About Me

Vascular Surgery Program Medical Director

Dr. Paul Kochupura believes that taking care of patients is a privilege that requires a commitment to excellence. He is dedicated to always doing his best to take care of his patients.

EDUCATION

• Medical School: Upstate Medical University
• Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center - General Surgery
• Fellowship: Atlanta Medical Center - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
• Research Fellowship: Institute of Molecular Cardiology - Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Certifications

• American Board of Surgery - General Surgery (2009-2019), Vascular Surgery (2014-present)

Honors & Awards

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Stony Brook University Hospital (2007)
• Resident Teaching Award, Winthrop University Hospital (2007, 2006)
• Senior Surgery Resident Award, Stony Brook University Hospital (2005)
• Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award Finalist, American Heart Association (2004)
• Murray Friedman Research Award First Place, American College of Surgeons, Brooklyn & Long Island Chapter (2004)

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My Specialties

• Vascular Surgery

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My Publications

• "Accuracy and reproducibility of a subpixel extended phase correlation method to determine micron level displacements in the heart" Medical Engineering & Physics, Volume 29, Issue 1, 2007
• "Endovascular repair of traumatic thoracic aortic disruptions with "stacked" abdominal endograft extension cuffs" Journal of Vascular Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 4, 2008
• "Enhanced recovery of mechanical function in the canine heart by seeding an extracellular matrix patch with mesenchymal stem cells committed to a cardiac lineage" American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Volume 295, Issue 6, 2008
• "Günther Tulip and Celect IVC filters in multiple-trauma patients" Journal of Endovascular Therapy: An Official Journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, Volume 16, Issue 4, 2009
• "Iatrogenic Brachial Artery Pseudoaneursm repair in a patient with prior distal revascularization and interval ligation procedure" Clinics in Surgery, Volume 1, Article 1055, 2016

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