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Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD, Vascular Surgery, Portland, ME, Maine Medical Center

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Vascular Surgery • Portland, ME

Attending, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Maine Medical Center Chief Medical Officer, Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization, Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Medical Director for the Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization, a vascular surgeon at the Maine Medical Center, and Professor of Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Jorgensen is a vascular surgeon who has been in practice for over 25 years at Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland, Maine. During that time, he has served as Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Director, Vascular Center at MMC, Medical Director of the Vascular Laboratory, and led a 12 person multi-specialty surgical practice. He rose to the rank of Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine and served as President of the New England Society of Vascular Surgery. He has performed over 5000 major vascular operations. He has written >100 scholarly articles published in peer reviewed journals. He is a frequent invited speaker and has been visiting professor at multiple prestigious academic medical centers. He has received multiple academic and teaching awards. He has recently been awarded the Society for Vascular Surgery Presidential Citation and the Szilagyi Medal. A lectureship on quality at MMC was named in his recognition. Over the past few years, his academic interest has focused on outcomes analysis, risk stratification and quality improvement. He is Medical Director of the Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization. Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). The VQI is a registry based quality improvement effort with over 6000 participating providers (surgeons, radiologists, and cardiologists) from over 900 centers with over one million patients in the registry. The VQI registry has served as a resource for multiple patient care and quality improvement initiatives, as well as efforts to reduce resource utilization. Data from the VQI registry has been the source of over 700 academic presentations and publications.

Education & Training

  • Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular Surgery, 1985 - 1986
  • Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Vascular Surgery, 1984 - 1985
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1984
  • University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
    University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 1988 - 2022
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1986 - 1990
  • American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Fellow Society for Vascular Surgery
  • Senior Clinician Abstract Prize Charing Cross International Vascular Symposium, 2019
  • Certificate of Recognition – Leadership in Vascular Surgery MMC Maine Medical Center, 2017
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative Reaches Milestone 1,000 Centres Mark
    Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative Reaches Milestone 1,000 Centres MarkApril 12th, 2023
  • Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative Reaches Milestone 1,000 Centers Mark
    Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative Reaches Milestone 1,000 Centers MarkApril 11th, 2023
  • Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) Celebrates 1M Procedures
    Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) Celebrates 1M ProceduresSeptember 15th, 2022
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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD, Dr. J Eldrup-Jorgensen