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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

  1. 1
    Annals of vascular surgery · 2025
    PMID: 40553846DOISenior author1 citations
  2. 2
    Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2024
    PMID: 38764461PMCID: PMC11099304DOISenior author7 citations

Publications

56 publications
Completed grants (2)
  • Sub-PI
    Statin Neuroprotection & Cognitive Dysfunction after Carotid Endarterectomy: Safety, Feasibility, & Outcomes
    National Institute on Aging · 2017–2021 · via Columbia University
    R01AG050819-02
  • PI
    HUMAN LEUKOCYTE GENE PROFILING IN RESPONSE TO EXERCISE
    NCRR · 2003–2009 · via NIH RePORTER
    M01RR000827-34

Clinical research

3 studies
Completed & closed trials (3)
  • PI
    GORE® EXCLUDER® Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis Post-Approval Study
    NA · W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2026)
    Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; Pararenal Aortic Aneurysm; Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
    NCT06578741
  • PI
    Early Feasibility Assessment of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Type IV Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms Involving the Visceral Branch Vessels
    NA · W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · IRB STUDY CLOSURE (as of 2025)
    Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
    NCT02528500
  • PI
    LIFE-BTK (pivotaL Investigation of saFety and Efficacy of BRS Treatment-Below The Knee) Randomized Controlled Trial
    NA · Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2022)
    Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)
    NCT04227899