Carolinas Medical Center Vascular Surgery Fellowship

08/10/2022

Incredibly proud of Dr. Hector Crespo Soto and his contributions to the advancement of patient care at Atrium Health’s Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Crespo Soto is part of the vascular surgery teaching faculty at Atrium Health and a 2016 graduate of our fellowship program.

One patient says it completely changed his life.

05/11/2022

We are proud to announce Drs. Eric Goldschmidt and Joseph Wasselle will begin their training in Vascular Surgery with our fellowship program in 2023! Dr. Goldschmidt is finishing his general surgery residency at the University of Toledo while Dr. Wasselle is at the University of South Florida. Congratulations to all of today’s vascular surgery matches!

05/14/2021

We are delighted to welcome these two future vascular surgeons to begin our training program in August 2022! Meet Drs. Aravinda Abeysekera and Dale Coffey. They are currently finishing their general surgery training at Hofstra-Northwell Health System and New Hanover Regional Medical Center, respectively. We look forward to having them join us in Charlotte.

05/15/2020

We are delighted to announce two phenomenal future fellows who will join our program in August 2021. Welcome to the family, Drs. Kate Kiely and Kallie Roberts!

Dr. Kiely is currently completing her General Surgery Residency at RWJ Barnabas Health in New Jersey and Dr. Roberts is at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, OH. We look forward to having you in Charlotte!

08/17/2019

Junior fellow, Dr. Neil Poulsen, and family enjoying their first NFL game in Charlotte! Go Panthers!

06/17/2019

Congratulations to our new graduates, Drs. Donald Hahn and Daniel Krcelic! We are so very proud of you and all you have accomplished. We look forward to hearing about all of your success in practice in Baltimore and Chattanooga!

12/17/2018

Our fellows took a break from their busy operating schedules for a healthy bit of competition. And also to wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Cast yourself in a wild winter sled race that'll have you laughing all the way to the finish line!

09/14/2018

Enrolling another patient in an investigative device trial. Our clinical research is actively advancing medical technology that will benefit patients across the world.

09/10/2018

We are delighted to have Rajavi Parikh, DO as a visiting resident with our department for the next four weeks! She is a general surgery resident at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC and will be completing an elective rotation in vascular surgery at our institution. Welcome to Charlotte, Dr. Parikh!

08/22/2018

Pardon us while we brag!
Congratulations to Drs. Shane McEntire and Joshua Sibille, our 2017 graduates, who passed both the American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery Qualifying and Certifying Exams on first attempt! We’re extremely proud of all their hard work.

08/20/2018

We officially welcomed our newest fellows to the family this weekend! A great time was had by all. Many thanks to Drs. Stanley and Murphy for hosting.

08/15/2018

Drs. Hamm and Danapal, our junior fellows, recently attended the Cardiovascular Fellows’ Bootcamp at Houston Methodist Hospital’s DeBakey Institute for Cardiovascular Education and Training. It’s a three-day course in the fundamentals of cardiovascular sciences that combines interactive didactic lectures with hands-on skills training. Our junior fellows attend this course each year.

Special congratulations to Dr. Danapal for winning the American Endo Warrior skills competition!

08/15/2018

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Aidan Hamm to Carolinas Medical Center! He joined us as our second junior fellow on August 1, 2018. A native of Michigan, Dr. Hamm attended the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at the University of Colorado. We’re delighted to have him join the team!

07/11/2018

Our senior fellows enjoying their new status between cases, writing op notes, filling out work hours, preparing for Journal Club, writing abstracts, answering pages, and saving lives!
All in a day’s work...
Big shout out to our fearless leaders, Drs. Daniel Krcelic and Donald Hahn! We are fortunate to have them guiding the ship this year as they finish their training in Vascular Surgery.

07/10/2018

Welcome to Carolinas Medical Center, Dr. Magendran Danapal! Our newest vascular surgery fellow joins us from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center after completing his General Surgery Residency there. We’re excited about your next two years of fellowship!
Dr. Danapal’s co-fellow, Dr. Aidan Hamm, will begin on August 1.

06/25/2018

A huge congratulations to our 2018 graduates, Drs. Christopher Mitromaras and Halim Yammine!
Dr. Mitromaras will be moving on to a faculty position at UT San Antonio and Dr. Yammine will be joining the practice here at Carolinas Medical Center/Atrium Health. Great things ahead for them both and we are honored to have had them as our fellows.

06/22/2018

Attending the Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston this week? Stop by the Residency Fair this afternoon and talk to our Program Director, Dr. Gregory Stanley, and one of our senior fellows, Dr. Halim Yammine.
They have the answers to all your questions! (Well, maybe not all of them.) Don’t forget to grab some swag while you’re there!

05/16/2018

Happy Match Day! We are excited to welcome Neil Poulsen, MD, and Mark Scaife, MD to our fellowship program beginning in the summer of 2019!

Dr. Poulsen completed medical school at St. George's University School of Medicine and is now a 4th year general surgery resident at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ. Prior to medical school, Dr. Poulsen played professional hockey and even spent some time playing with the Charlotte Checkers.

Dr. Scaife is currently a 4th year general surgery resident at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh, PA. He completed medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine - Rockford. Dr. Scaife was born in Portsmouth, England, has lived in four countries, and speaks three languages.

We look forward to having these future vascular surgery fellows in Charlotte.

05/11/2018

Army LTC Shane McEntire, MD, FACS, RPVI, a 2017 graduate of our fellowship, performed the first TransCarotid Artery Revascularization procedure in the military health system at Brooke Army Medical Center in October, 2017. Dr. McEntire’s leadership in military vascular surgical care is a direct reflection of his continued commitment to his patients and providing the best possible care. We look forward to following Dr. McEntire’s many accomplishments to come.

05/11/2018

Dr. Joshua Sibille, a 2017 graduate of our fellowship, continues to make us proud as he serves his new community along the coast of South Carolina. Pictured below, Dr. Sibille is presenting on the topic of abdominal aortic aneurysms, just one of many presentations he has given since joining McLeod Vascular Associates. We look forward to following his success.

Vascular Surgeon, Joshua Sibille, MD, of McLeod Vascular Associates, spoke to the Rotary Club of Myrtle Beach on Monday, January 15th. Dr. Sibille gave a presentation on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) to the club members. To learn more about vascular services at McLeod Health, visit our website www.mcleodhealth.org.

05/09/2018

Erin Murphy, MD, FACS and Gregory Stanley, MD, FACS recently enrolled and treated the first patient in the world in an investigational device exemption study for a venous self-expanding stent system. The implantation is part of a multi-center international trial, led by Dr. Murphy, the director for Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute's venous and lymphatic program.
Dr. Stanley will be taking the reins as program director for the Vascular Surgery Fellowship in June 2018 following Dr. Timothy Roush's retirement. We are fortunate to have both of them as part of our fellowship's teaching faculty!

CHARLOTTE, N.C., January 26, 2018– Carolinas HealthCare System’s Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute’s clinical team has enrolled and treated the first patient in the investigational device exemption study for a venous self-expanding stent system.

05/04/2018

Congratulations to Christopher Mitromaras, MD, one of our senior fellows, for being selected as the Resident of the Quarter for Atrium Health!
In his nomination, Dr. Mitromaras is described as someone who “makes a difference every day he shows up to the hospital” by “helping patients, educating nurses, and reassuring families.” “He takes time to answer questions, spends time at the bedside, and demonstrates outstanding care for his patients.”
We wholeheartedly agree! Dr. Mitromaras is very deserving of this honor and we are proud of all he has accomplished during his fellowship.

05/04/2018

05/01/2018

04/30/2018

Welcome to the page for the Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center! We are a two-year ACGME accredited fellowship training program, focused on developing well-rounded vascular surgeons of the highest caliber, adept and facile with all aspects of clinical vascular practice. Fellows operate at the main campus of Carolinas Medical Center, an 874 bed tertiary referral center that is part of the nationally recognized Carolinas HealthCare System/Atrium Health and home to 23 ACGME accredited residencies and fellowships. The nationally and internationally recognized faculty are actively involved with and leading large multicenter clinical trials in the aortic, peripheral and venous practice areas. Fellows can expect a high-volume experience of both open and endovascular surgeries, with extensive exposure to complex aortic repair, CLI/limb salvage and complex venous reconstruction. To maximize their training, fellows have the support of designated vascular research assistants, a full complement of advanced care practitioners and a categorical 5-year General Surgery Residency Program.