Alan Dardik, MD PhD FACS

Dr. Alan Dardik is a surgeon-scientist who harnesses the power of molecular biology to achieve a modern understanding of vascular disease, and then use the basic science laboratory to ultimately benefit patients with vascular diseases. Dr. Dardik trained at Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Johns Hopkins Hospital before his appointment to the Yale faculty in 2001. Dr. Dardik focuses his clinical practice on teaching at the VA Connecticut, where he was formerly the Chief of Vascular Surgery and currently serves as the Chief of Surgery. Dr. Dardik has won the C. Elton Cahow Award for Outstanding Faculty Teaching from Yale’s Department of Surgery and the Faculty Teaching Award from St. Mary’s Hospital. Dr. Dardik has served Yale’s Department of Surgery as a Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, as well as Interim Division Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. The Dardik laboratory studies the healing and function of blood vessels, fistulae and vessel patches that are used in patients having vascular surgery. The laboratory is trying to understand the fundamental molecular mechanisms by which vein graft adaptation and arteriovenous fistula maturation result in positive remodeling and successful adaptation to the arterial environment, yet often proceed, in the long-term, to neointimal hyperplasia and failure. Dr. Dardik currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the translational science journal JVS-Vascular Science; he is the past President of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery, the Association of VA Surgeons as well as of the International Society for Vascular Surgery. He has served on numerous peer review committees including review for the NIH, the VA, and Vascular Cures. Dr. Dardik has edited several textbooks including “Vascular Surgery: A Global Perspective” and “Stem cell therapy for vascular diseases.”

Aneurysms

Cerebrovascular Disorders/Procedures

Vascular Lower Extremity Disorders/Procedures

Vascular Lower Extremity Ischemia

• amputation
• aortoiliac occlusive disease
• pulmonary embolism
• thrombolytic therapy
• venous access port placement

Renal/Vascular Disorders/Procedures

Vascular Access

Carotid Artery Disorders/Procedures

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Vascular Cancer/Tumors

• stem cell transplant

Vascular, Other

Skin and Wound Disorders/Procedures

• diabetic problems
• wound care

Peripheral Vascular Surgery

Peripheral Artery Disorders/Procedures

Peripheral Vascular Disorders/Procedures

Venous Disorders/Procedures

VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems

West Haven, CT

Chief

07/2001—Present

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, CT

Professor

07/2001—Present