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Peter Connolly, M.D.

Vascular Surgery

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Peter Connolly, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Assistant Attending Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Connolly's clinical expertise is in endovascular and surgical therapies for treatment and management of the full spectrum of peripheral vascular disease. He specializes in advanced minimally-invasive vascular and endovascular procedures.

Biographical Info

Dr. Connolly received his B.A. in Environmental Studies with a focus on Conservation Biology in May, 1997 from Middlebury College, Vermont, and his M.D. from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine with Distinction in Research in May, 2004. He completed an NIH-funded one-year Medical Student Research fellowship at the University of California, Irvine, from 2002-2003. He completed his internship at the University of California, San Francisco in 2005 and completed his general surgery residency at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in 2009. He then completed a two-year ACGME accredited Fellowship in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Connolly is a member of the Society of Vascular Surgery and the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery. He has authored numerous journal publications in his field of specialty, and has given many presentations at professional society meetings.

Honors and Awards

New York SuperDoctor: an Honor given to 5% of all New York physicians 

Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
Clinical Expertise
Carotid Artery Surgery
Intestinal Artery Bypass Surgery
Intestinal Artery Angioplasty
Aneurysm of Splenic Artery
Leg Bypass Surgery
Iliac Aneurysm
Fistulas For Dialysis
Minimally Invasive Arterial Bypass
Arterial Insufficiency
Transcatherter Embolization
AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation)
Aneurysm
Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal
Diabetic Wound Care
Balloon Angioplasty of Artery
Thrombosis
Vascular Complications of Diabetes
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Renovascular Disease
Minimally Invasive Arterial Reconstruction
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Carotid Endarterectomy
Abdominal and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
Abdominal Aneurysm
Endograft Aneurysm Repair
Intestinal Artery Stent
Aortic Disease
Vascular Access Surgery
Poor Leg Circulation
Interventional Vascular
Popliteal Aneurysm Repair
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Diabetic Peripheral Vascular Disease
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Aneurysm
Arterial Stents
Carotid Artery Stenting
Endovascular Surgery
Endovascular Disease
Claudication In Peripheral Vascular Disease
Vascular Disease, Peripheral
Peripheral Vascular Disease With Claudication
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery
Peripheral Vascular Surgery
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.D.
    University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
    2004
  • B.A.
    Middlebury College
    1997
Appointments 
  • Associate Attending Surgeon
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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