Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis

Dr. AbuRahma trained at Alexandria University Hospital, State University of NY, West Virginia University, Charleston Division, and Arizona Heart Institute.  He went on to become a full time faculty member in the Department of Surgery at the Charleston Division of West Virginia University in 1978. Dr. AbuRahma is currently a tenured Professor of Surgery, Chief of Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, and Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Integrated Vascular Residency Programs at WVU in Charleston, WV.  He serves as the Medical Director of the Vascular Laboratory, a position he has held since 1978, Co-Director of the Vascular Center of Excellence at Charleston Area Medical Center, and he is a registered vascular technologist. Dr. AbuRahma has published over 240 articles, 190 abstracts, 100 book chapters, and seven textbooks in vascular surgery and noninvasive vascular technology.  He is also the Associate Editor of the textbooks, Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery, 8th Edition (published in 2014), and the 9th Edition (2017). He has made presentations at over 450 national and international medical conventions.

• Improving Quality in Noninvasive Testing by Certification and Accreditation.- Physician Qualifications in the Clinical Diagnostic Vascular Laboratory.- Quality in the Vascular Laboratory.- Principles of Vascular Ultrasound Physics.- Vascular Hemodynamics.- Overview of Cerebrovascular Disease.- Color Duplex Scanning of the Extracranial Carotid Arteries.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Carotid Plaques and Its Clinical Implications .- Role of Duplex Ultrasound in Carotid Screening.- Intraoperative Ultrasound Assessment of Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stent Angioplasty.-    Intima Media Thickness and Plaque Evaluation: Predictive Value of Cardiovascular Events and Contribution to Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation.- Color Duplex Scanning of the Brachiocephalic /Subclavian Arteries.- Color Duplex Scanning of Vertebral Artery.- Transcranial Doppler Sonography.- TCD Monitoring During Carotid Artery Stenting.- Errors and Artifacts of Carotid Ultrasound Evaluation.- Computed Tomography Angiography and Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Carotids.- Carotid Duplex Criteria Consensus on Interpretation of Carotid Duplex Ultrasound.- Color Duplex Scanning on Other Miscellaneous Carotid Topics.- Overview of Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremity.- Segmental Doppler Pressures and Doppler Waveform Analysis in Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities.- Pulse Volume Recording in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Vascular Disease .- Duplex Scanning for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease.- Duplex Surveillance of Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts.- Duplex Surveillance after Prosthetic Infrainguinal Bypass Grafting.-  Rationale of Surveillance after Endovascular Intervention of Iliac and Femoral Arteries.- Lower Extremity Arterial Mapping: Duplex Ultrasound as an Alternative to Arteriography Prior to Femoral, Popliteal and Infrapopliteal Reconstructions.- Duplex Ultrasound:  Evaluation and Management of Post-Catheterization Femoral Pseudoaneurysms.- Noninvasive Diagnosis ofUpper Extremity Arterial Disease.- Duplex Ultrasound Imaging of the Radial Artery.- Vascular Laboratory Protocol and Ultrasound Mapping Techniques for Dialysis Access Planning.- Color Duplex Ultrasound in Dialysis Access Surveillance  .- Noninvasive Evaluation for Congenital Arteriovenous Fistulas and Malformations.- Noninvasive Vascular Testing for the Trauma Patient.- Color Duplex Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Peripheral Artery Aneurysms (Lower and Upper Extremity).- Color Duplex Ultrasound in Dialysis Access Surveillance.- Noninvasive Evaluation for Congenital Arteriovenous Fistulas and Malformations.- Noninvasive Vascular Testing in the Trauma Patient.- Color Duplex Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Peripheral Artery Aneurysms (Lower and Upper Extremity).- Color Duplex Ultrasound in Other Miscellaneous Arterial Topics.-  Overview of Venous Disorders.- Plethysmographic Techniques in the Diagnosis of Venous Disease.- Color Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Lower Extremity in the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis.- Color Duplex for Diagnosis of Venous Reflux.- Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Upper Extremities.- Role of the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.- Color Duplex Ultrasound-Guided Cava Filter Placement.- Intravascular Ultrasound for Venous Stenting and Inferior Vena Cava Filter Insertion.- The Role of Duplex Ultrasound Before, During, and After Endovenous Procedures.- Preoperative Saphenous Vein Mapping.- Color Duplex Scanning of the Hepatoportal Circulation.- Color Duplex Scanning of the Renal Arteries.- Duplex Evaluation after Renal Artery Intervention.- Duplex Ultrasonography of the Mesenteric Circulation.- Color Duplex Scanning of Superior Mesenteric and Celiac Artery Stenting.- The Role of Color Duplex Ultrasound in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Peripheral Aneurysms.- Role of Color Duplex Ultrasound for Aortic Endografts.- Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension:  Principles and Applications.- Three-Dimensional Vascular Imaging and Power Doppler Angiographic Imaging.-  Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound.- Arterial and Venous Intravascular Ultrasound Applications.- Coding and Reimbursement for Vascular Lab Testing.- Clinical Application of Ultrasound Guidance in Arterial and Venous Access.- Computed Tomographic Angiography in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease.-  Magnetic Resonance Angiography in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease.