Overview
Dr. Connolly's clinical expertise is in endovascular and surgical therapies for treatment and management of the full spectrum of peripheral vascular disease. He specializes in advanced minimally-invasive vascular and endovascular procedures.
He received his B.A. in Environmental Studies with a focus on Conservation Biology in May, 1997 from Middlebury College, Vermont, and his M.D. from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine with Distinction in Research in May, 2004. He completed an NIH-funded one-year Medical Student Research fellowship at the University of California, Irvine, from 2002-2003. He completed his internship at the University of California, San Francisco in 2005 and completed his general surgery residency at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in 2009. He then completed a two-year ACGME accredited Fellowship in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Connolly is a member of the Society of Vascular Surgery and the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery. He has authored numerous journal publications in his field of specialty, and has given many presentations at professional society meetings.
Highlights
- 1Annals of vascular surgery · 2025
- 2Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2024
Publications
Funding
Completed grants (2)
- Sub-PIR01AG050819-02Statin Neuroprotection & Cognitive Dysfunction after Carotid Endarterectomy: Safety, Feasibility, & OutcomesNational Institute on Aging · 2017–2021 · via Columbia University
- PIM01RR000827-34HUMAN LEUKOCYTE GENE PROFILING IN RESPONSE TO EXERCISENCRR · 2003–2009 · via NIH RePORTER
Clinical research
Completed & closed trials (3)
- PINCT06578741GORE® EXCLUDER® Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis Post-Approval StudyNA · W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2026)Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; Pararenal Aortic Aneurysm; Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- PINCT02528500Early Feasibility Assessment of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Type IV Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms Involving the Visceral Branch VesselsNA · W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · IRB STUDY CLOSURE (as of 2025)Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- PINCT04227899LIFE-BTK (pivotaL Investigation of saFety and Efficacy of BRS Treatment-Below The Knee) Randomized Controlled TrialNA · Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2022)Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)
Mentoring
- MBMark BasiliousMD mentee · Class of 2025