MarkDavidIafratiMD

Vascular Surgery • Nashville, TN

Director Vanderbilt Wound Center

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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
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Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular Surgery, 1995 - 1997
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1995
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1989
Harvard CollegeBA, Molecular Biology, Cum Laude, 1981 - 1985

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2022
American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2022
Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2019
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Effect of Platelet Concentrate in Treatment of Diabetic Ulcers Start of enrollment: 2004 Jun 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) for Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
Evaluation of CureXcell® in Treating Lower Extremity Chronic Ulcers in Adults With Diabetes Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3
Venogram vs. Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) for Diagnosing Iliac Vein Obstruction Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Completed
The RESPOND Registry Start of enrollment: 2017 Feb 21
Completed
DEFIANCE: RCT of ClotTriever System Versus Anticoagulation In Deep Vein Thrombosis Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 06
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lymphoscintigraphy is frequently recommended but seldom used in a "real world setting".
O'Donnell, T., Weycker, D., Moon, T., Iafrati, M.> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2024 Mar 1
Impact of lymphedema in the management of venous leg ulcers.
Tina Moon, Thomas F O'Donnell, Derek Weycker, Mark Iafrati> ;Phlebology. 2023 Oct 1
Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Translumbar Inferior Vena Cava Catheters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Behrad Ziapour, Mark D Iafrati, Jeffrey E Indes, Justin Chin-Bong Choi, Payam Salehi> ;Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2023 Jun 1
2 citations
A systematic review of routine post operative screening duplex ultrasound after thermal and non-thermal endovenous ablation.
Luis B Suarez, Khaled I Alnahhal, Payam A Salehi, Elizabeth G King, Thomas F O'Donnell Jr, Mark D Iafrati> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2023 Jan 1
Preoperative Depression is Associated with Worse Outcomes after The Lower Extremity Revascularization.
Luis Suarez, Raffi Melikian, Khaled I Alnahhal, Genève M Allison, Daniel Jimenez, Vanessa Urhiafe, Payam Salehi, Mark Iafrati> ;Vascular. 2023 Oct 1
4 citations
Outcomes of Infrainguinal Bypass in Patients with Cannabis vs Opioid Use Disorder.
Khaled I Alnahhal, Ranjana Lingutla, Ali Irshad, Mark Iafrati, Luis Suarez, Shivani Kumar, Payam Salehi, Narayanan, M.> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2022 May 1
1 citations
Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Octogenarians.
Khaled I. Alnahhal, Meyyammai Narayanan, Ranjana Lingutla, Shailraj M. Parikh, Mark D. Iafrati, Shivani Kumar, Y. Zhan, Payam Salehi> ;Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2021 Oct 23
1 citations
Correlation between Restless Leg Syndrome and Superficial Venous Reflux.
Aaron R. Dezube, Jake Rauh, Michael Dezube, Mark D. Iafrati, JoAnn Rigo, Paula Muto> ;The International Journal of Angiology. 2021 Aug 25
Reporting of Financial Conflicts of Interest in Studies of Placental Membrane Allografts
Tina Tian, Charlie Zaepfel, Joshua A Bloom, Khaled I. Alnahhal, Abhishek Chatterjee, Geneve M. Allison, Mark D. Iafrati, Payam Salehi> ;Advances in Wound Care. 2021 Jul 30
6 citations
Safety and effectiveness of the TREO stent graft for the endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms
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6 citations
The economic impact of infection requiring hospitalization on venous leg ulcers
Raffi Melikian, Thomas F. O'Donnell, Mark D. Iafrati> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2021 Jun 24
3 citations
Assessment of self-reported financial conflicts of interest in vascular surgery studies.
Tina Tian, Anand Y. Shah, Jeremy D. Darling, Charlie Zaepfel, Abhishek Chatterjee, Mark D. Iafrati, Payam Salehi> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2021 Jun 23
2 citations
An Analysis of Guideline Consensus for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
Anthony Karabanow, Ina Zaimi, Luis Suarez, Mark D. Iafrati, Geneve M. Allison> ;Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 2021 Mar 17
8 citations
Private payers' varicose vein policies are inaccurate, disparate, and not evidence based, which mandates a proposal for a reasonable and responsible policy for the tre...
Harold J. Welch, Marlin Schul, Daniel L. Monahan, Mark D. Iafrati> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2021 Mar 5
3 citations
A systematic review of the quality of cardiovascular surgery studies that extracted data from the MAUDE database
Behrad Ziapour, Charlie Zaepfel, Mark D. Iafrati, Luis Suarez, Payam Salehi> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2021 Feb 15
11 citations
The Dynamic Platelet Transcriptome in Obesity and Weight Loss.
Marzieh Ezzaty Mirhashemi, Ravi V. Shah, Robert R. Kitchen, Jian Rong, Aferdita Spahillari, Alexander R. Pico, Olga Vitseva, Daniel Levy, Danielle Demarco, Sajani Shah...> ;Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2021 Feb 1
3 citations
Lessons learned during a 30-year experience with simultaneous carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting.
Aarathi Minisandram, Anand Y. Shah, Mengdi Yao, Kathryne A. Beasley, Andrew K. Son, Mark D. Iafrati, Payam Salehi, William C. Mackey> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2021 Feb 1
2 citations
Distal perfusion cannulae reduce extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-related limb ischemia
Stephen C Hanley, Raffi Melikian, William C. Mackey, Payam Salehi, Mark D. Iafrati, Luis Suarez> ;International Angiology. 2021 Jan 1
3 citations
Correlation of disease comorbidity with prescribed treatment among insured U.S. lymphedema patients.
Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jessica Izhakoff, Julia A. Gaebler, Timothy Niecko, Mark D. Iafrati> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2021 Mar 1
28 citations
A systematic review of guidelines for lymphedema and the need for contemporary intersocietal guidelines for the management of lymphedema.
Thomas F. O'Donnell, Geneve M. Allison, Mark D. Iafrati> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2020 Jul 1
7 citations
A systematic review of the quality of clinical practice guidelines for lymphedema, as assessed using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II instrument
Thomas F. O'Donnell, Geneve M. Allison, Raffi Melikian, Mark D. Iafrati> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2020 Jul 1
7 citations
A systematic review and meta-analysis of predilation and postdilation in transfemoral carotid artery stenting.
Behrad Ziapour, Marc L. Schermerhorn, Mark D. Iafrati, Luis Suarez, Shahab TourSavadkohi, Payam Salehi> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
22 citations
Risk factors associated with the venous leg ulcer that fails to heal after 1 year of treatment.
Raffi Melikian, Thomas F. O'Donnell, Luis Suarez, Mark D. Iafrati> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2019 Jan 1
18 citations
Proteins Altered by Surgical Weight Loss Highlight Biomarkers of Insulin Resistance in the Community.
Ravi V. Shah, Shih-Jen Hwang, Ashish Yeri, Kahraman Tanriverdi, Alexander R. Pico, Chen Yao, Venkatesh L. Murthy, Jennifer E. Ho, Olga Vitseva, Danielle Demarco, Sajan...> ;Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2019 Jan 1
76 citations
Analysis of threshold stenosis by multiplanar venogram and intravascular ultrasound examination for predicting clinical improvement after iliofemoral vein stenting in ...
Paul J. Gagne, Stephen Black, Patricia E. Thorpe, Marc A. Passman, Suresh Vedantham, William A. Marston, Mark D. Iafrati, Antonios P. Gasparis> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2018 Jan 1
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Journal Articles

NESVS5. Lymphedema Comorbidities and Treatment Rate in the United States
Mark Iafrati, MD, Journal of Vascular Surgery

Press Mentions

New Clinician Spotlight: Mark IafratiNovember 17th, 2021
New Vanderbilt Wound Center Provides Comprehensive, Convenient TreatmentOctober 28th, 2021
MelroseWakefield Doctors Named Among Area’s BestJanuary 8th, 2019