Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar MD, MS, RPVI
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Vascular)
Research Interests
Premature peripheral vascular disease; Endovenous ablation of varicose veins; Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair; Deep vein thrombosis; Catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy
Selected Publications
- Ochoa Chaar, C.I., Eid, R.E., Tzeng, E., Chaer, R.A., Makaroun, M.S., Cho, J.S. Open Secondary Interventions after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Manuscript submitted
- Chaar, C.I., Hirsch S.A., Cwenar, M., Rhee, R.Y., Chaer, R.A., Abu-Hamad, G., Dillavou E.D. Expanding the role of Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLT): Results in Large Diameter, Small Saphenous and Anterior Accessory Veins. 2011 Jul;25(5):656-61
- Makaroun MS, Ochoa Chaar CI. Should we treat type I endoleaks? Definitely. In Controversies and Updates in Vascular Surgery 2010. Editors:Becquemin JP, Alimi YS, Gerard JL. Edizioni Minerva Medica.Torino 2010. PP 279-82
- McGillicuddy E.A., Chaar C.I., Flynn C., Villalona G., Longo W.E. Cologastric fistula with a foreign body in a patient with Crohn's disease. Yale J Biol Med. 2010 Sep;83(3):113-7.
- Chaar, C.I., Wexelmann, B., Zuckerman, K., Longo, W.E. Intussusception of the Appendix: Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Am J Surg. 2009 Jul;198(1):122-8.
- Chaar, C.I., Bell, RL., Duffy, TP., Duffy AJ. Guidelines for safe surgery in patients with systemic mastocytosis. Am Surg. 2009 Jan;75(1):74-80.
- Ochoa Chaar, C.I., Fitzgerald, T.N., Dewan, M., Huddle, M., Perkal, M., Muhs, B.E., Dardik, A. EVAR is associated with less malnutrition than open AAA repair. Am J Surg. 2009 Nov; 198(5):623-7.
- Chaar, C.I., Attanasio, P., Detterbeck, F. Disruption of the costal margin with transdiaphragmatic abdominal herniation induced by coughing. Am Surg 74 (4): 350-3, 2008.
- Safieh-Garabedian, B., Ochoa-Chaar, C.I., Poole, S., Massaad, C.A., Atweh, S.F., Jabbur, S.J. and Saade, N.E. Thymulin reverses inflammatory hyperalgesia and modulates the increased concentration of proinflammatory cytokines induced by intracerebroventricular endotoxin injection. Neuroscience, 121: 865-873, 2003.
- Massaad, C.A., Ochoa-Chaar, C.I., Jabbur, S.J., Safieh-Garabedian, B. Atweh, S.F. Upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and nerve growth factor by intraplantar injection of capsaicin. Journal of physiology 545: 241-53, 2002
