysm: case report and review of the literature. The Journal of trauma. 46(4) : 724-6, 1999.
  • Wooster MD, Shames ML. Mycotic pseudoaneurysm of a superficial femoral artery stent. Vascular and endovascular surgery. 47(6) : 470-3, 2013.
  • Selbst SM, Baker MD, Shames M. Bunk bed injuries. American journal of diseases of children (1960). 144(6) : 721-3, 1990.
  • Hodgkiss-Harlow K, Back MR, Brumberg R, Armstrong P, Shames M, Johnson B, Bandyk DF. Technical factors affecting the accuracy of bedside IVC filter placement using intravascular ultrasound. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 46(4) : 293-9, 2012.
  • Rusthoven C Shames ML Bui MM Gonzalez R. High-grade pleimorphic sarcoma of the aortic arch: a case of endovascular therapy for embolic prophylaxix and review of the literature. Vase Endovascular Surgery. 44(5) : 385-91, 2010.
  • Rusthoven C, Shames ML, Bui MM, Gonzalez RJ. High-grade undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the aortic arch: a case of endovascular therapy for embolic prophylaxis and review of the literature. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 44(5) : 385-91, 2010.
  • Hoffman MS, Ondrovic LE, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Shames ML, Zervos EE, Weinberg WS, Roberts WS. Evaluation of the porcine model to teach various ancillary procedures to gynecologic oncology fellows. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 201(1) : 116.e1-3, 2009.
  • Keeling WB, Myers AR, Stone PA, Heller L, Widen R, Back MR, Johnson BL, Bandyk DF, Shames ML. Regional antibiotic delivery for the treatment of experimental prosthetic graft infections. The Journal of surgical research. 157(2) : 223-6, 2009.
  • Stone PA, Back MR, Armstrong PA, Brumberg RS, Flaherty SK, Johnson BL, Shames ML, Bandyk DF. Evolving microbiology and treatment of extracavitary prosthetic graft infections. Vascular and endovascular surgery. 42(6) : 537-44, 2008.
  • Klepczyk L, Keeling WB, Stone PA, Shames ML. Superior mesenteric artery stent fracture producing stenosis and recurrent chronic mesenteric ischemia: case report. Vascular and endovascular surgery. 42(1) : 79-81, 2008.
  • Tinder CN, Chavanpun JP, Bandyk DF, Armstrong PA, Back MR, Johnson BL, Shames ML. Efficacy of duplex ultrasound surveillance after infrainguinal vein bypass may be enhanced by identification of characteristics predictive of graft stenosis development. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 48(3) : 613-8, 2008.
  • Keeling WB, Stone PA, Klotch DW, Johnson BL, Shames ML. Ring around the carotid: an illustration of the surgical approach to the high carotid artery injury. The Journal of trauma. 65(3) : E28-31, 2008.
  • Keeling WB, Shames ML, Stone PA, Armstrong PA, Johnson BL, Back MR, Bandyk DF. Plaque excision with the Silverhawk catheter: early results in patients with claudication or critical limb ischemia. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 45(1) : 25-31, 2007.
  • Armstrong PA, Back MR, Bandyk DF, Lopez AS, Cannon SK, Johnson BL, Shames ML. Optimizing compliance, efficiency, and safety during surveillance of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 46(2) : 190-5; discussion 195-6, 2007.
  • Keeling WB, Hackmann AE, Colter ME, Stone PA, Johnson BL, Back MR, Bandyk DF, Shames ML. MF-tricyclic inhibits growth of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms. The Journal of surgical research. 141(2) : 192-5, 2007.
  • Armstrong PA, Back MR, Bandyk DF, Johnson BL, Shames ML. Selective application of sartorius muscle flaps and aggressive staged surgical debridement can influence long-term outcomes of complex prosthetic graft infections. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 46(1) : 71-8, 2007.
  • Armstrong PA, Bandyk DF, Johnson BL, Shames ML, Zwiebel BR, Back MR. Duplex scan surveillance after carotid angioplasty and stenting: a rational definition of stent stenosis. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 46(3) : 460-5; discussion 465-6, 2007.
  • Brumberg RS, Back MR, Armstrong PA, Cuthbertson D, Shames ML, Johnson BL, Bandyk DF. The relative importance of graft surveillance and warfarin therapy in infrainguinal prosthetic bypass failure. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 46(6) : 1160-6, 2007.
  • Shames ML. Duplex surveillance of lower extremity endovascular interventions. Perspectives in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy. 19(4) : 370-4; discussion 375, 2007.
  • Stone PA, Armstrong PA, Bandyk DF, Keeling WB, Flaherty SK, Shames ML, Johnson BL, Back MR. Duplex ultrasound criteria for femorofemoral bypass revision. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 44(3) : 496-502, 2006.
  • Keeling WB, Armstrong PA, Stone PA, Zweibel BR, Kudryk BT, Johnson BL, Back MR, Bandyk DF, Shames ML. Risk factors for recurrent hemorrhage after successful mesenteric arterial embolization. The American surgeon. 72(9) : 802-6; discussion 806-7, 2006.
  • Stone PA, Armstrong PA, Bandyk DF, Brumberg RS, Flaherty SK, Back MR, Johnson BL, Shames ML. Use of antibiotic-loaded polymethylmethacrylate beads for the treatment of extracavitary prosthetic vascular graft infections. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 44(4) : 757-61, 2006.
  • Keeling WB, Stone PA, Armstrong PA, Kearney H, Klepczyk L, Blazick E, Back MR, Johnson BL, Bandyk DF, Shames ML. Increasing endovascular intervention for claudication: impact on vascular surgery resident training. Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists. 13(4) : 507-13, 2006.
  • Stone PA, Back MR, Armstrong PA, Flaherty SK, Keeling WB, Johnson BL, Shames ML, Bandyk DF. Midfoot amputations expand limb salvage rates for diabetic foot infections. Annals of vascular surgery. 19(6) : 805-11, 2005.
  • Keeling WB, Armstrong PA, Stone PA, Bandyk DF, Shames ML. An overview of matrix metalloproteinases in the pathogenesis and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Vascular and endovascular surgery. 39(6) : 457-64, 2005.
  • Keeling WB, Haines K, Stone PA, Armstrong PA, Murr MM, Shames ML. Current indications for preoperative inferior vena cava filter insertion in patients undergoing surgery for morbid obesity. Obesity surgery. 15(7) : 1009-12, 2005.
  • Back MR, Bandyk M, Bradner M, Cuthbertson D, Johnson BL, Shames ML, Bandyk DF. Critical analysis of outcome determinants affecting repair of intact aneurysms involving the visceral aorta. Annals of vascular surgery. 19(5) : 648-56, 2005.
  • Stone PA, Armstrong PA, Bandyk DF, Keeling WB, Flaherty SK, Shames ML, Johnson BL, Back MR. The value of duplex surveillance after open and endovascular popliteal aneurysm repair. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 41(6) : 936-41, 2005.
  • Steinmetz EF, Buckley C, Shames ML, Ennis TL, Vanvickle-Chavez SJ, Mao D, Goeddel LA, Hawkins CJ, Thompson RW. Treatment with simvastatin suppresses the development of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms in normal and hypercholesterolemic mice. Annals of surgery. 241(1) : 92-101, 2005.
  • Armstrong PA, Back MR, Wilson JS, Shames ML, Johnson BL, Bandyk DF. Improved outcomes in the recent management of secondary aortoenteric fistula. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 42(4) : 660-6, 2005.
  • Armstrong PA, Bandyk DF, Wilson JS, Shames ML, Johnson BL, Back MR. Optimizing infrainguinal arm vein bypass patency with duplex ultrasound surveillance and endovascular therapy. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 40(4) : 724-30; discussion 730-1, 2004.
  • Steinmetz EF, Berry P, Shames ML, Buckley C, Goeddel LA, Thompson RW. "Grape cluster" aneurysm of the right subclavian artery: an unusual manifestation of fibromuscular dysplasia. Annals of vascular surgery. 17(3) : 296-301, 2003.
  • Bandyk DF, Back MR, Johnson BL, Shames ML. Carotid intervention prior to or during coronary artery bypass grafting. When is it necessary? The Journal of cardiovascular surgery. 44(3) : 401-5, 2003.
  • Colonnello JS, Hance KA, Shames ML, Wyble CW, Ziporin SJ, Leidenfrost JE, Ennis TL, Upchurch GR, Thompson RW. Transient exposure to elastase induces mouse aortic wall smooth muscle cell production of MCP-1 and RANTES during development of experimental aortic aneurysm. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 38(1) : 138-46, 2003.
  • Back MR, Rogers GA, Wilson JS, Johnson BL, Shames ML, Bandyk DF. Magnetic resonance angiography minimizes need for arteriography after inadequate carotid duplex ultrasound scanning. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 38(3) : 422-30; discussion 431, 2003.
  • Bowser AN, Bandyk DF, Evans A, Novotney M, Leo F, Back MR, Johnson BL, Shames ML. Outcome of carotid stent-assisted angioplasty versus open surgical repair of recurrent carotid stenosis. Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter. 38(3) : 432-8, 2003.
  • Wilson JS, Miranda A, Johnson BL, Shames ML, Back MR, Bandyk DF. Vascular injuries associated with elective orthopedic procedures. Annals of vascular surgery. 17(6) : 641-4, 2003.
  • Back MR, Johnson BL, Shames ML, Bandyk DF. Evolving complexity of open aortofemoral reconstruction done for occlusive disease in the endovascular era. Annals of vascular surgery. 17(6) : 596-603, 2003.
  • Shames ML, Sanchez LA, Rubin BG, Choi ET, Geraghty PJ, Flye MW, Thompson RW, Sicard GA. Delayed complications after endovascular AAA repair in women. Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists. 10(1) : 10-5, 2003.
  • Shames ML, Thompson RW. Abdominal aortic aneurysms. Surgical treatment. Cardiology clinics. 20(4) : 563-78, vi, 2002.