CURRICULUM VITAE

 

James M. Estes, M.D.

 

 

Current Position:       

Assistant Professor of Surgery

New England Medical Center

Tufts Medical School

 

 

Professional Address:           

Department of Surgery, Box 1015

750 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111

(617)636-8094

 

 

Board Certification:  

General Surgery:           1996

Vascular Surgery:         1998

 

Education:

University of Rochester 1983

Rochester, New York

(B.A., Cum Laude)

 

University of Rochester 1987

Rochester, New York

(M.D.)

 

 

Clinical Positions:

Medical Director Vascular Laboratory  1997-present

New England Medical Center

(ICAVL Accredited)

 

Staff Surgeon    1997-present

New England Medical Center/Tufts University Medical School

 

 

Clinical Training:         

 

Fellowship:

Fellow in Vascular Surgery       1996-97

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Harvard Medical School

 

Residencies:

Resident in Surgery       1988-90

New England Deaconess Hospital         1992-94

 

Internship:      

Intern in Surgery           1987-88

New England Deaconess Hospital

Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts

 

 

Research:   

Postdoctoral Scholar    1990-92

Department of Surgery

University of California, San Francisco

 

Harvard-Longwood Research Training 1995-96
Program in Vascular Surgery

New England Deaconess Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

 

 

Academic Appointments:

Clinical Fellow in Surgery          1987-90

Harvard Medical School           1993-94

Boston,Massachusetts

 

Research Fellow in Surgery       1990-92

Harvard Medical School

Boston,Massachusetts

 

 

Society Memberships:  

Fellow American College of  Surgeons

Society of Vascular Surgery

Eastern Vascular Society

New England Vascular Society

Association of Cerebrovascular Surgeons

 

 

 

Scholastic Awards:        

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society     1987

National Research Service Award,        1990

   National Institute of Health

American Association of Pediatrics-Surgical Section      1991

   Resident Presentation Award

Society of American Gastroendoscopic Surgeons          1992

  First Place, Resident Presentation Award

American Association of Pediatrics-Surgical Section      1992

   Resident Presentation Award

James Barrett Brown Award- American Association     1993
   of  Plastic Surgeons

National Institute of Health-Harvard Research Fellowship          1995

 

 

Selected Articles

 

1.      Estes JM, Pomposelli FB. Lower Extremity Arterial Reconstruction in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Medicine, 21:214, 1995.

2.      Estes JM, Guadagnoli E., Wolf R, LoGerfo FW, Whittemore AD. The Impact of Cardiac Comorbidity Following Carotid Endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg, 28:577, 1998.

3.      Estes JM, Quist WB, LoGerfo FW, Costello P. Noninvasive Characterization of Plaque Morphology Using Helical Computed Tomography. J Cardiovasc Surg, 39:527, 1998.

4.      Roddy SP, Estes JM, Harrington AP, Heggerick PA, O’Donnell TF, Mackey WC. Comparison of pre- and postoperative duplex ultrasound evaluation of the contralateral carotid artery. Vasc Surg, 33:663-670, 1999.

5.      Roddy SP, Estes JM, Mackey WC. Factors Predicting Prolonged Length of Stay Following Carotid Endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg, (in press).

 

 

Selected Book Chapters

 

1.      Estes JM, Belkin M. Noninvasive Lower Extremity Arterial Evaluation. In The High Risk Foot With Diabetes Mellitus. Frykberg, RG, ed. , Churchill Livingston, NY, NY. (in press).

2.      Estes JM, Whittemore AD. Upper Extremity Occlusive Disease. In Current Surgical Therapy, (6th Edition). Cameron JL, ed. Mosby-Year Book, NY, NY. (1998).

3.      Estes JM. Decision Making for Asymptomatic Patients with Critical Carotid Stenosis. In Advances in Vascular Surgery, Vol 7, Whittemore AD, ed. (1999).

4.      Estes JM, Whittemore AD. Subacute Carotid Surgery In Recent Stroke Patients. In Textbook of Carotid Artery Surgery, Loftus, CM and Kresowik, TF, ed’s. Thieme, NY, NY. (in press).

5.      Estes JM. Strategies to Avoid Cranial Nerve Injury During Carotid Endarterectomy. In Current Management of Carotid Disease, Mackey WC and Naylor R, ed’s. (in press).

6.      Estes JM. Neurologic Evaluation Of The Patient With Critical Carotid Stenosis. In Current Management of Carotid Disease, Mackey WC and Naylor R, ed’s. (in press).