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; he was formerly the Chief of Vascular Surgery and the Chief of the Surgical service at VA Connecticut and received 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 an Interim Division Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. In 2025, Dr. Dardik joined the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where he serves as the Vice Chair for Research as well as the Co-Director of the Jacobson Aortic Center in the Department of 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 newly launched journal JVS-Vascular Science; he has served as the President of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery, the Association of VA Surgeons, as well as the International Society for Vascular Surgery. 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—03/2025

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, NY

Professor

03/2025—Present

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, CT

Professor

07/2001—03/2025

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Professor

03/2025—Present