Peter James Pappas, MD

Vascular Surgeon and Director of the
Venous and Lymphatic Fellowship Program

Since completion of my Vascular Surgery training in 1995, I have devoted my clinical activities to Vascular Surgery alone. As I rose through the clinical and academic ranks, I eventually assumed the role of Director of Vascular Surgery at University Hospital in Newark New Jersey. One of my charges as the Director of the Division of Vascular Surgery was clinical program development.
In 2010, I became the Chair of Surgery at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.. Over the past 5+ years, I built a Department consisting of 15 full time, 10 part-time and numerous voluntary surgeons. I developed numerous Departmental and inter-disciplinary clinical programs that increased hospital volume and revenue.

Education

MD, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: Camden 9/1985 to 5/1987
BA, St. Georges School of Medicine: Grenada 9/1983 to 5/1985
BA, Rutgers University: New Brunswick 8/1979 to 5/1983

Expertise Highlights

General Surgery Residency. Cooper Hospital University Medical Center: Camden, New Jersey
Vascular Surgery Residency. UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Vascular Surgery Residency, Newark, New Jersey
Clinical Instructor II. UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.

Awards & Recognition

Surgical Resident’s teaching award, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, General Surgery Residency Program. 2014
Best Basic Science Venous Disease Research Paper for 2010 from the Vascular Disease Foundation/P.A.D. Coalition. 2010
Distinguished Reviewer: Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2001
Society for Vascular Surgery: Distinguished Fellow. 2000
E.J. Wylie Traveling Fellowship from the Lifeline Foundation. 1997-1998
Surgical Residents’ Teaching Award, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. 1997
JOBST Research Fellowship in Venous and Lymphatic Disease of the American Venous Forum Foundation. 1995
New Jersey Vascular Society Resident’s Research Award. 1994
Cooper Hospital University Medical Center Surgery Department Resident Research Award. 1993
New Jersey American College of Surgeons Resident’s Trauma Research Competition. 1991
Golden Apple Teaching Award from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Camden Medical Students. 1987