NikhilKansalMDProfessor of Surgery

Vascular Surgery • Torrance, CA

Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Program Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship

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Office
1000 W Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90509
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Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular Surgery, 2000 - 2002
UCLA Medical Center-Santa MonicaEndovascular Surgery, 2001 - 2001
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2000
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2019
NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2001
American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Standard Open Surgery Versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Start of enrollment: 2002 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 4
Percutaneous Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (PEVAR) Trial Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 13
Completed
Not Applicable
Open Versus Endovascular Repair of Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
The Nellix® EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing System for the Treatment of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Best Endovascular vs. Best Surgical Therapy in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
A Randomized Prospective Blinded Study Evaluating the Effect of Music on Novice Surgical Trainees' Ability to Perform a Simulated Surgical Task.
Janell Holloway, Christine Dauphine, Peyman Benharash, Hanning Xing, Nikhil Kansal, Nina Bowens, Mark Archie, Amy H. Kaji, Christian de Virgilio> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2021 Mar 1
2 citations
A Novel Approach to Limb Salvage: Healing Transmetatarsal Amputations without a Viable Plantar Flap.
Janell Holloway, Kimberly Lauer, Nikhil Kansal, Frederic S. Bongard, Ashley Miller> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2020 Aug 29
Outcomes of Local and Regional Anesthesia for Superficialization of Brachiobasilic Arteriovenous Fistulas.
Cléa Marsh, Janell Holloway, Sohail Sareh, Nikhil Kansal, Nina Bowens, Ashkan Moazzez, Vadim Tokhner, Christian de Virgilio, Mark Archie> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2020 May 1
3 citations
Proper technical procedures improved outcomes in a retrospective analysis of EVAS FORWARD IDE trial 3-year results.
Jeffrey P. Carpenter, John S. Lane, Jose Trani, Sajjad Hussain, Christopher Healey, Homayoun Hashemi, Robert F. Cuff, Paul D. Hayes, Satish C. Muluk, Javier Vasquez, C...> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2020 Feb 5
2 citations
Percutaneous Access of an Expanding Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm via a Direct Posterior Transgluteal Approach.
Christopher A. Worgul, George Wu, Nikhil Kansal> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2019 Feb 1
28 citations
Refinement of anatomic indications for the Nellix System for endovascular aneurysm sealing based on 2-year outcomes from the EVAS FORWARD IDE trial.
Jeffrey P. Carpenter, John S. Lane, Jose Trani, Sajjad Hussain, Christopher Healey, Clifford J. Buckley, Homayoun Hashemi, Robert F. Cuff, Paul D. Hayes, Satish C. Mul...> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2018 Sep 1
1 citations
Giant Bilobed Hepatic Artery Aneurysm with Occlusion of the Celiac Axis: Repair Using a Bifurcated Graft.
Katie E. Shean, Charles V. Strom, Scott R. Johnson, Scott G. Prushik, Frank B. Pomposelli, Nikhil Kansal> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2017 Mar 7
7 citations
Effect of adjunct femoral endarterectomy in lower extremity bypass on perioperative and 1-year outcomes.
Peter A. Soden, Sara L. Zettervall, Katie E. Shean, Sarah E. Deery, Jeffrey Kalish, Christopher Healey, Nikhil Kansal, Marc L. Schermerhorn> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2017 Mar 1
2 citations
Carotid baroreceptor stimulation blood pressure response mapped in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (C-Map study).
Nikhil Kansal, Daniel G. Clair, Deborah A. Jaye, Avram Scheiner> ;Autonomic Neuroscience. 2016 Dec 1
24 citations
Long-term Cost-effectiveness in the Veterans Affairs Open vs Endovascular Repair Study of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Frank A. Lederle, Kevin T. Stroupe, Tassos C. Kyriakides, Ling Ge, Julie A. Freischlag, Erika R. Ketteler, Darra D. Kingsley, John M. Marek, Richard J. Massen, Brian D...> ;JAMA Surgery. 2016 Dec 1
32 citations
Essentials of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair imaging: postprocedure surveillance and complications.
Andrew C. Picel, Nikhil Kansal> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2014 Sep 23
12 citations
Essentials of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Imaging: Preprocedural Assessment
Andrew C. Picel, Nikhil Kansal> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2014 Sep 23
11 citations
Hospital volume of thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair does not affect mortality in California.
Anna Weiss, Jamie A. Anderson, Amanda Green, David C. Chang, Nikhil Kansal> ;Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2014 Jun 24
190 citations
A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of totally percutaneous access versus open femoral exposure for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (the PEVAR trial)
Peter R. Nelson, Zvonimir Kracjer, Nikhil Kansal, Vikram Rao, Christian Bianchi, Homayoun Hashemi, Paul A. Jones, J. Michael Bacharach> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2014 May 1
7 citations
Mineralization in calcified plaque is like that of cortical bone--further evidence from ultrashort echo time (UTE) magnetic resonance imaging of carotid plaque calcifi...
Jiang Du, Michael R. Peterson, Nikhil Kansal, Graeme M. Bydder, Andrew M. Kahn> ;Medical Physics. 2013 Oct 1
12 citations
Case report and review of the literatureTotal Endovascular Repair of Acute Ascending Aortic Rupture: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
John McCallum, Karl K. Limmer, Anthony Perricone, Dennis F. Bandyk, Nikhil Kansal> ;Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2013 May 22
Anastomotic rupture after brachial artery repair is associated with soft tissue deficiency.
Aladdin H. Hassanein, Fernando A. Herrera, Travis L. Engelbert, Nikhil Kansal> ;The American Surgeon. 2012 May 1
4 citations
Early Ambulation after Percutaneous Femoral Access with Use of Closure Devices and Hemostatic Agents
Travis L. Engelbert, Anjali Scholten, Kari Thompson, Adam Spivack, Nikhil Kansal> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2010 May 1
10 citations
Hybrid repair of isolated internal iliac artery aneurysm.
Ankur Chandra, Nikhil Kansal> ;Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2009 Oct 14
43 citations
Management of vascular graft infections with soft tissue flap coverage: improving limb salvage rates--a veterans affairs experience.
Fernando A. Herrera, Som Kohanzadeh, Yosef Nasseri, Nikhil Kansal, Eric L. Owens, Richard Bodor> ;The American Surgeon. 2009 Oct 1
10 citations
Internal iliac artery angioplasty and stenting: an underutilized therapy.
Kari Thompson, P. Cook, Ralph B. Dilley, Mohsin Saeed, Harry Knowles, T. Terramani, Nikhil Kansal> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2010 Jan 1
8 citations
Complete femoral artery and vein avulsion from a hyperextension injury: a case report and literature review.
Ahmed Suliman, Mir Wasif Ali, Nikhil Kansal, Ying Tian, Niren Angle, Raul Coimbra> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2009 May 1
2 citations
Right thyrocervical trunk bronchial artery collateral: source of type II Endoleak after endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm.
Gerant Rivera-Sanfeliz, Nikhil Kansal> ;Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2007 May 1
9 citations
Endovascular Repair of an Aortopulmonary Fistula via the Axillary Artery
Leoncio L. Kaw, Erik L. Owens, Nikhil Kansal> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2005 Jul 1
10 citations
Timing of Pedal Bypass Failure and Its Impact on the Need for Amputation
Christoph Domenig, Allen D. Hamdan, Thomas Hölzenbein, Nikhil Kansal, Bernadette Aulivola, John J. Skillman, David R. Campbell, Frank W. LoGerfo, Frank B. Pomposelli> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2005 Jan 1
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Journal Articles

Percutaneous Access of an Expanding Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm via a Direct Posterior Transgluteal Approach
Nikhil Kansal, MD, Annals of Vascular Surgery