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1400 Pelham Pkwy SBuilding 1 Suite 529WBronx, NY 10461
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Summary
- Dr. Aksim Rivera is a vascular surgeon based in Bronx, NY. He completed his fellowship in vascular surgery at Rush University Medical Center and his surgery residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Rivera graduated from Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in 2006. He has expertise in managing aortic aneurysms and has contributed several publications on topics such as the impact of COVID-19 on vascular procedures, blunt traumatic aortic injuries, and drug-coated devices for femoropopliteal disease. His research has been published in respected journals and has garnered citations from other publications.
Education & Training
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 2011 - 2013
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2011
Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2011 - 2014
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsImpact of COVID-19 on patients undergoing scheduled procedures for chronic venous disease.Ethan Moore, Max V Wohlauer, James Dorosh, Mahmood Kabeil, Rafael D Malgor
Vascular. 2025-04-01 - 3 citationsBlunt traumatic aortic injury in the elderly population.Patricia O Yau, Erin Lewis, Amit Shah, Melvin E Stone Jr, John McNelis
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2023-01-01 - 2 citationsAssessment of 2-Year Mortality With Use of Drug-Coated Devices in Femoropopliteal Disease: A Real-World Experience From the Bronx, New York.Israel Safiriyu, Divya Gumber, Leonidas Palaiodimos, Seth Sokol, Sheetal V Mathai
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2022-08-01
Press Mentions
The Mission of SurgerySeptember 12th, 2017
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