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Kwame S. Amankwah, MD, MSc, FACS, DFSVS, RPVI

Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

NPI Number: 1508815762
Academic Office Location: Vascular Surgery UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-8073
Phone:	860-679-8080
Website(s):	Vascular Surgery

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Education & Training
Committees & Organizations
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Dr. Amankwah is a board-certified vascular surgeon specializing in open and endovascular therapies including the treatment of peripheral arterial disease and complex aortic aneurysms.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BS	University of Toronto	Human Biology
MS	University of Toronto	Anatomy and Cell Biology
MD	Albany Medical College	Medicine

Degree

Institution

Major

University of Toronto

Human Biology

University of Toronto

Anatomy and Cell Biology

Albany Medical College

Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn	General Surgery
Residency	State University of New York at Brooklyn	General Surgery
Fellowship	Yale University School of Medicine	Vascular Surgery
Fellowship	Texas Tech University	Endovascular and Interventional Radiology
Professional Training	Lille University, France	Diploma in Advance Endovascular Aortic Surgery

Training

Institution

Specialty

Internship

State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn

General Surgery

Residency

State University of New York at Brooklyn

General Surgery

Fellowship

Yale University School of Medicine

Vascular Surgery

Fellowship

Texas Tech University

Endovascular and Interventional Radiology

Professional Training

Lille University, France

Diploma in Advance Endovascular Aortic Surgery

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Joseph M. Civetta, M.D. Best faculty Teacher Award	Department of Surgery, UConn Health
Joseph M. Civetta, M.D. Best Faculty Teacher Award	Department of Surgery, UConn Health
Inaugural Member of the Academy of Upstate Educators	State University of New York at Syracuse
Upstate Medical Alumni Clinical Faculty Teaching Award	Graduating Medical School Class of 2012
Delivery of the Hippocratic Oath During Commencements	Graduating Medical School Class of 2011 and 2012
Upstate Medical Alumni Clinical Faculty Teaching Award	Graduating Medical School Class of 2011
Elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Gamma Chapter	Upstate Medical University
Recipient of the Michael Ratner, M.D. Excellence in Teaching Award	Department of Surgery, Upstate Medical University
Pollack Award; Awarded to the Chief Resident who Demonstrates Compassion and Dedication to the Care of Patients and Resident Teaching	State University of New York at Brooklyn

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

Joseph M. Civetta, M.D. Best faculty Teacher Award

Department of Surgery, UConn Health

Joseph M. Civetta, M.D. Best Faculty Teacher Award

Department of Surgery, UConn Health

Inaugural Member of the Academy of Upstate Educators

State University of New York at Syracuse

Upstate Medical Alumni Clinical Faculty Teaching Award

Graduating Medical School Class of 2012

Delivery of the Hippocratic Oath During Commencements

Graduating Medical School Class of 2011 and 2012

Upstate Medical Alumni Clinical Faculty Teaching Award

Graduating Medical School Class of 2011

Elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Gamma Chapter

Upstate Medical University

Recipient of the Michael Ratner, M.D. Excellence in Teaching Award

Department of Surgery, Upstate Medical University

Pollack Award; Awarded to the Chief Resident who Demonstrates Compassion and Dedication to the Care of Patients and Resident Teaching

State University of New York at Brooklyn

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
American Board of Vascular Surgery Examiner	Education Committee	Examiner		National	2021
USMLE Ambulatory Care Test Material Development Committee (TMDC).	Education Committee		External	National	2021
Educational Council Committee Member	Education Committee		UConn Health	Local	2021
Annals of Vascular Surgery: Brief Reports and Innovation, Elsevier	Editorial Board		External	International	2021
Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Annual Meeting Video Committee	Education Committee		External	International	2021
American Board of Surgery SCORE Curriculum	Editorial Board	Editorial Board	External	National	2020
New England Society for Vascular Surgery	Professional/Scientific Organization	Membership committee	External	Regional	2020
SCORE Curriculum American Board of Surgery	Editorial Board	Editorial Board	External	National	2020
Society for Vascular Surgery Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	Professional/Scientific Organization	member		National	2020
Society for Vascular Surgery Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion	Education Committee		External	International	2020
Association of Program Directors for Vascular Surgery	Education Committee	Member	External	National	2019
Scholarship and Promotions Committee Department Surgery	Other	Member	UConn Health	Local	2019
American Board of Vascular Surgery Certifying Exam	Education Committee	Member/ writing and review of questions	External	National	2019
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	Professional/Scientific Journal	reviewer	External	National	2019
National Board of Medical Examiners	Education Committee	Surgery Item Writer	External	National	2018
American Board of Surgery SCORE Curriculum	Education Committee	TWIS Editor	External	National	2017	2022
European Society for Vascular Surgery	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	International	2017
European Journal for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	Other	reviewer	External	International	2017
Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	International	2012
Association of Surgical Education	Education Committee	Member	External	National	2008
Society for Vascular Surgery	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2005
American Board of Vascular Surgery Qualifying Exam	Education Committee	Member/ writing and review of questions	External	National
Eastern Vascular Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	member	External	Regional

Name & Description

Journal Articles

Gender Differences in Autonomy and Performance Assessments in a National Cohort of Vascular Surgery Trainees.
Weaver, M Libby; Sun, Ting; Shickel, Benjamin; Cox, Morgan L; Carter, Taylor M; Steinl, Gabrielle K; Johnson, Cali E; Amankwah, Kwame S; Cardella, Jonathan A; Loftus, Tyler J; Smith, Brigitte K Journal of vascular surgery 2024 Mar;
The Sac Evolution Imaging Follow-Up after EVAR: an international expert opinion-based Delphi consensus study.
Tinelli, Giovanni; D'Oria, Mario; Sica, Simona; Mani, Kevin; Rancic, Zoran; Resh, Timothy Andrew; Beccia, Flavia; Azizzadeh, Ali; Da Volta Ferreira, Marcelo Martins; Gargiulo, Mauro; Lepidi, Sandro; Tshomba, Yamume; Oderich, Gustavo S; Haulon, Stephan; SLIM F-U EVAR Collaborative Study Group Journal of vascular surgery 2024 Mar;
Endovascular management of a pelvic arteriovenous malformation.
Cleary, Colin M; Masood, Maleek; Boutrous, Mina L; Amankwah, Kwame S Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques 2022 Dec;8(4):736-739
Incidental finding of circumaortic left renal vein aneurysm on imaging.
Provenza, Christina G; Boutrous, Mina; Amankwah, Kwame S Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques 2022 Dec;8(4):711-714
Programmatic engagement in diversity, equity, and inclusion in U.S. vascular surgery training programs.
Bose, Saideep; Kowalczyk, Bridget; Aulivola, Bernadette; Amankwah, Kwame; Smeds, Matthew R Journal of vascular surgery 2022 Nov;
Avoiding bleeding complications: Heparin Bolus or Weight Based, Does it make a Difference between the Sexes?
Boutrous, Mina L; Amankwah, Kwame S European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery 2022 Jul;
Deep Venous Thrombosis and the Unanswered Questions Surrounding Inferior Vena Cava Anomalies.
Boutrous, Mina L; Amankwah, Kwame S European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery 2022 Jul;
Examining the Development of Operative Autonomy in Vascular Surgery Training and When Trainees and Program Directors Agree and Disagree.
Huynh, Cindy; Da Cunha Godoy, Lucas; Kuo, Chia-Ling; Smeds, Matthew; Amankwah, Kwame S Annals of vascular surgery Surgery 2021 Jul;74(1):1-10
Ensuring Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Society for Vascular Surgery A Report of the Society for Vascular Surgery Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Aulivola, Bernadette; Mitchell, Erica L; Rowe, Vincent L; Smeds, Matthew R; Abramowitz, Steven; Amankwah, Kwame S; Chen, Huiting Tina; Dittman, James M; Erben, Young; Humphries, Misty D; Lahiri, Julie A; Pascarella, Luigi; Quiroga, Elina; Singh, Tej M; Wang, Linda J; Eidt, John F Journal of vascular surgery 2021 Mar;
Utilization of Intravascular Ultrasound and Aptus Heli-Fx EndoAnchors for a Complex Type Ia Endoleak Repair.
Feghali, Anthony; Clegg, Devin J; Bailey, Phillip; Amankwah, Kwame S Annals of vascular surgery 2020 Sep;
Burnout and its relationship with perceived stress, self-efficacy, depression, social support, and programmatic factors in general surgery residents.
Smeds, Matthew R; Janko, Matthew R; Allen, Steven; Amankwah, Kwame; Arnell, Tracey; Ansari, Parswa; Balters, Marcus; Hess, Donald; Ferguson, Elizabeth; Jackson, Patrick; Kimbrough, Mary K; Knight, David; Johnson, Melissa; Porter, Michael; Shames, Brian D; Schroll, Rebecca; Shelton, Julia; Sussman, Jeffrey; Yoo, Peter American journal of surgery 2019 Jul;
A Hybrid Procedure for Suprarenal Aneurysm after Previous Aortobifemoral and Visceral Vessel Bypass.
Amankwah, Kwame S; Costanza, Michael J European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery 2018 Jun;55(6):904
Guidelines for hospital privileges in vascular surgery and endovascular interventions: Recommendations of the Society for Vascular Surgery.
Calligaro, Keith D; Amankwah, Kwame S; D'Ayala, Marcus; Brown, O William; Collins, Paul Steven; Eslami, Mohammad H; Jain, Krishna M; Kassavin, Daniel S; Propper, Brandon; Sarac, Timur P; Shutze, William P; Webb, Thomas H Journal of vascular surgery 2018 May;67(5):1337-1344
Effects of Mentorship on Graduating Vascular Surgery Trainees.
Smeds, Matthew R; Huynh, Cindy; Thrush, Carol R; Moursi, Mohammed M; Amankwah, Kwame S Annals of vascular surgery 2017 Oct;44234-240
A multi-institutional experience in adventitial cystic disease.
Motaganahalli, Raghu L; Smeds, Matthew R; Harlander-Locke, Michael P; Lawrence, Peter F; Fujimura, Naoki; DeMartino, Randall R; De Caridi, Giovanni; Munoz, Alberto; Shalhub, Sherene; Shin, Susanna H; Amankwah, Kwame S; Gelabert, Hugh A; Rigberg, David A; Siracuse, Jeffrey J; Farber, Alik; Debus, E Sebastian; Behrendt, Christian; Joh, Jin H; Saqib, Naveed U; Charlton-Ouw, Kristofer M; Wittgen, Catherine M; Vascular Low-Frequency Disease Consortium Journal of vascular surgery 2017 Jan;65(1):157-161
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Blunt Traumatic Rupture of a Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer.
Huynh, Cindy; Jain, Sumeet V; Costanza, Michael J; Amankwah, Kwame S The American surgeon 2016 Nov;82(11):315-316
Sustained Elevation in Monocyte Levels in Diabetic Patients after Infrainguinal Revascularization
M Kollisch-Singule, B Sadowitz, Q Meng, MJ Costanza, KS Amankwah J of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2016 Jan;1(1):1-9
Utilization of Intravascular Ultrasound for the Evaluation and Management of Lower Extremity Malperfusion in a Type B aortic dissection
R Duhani, A Oluwafisayo, KS Amankwah Journal for Vascular Ultrasound 2016 Jan;40(4):171-173
Utilization of Intravascular Ultrasound to Assess Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer Post Chemoradiation Therapy
A Feghali, KS Amankwah, A Goldenberg, M Karmel, C Mendenhall J of Vascular Medicine and Surgery 2016 Jan;4(3):1-4
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in nonagenarians.
Hughes, Kakra; Abdulrahman, Hamdi; Prendergast, Tahira; Rose, David A; Ongu'ti, Sharon; Tran, Daniel; Cornwell, Edward E; Obisesan, Thomas; Amankwah, Kwame S Annals of vascular surgery 2015 Feb;29(2):183-8
Bilateral lower extremity acute thromboembolism as first presentation for cancer in a child: an interesting report.
Stein, Jeffrey J; Boyes, Christopher; Costanza, Michael J; Amankwah, Kwame S; Corpron, Cynthia A; Gahtan, Vivian Journal of pediatric surgery 2012 Nov;47(11):2123-5
External compression of the superior mesenteric artery by the median arcuate ligament.
Stein, Jeffrey J; Costanza, Michael J; Rivero, Mariel; Gahtan, Vivian; Amankwah, Kwame S Vascular and endovascular surgery 2011 Aug;45(6):565-7
Outcome of lower extremity revascularization for peripheral artery occlusive disease: is there a difference between men and women?
Seymour, Keri A; Sadowitz, Benjamin; Amankwah, Kwame S; Gahtan, Vivian Vascular 2011 Apr;19(2):59-67
Ultrasound accelerated catheter directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolus and right heart thrombus secondary to transvenous pacing wires.
Amankwah, Kwame S; Seymour, Keri; Costanza, Michael J; Gahtan, Vivian Vascular and endovascular surgery 2011 Apr;45(3):299-302
Ultrastructural localization of filamentous actin within neuronal interphase nuclei in situ.
Amankwah, K S; De Boni, U Experimental cell research 1994 Feb;210(2):315-25
Percutaneous recanalization of the occluded iliac artery: examples, techniques, and complications.
Amankwah, Kwame S; Costanza, Michael J; Gahtan, Vivian Vascular and endovascular surgery 41(5):440-7
Transabdominal duplex ultrasonography for bedside inferior vena cava filter placement: examples, technique, and review.
Amankwah, Kwame S; Seymour, Keri; Costanza, Michael; Berger, Jeremy; Gahtan, Vivian Vascular and endovascular surgery 43(4):379-84

Book Chapters

Central Venous Access
KS Amankwah Vascular Surgery Essentials for the General Surgeon 2014 Jan;
Cardiothoracic Surger: Diseases of the Heart, Great Vessels and Thoracic Cavity
I Shakhnovich, GR Green, P Benharash, KS Amankwah Essentials of Surgical Specialties (2019)
Venous Thromboembolism:Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
J.Cardella, KS Amankwah Current Surgical Therapy, 13th Edition.(2019)

Case Reports

Traumatic Superficial Temporal Artery Pseudoaneurysm Treated with Thrombin Injection: A Case Report.
3. L Grillo, J Collins, KS Amankwah, J. Hasson Journal For Vascular Ultrasound

Editorials

Is hemoglobin A1c an adequate marker for disease severity and outcome in limb threatening ischemia?
Amankwah, Kwame S The Journal of surgical research 2012 Nov;178(1):121-2

Monographs

Angioaccess for hemodialysis.
Costanza, Michael J; Amankwah, Kwame S; Khan, Muhammad Asad; Narsipur, Sriram S; Gahtan, Vivian Current problems in surgery 2011 Jul;48(7):443-517

Other

Commentary on "Retrograde Pedal Access-Cutting Edge or Comical?"
Amankwah, Kwame S Vascular and endovascular surgery 2018 Nov;52(8):596

Reviews

Racial disparities in vascular surgery: An analysis of race and ethnicity among U.S. medical students, general surgery residents, vascular surgery trainees, and the vascular surgery workforce.
Nkansah, Reginald; Amankwah, Kwame S Journal of vascular surgery 2021 Aug;74(2S):33S-46S

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Incidental Finding of Circumaortic Left Renal Vein aneurysm.	Poster	Society for Vascular Surgery	2021	San Diego
The Use of Multiple Carotid Stents is Associate with Increased Incidence of Developing in Stent Stenosis on Long Term Follow-up.	Poster	Society of Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting	2021	San Diego,California
Management of Femoropopliteal dissection: Update on Tack Endovascular System.	Talk	University of Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium	2021	Pittsburgh, PA
Drug Elution: When is it indicated in CLI Patients?	Talk	University of Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium	2021	Pittsburgh, PA
Overview of Endovascular Treatment Options	Lecture	Department of Corrections Connecticut Training Day	2021	Cheshire,CT
Vascular Arterial 1. SCORE School American Board of Surgery National Curriculum Lecture Series	Lecture		2021
Operative autonomy: Perspectives of Vascular Trainees and Program Directors	Lecture		2020	St. Louis University, Dept of Surgery Vascular Division
Update on Aortic Disease and Treatment	Talk		2020	UCONN Pulmonary Medicine Grand Rounds
Second Visit Day. Presentation to potential medical students.	Talk	Upstate Medical University	2016	Syracuse, NY
Why I am in Academic Practice. Young Surgeons Committee.	Talk	Eastern Vascular Society Conf.	2015	Philadelphia, PA
Common Femoral Occlusive Disease	Talk	VAST3 Meeting	2015	Saratoga, New York
Current Endovascular Treatment Strategies for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis	Talk	American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress	2015	Chicago, Illinois
Covered versus Baremetal Stents for Iliac CTO: What is the Evidence?	Talk	VAST3 Meeting	2015	Saratoga, New York
Ruptured EVAR: Who Benefits the Most?	Talk	VAST3 Meeting	2015	Saratoga, New York
Understanding Mentorship: Navigating the Many Paths of the Mentor-Mentee Relationship	Talk	Surgery Grand Rounds Upstate Medical University	2015	Syracuse, NY
Second Visit Day. Presentation to potential medical students	Talk	Upstate Medical University	2014	Syracuse, NY
Endovascular Management Options in Vascular Trauma	Talk	National Medical Association Surgical Section Annual Meeting	2013	Toronto, Ont
How we teach and what we can do better	Talk	Surgery Grand Rounds Upstate Medical University	2013	Syracuse NY
Deep Venous Thrombosis: What we know and Current Therapies	Talk	Medical Staff Grand Rounds Lewis County General Hospital	2013	Lowville, New York
Vascular Emergencies	Talk	Contemporary Issues in Emergency Medicine Conference, Genesee Grande.	2012	Syracuse, NY
Carotid Disease: Contemporary Diagnosis and Management	Talk	Medical Staff Grand Rounds	2012	Samaritan Medical Center, New York
Surgical Residents’ and Attendings’ Perspective on Patient Ownership: A Single Institutional Study	Talk	Society of Black academic Surgeons	2011	Boston, Mass
Second Visit Day. Presentation to potential medical students	Talk	Upstate Medical University	2011	Syracuse, NY

Title or Abstract

Type

Sponsor/Event

Date/Year

Location

Incidental Finding of Circumaortic Left Renal Vein aneurysm.

Poster

Society for Vascular Surgery

2021

San Diego

The Use of Multiple Carotid Stents is Associate with Increased Incidence of Developing in Stent Stenosis on Long Term Follow-up.

Poster

Society of Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting

2021

San Diego,California

Management of Femoropopliteal dissection: Update on Tack Endovascular System.

Talk

University of Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium

2021

Pittsburgh, PA

Drug Elution: When is it indicated in CLI Patients?

Talk

University of Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium

2021

Pittsburgh, PA

Overview of Endovascular Treatment Options

Lecture

Department of Corrections Connecticut Training Day

2021

Cheshire,CT

Vascular Arterial 1. SCORE School American Board of Surgery National Curriculum Lecture Series

Lecture

2021

Operative autonomy: Perspectives of Vascular Trainees and Program Directors

Lecture

2020

St. Louis University, Dept of Surgery Vascular Division

Update on Aortic Disease and Treatment

Talk

2020

UCONN Pulmonary Medicine Grand Rounds

Second Visit Day. Presentation to potential medical students.

Talk

Upstate Medical University

2016

Syracuse, NY

Why I am in Academic Practice. Young Surgeons Committee.

Talk

Eastern Vascular Society Conf.

2015

Philadelphia, PA

Common Femoral Occlusive Disease

Talk

VAST3 Meeting

2015

Saratoga, New York

Current Endovascular Treatment Strategies for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis

Talk

American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress

2015

Chicago, Illinois

Covered versus Baremetal Stents for Iliac CTO: What is the Evidence?

Talk

VAST3 Meeting

2015

Saratoga, New York

Ruptured EVAR: Who Benefits the Most?

Talk

VAST3 Meeting

2015

Saratoga, New York

Understanding Mentorship: Navigating the Many Paths of the Mentor-Mentee Relationship

Talk

Surgery Grand Rounds Upstate Medical University

2015

Syracuse, NY

Second Visit Day. Presentation to potential medical students

Talk

Upstate Medical University

2014

Syracuse, NY

Endovascular Management Options in Vascular Trauma

Talk

National Medical Association Surgical Section Annual Meeting

2013

Toronto, Ont

How we teach and what we can do better

Talk

Surgery Grand Rounds Upstate Medical University

2013

Syracuse NY

Deep Venous Thrombosis: What we know and Current Therapies

Talk

Medical Staff Grand Rounds Lewis County General Hospital

2013

Lowville, New York

Vascular Emergencies

Talk

Contemporary Issues in Emergency Medicine Conference, Genesee Grande.

2012

Syracuse, NY

Carotid Disease: Contemporary Diagnosis and Management

Talk

Medical Staff Grand Rounds

2012

Samaritan Medical Center, New York

Surgical Residents’ and Attendings’ Perspective on Patient Ownership: A Single Institutional Study

Talk

Society of Black academic Surgeons

2011

Boston, Mass

Second Visit Day. Presentation to potential medical students

Talk

Upstate Medical University

2011

Syracuse, NY