
Overview
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.
Dr. Abularrage is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Stent Placement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 130 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Bruce Perler completed his internship and residency in general surgery, and a clinical and research fellowship in vascular surgery, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Perler had edited several textbooks including Vascular Intervention: A Clinical Approach, Advances in Vascular Surgery, and Rutherfords Vascular Surgery. He is currently the Co-Editor of Rutherford's Textbook of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 9th edition. He has authored nearly 200 peer-reviewed medical journal articles and textbook chapters on the diagnosis and treatment of the entire spectrum of circulatory diseases. He serves on the Editorial Boards of several vascular surgical journals, and has most recently served as the Senior Editor of The Journal of Vascular Surgery, the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, and the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases. He has delivered more than 200 lectures at national and international symposia and postgraduate courses. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Society for Vascular Surgery, and is past president of the Eastern Vascular Society the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, and the Chesapeake Vascular Society. He also is the immediate past president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the largest vascular surgical organization in the world with more than 5,400 members. In December 2015, he was named Associate Executive Director for Vascular Surgery of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). In this position, Dr. Perler oversees all ABS activities associated with vascular surgery assessment and board certification. He will continue to work at Johns Hopkins, both practicing vascular and endovascular surgery and in his departmental administrative position, while fulfilling this role at the ABS. “Dr. Perler’s vast experience in vascular surgery education will be a tremendous asset as we seek to continuously improve our certification and MOC processes for vascular surgeons,” said Dr. Frank R. Lewis, executive director of the American Board of Surgery at the time of the announcement. “We look forward to the contributions Dr. Perler will bring to the ABS.”. Dr. Perler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Stent Placement.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Thomas Reifsnyder, M.D., FACS, assistant professor of surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine. After completing a surgical internship, residency and vascular fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin, he completed an endovascular fellowship at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Before joining Johns Hopkins, Reifsnyder was a member of the teaching faculty at Western Pennsylvania Hospital as well as at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), St. Margaret Hospital. Credentialed in vascular technology, Dr. Reifsnyder serves as director of vascular surgery and the vascular laboratory at Johns Hopkins Bayview. He has co-authored numerous publications and contributed to several professional organizations and committees across the country with his multi-disciplinary expertise. Dr. Reifsnyder is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Gangrene, Peripheral Artery Disease, Idiopathic Edema, Osteotomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
Vascular Specialty Services, LLC
Paul Lucas is a Vascular Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lucas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Venous Insufficiency, Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Lucas is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Abularrage isDistinguished. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Abularrage isDistinguished. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Abularrage isDistinguished. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Abularrage isDistinguished. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- GangreneDr. Abularrage isDistinguished. Learn about Gangrene.
- OsteomyelitisDr. Abularrage isDistinguished. Learn about Osteomyelitis.
- Advanced
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Abularrage isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- CellulitisDr. Abularrage isAdvanced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Mesenteric Artery IschemiaDr. Abularrage isAdvanced. Learn about Mesenteric Artery Ischemia.
- NecrosisDr. Abularrage isAdvanced. Learn about Necrosis.
- Osteomyelitis in ChildrenDr. Abularrage isAdvanced. Learn about Osteomyelitis in Children.
- SAPHO SyndromeDr. Abularrage isAdvanced. Learn about SAPHO Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Aneurysm RepairDr. Abularrage isExperienced. Learn about Aneurysm Repair.
- AngioplastyDr. Abularrage isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic DissectionDr. Abularrage isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Arterial Tortuosity SyndromeDr. Abularrage isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome.
- AtherectomyDr. Abularrage isExperienced. Learn about Atherectomy.
- BoilsDr. Abularrage isExperienced. Learn about Boils.

