Benjamin W. Starnes, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Faculty Appointments:
University of Washington, Associate Professor of Surgery, 2007 - present.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, Associate Professor, 2006-07.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, Assistant Professor, 2000-06.
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Assistant Chief of Vascular Surgery, Chief of Endovascular Surgery, 2002-07.
Education:
Fellowships:
Teaching Fellow, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1998-2000.
Vascular Fellowship, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Wash. D.C., and Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, 2000-02.
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1992-98.
M.D. Degree: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1992.
Board Certified: American Board of Surgery. Special Qualifications in Vascular Surgery.
Clinical Interests:
- Acute Aortic Syndromes
- Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms
- Aortic Aneurysmal Disease
- Aortic Dissections
- Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease
- Vascular Trauma
- Angioaccess
- Limb Salvage
Research Interests:
- Multi-branched and Fenestrated Endografts,
- Blunt Aortic Injury,
- Phase 3 Endograft Trials,
- Vessel Closure Devices,
- Renovascular Disease and Renal Artery Stenting.
Selected Publications:
Mullenix PS, Steele SR, Andersen CA, Starnes BW, Salim A, Martin MJ. Limb salvage and outcomes among patients with traumatic popliteal vascular injury: An analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. J Vasc Surg, 44(1):94-100, 2006.
Arthurs Z, Starnes B, See C, Andersen C. Clamp before you cut: proximal control of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms using endovascular balloon occlusion-case reports. Vasc Endovascular Surg, 40(2):149-55, 2006.
Starnes BW, Andersen CA, Ronsivalle JA, Stockmaster NR, Mullenix PS, Statler JD. Totally percutaneous aneurysm repair: Experience and prudence. J Vasc Surg, 43(2):270-6, 2006.
Starnes BW, Arthurs ZM. Endovascular management of vascular trauma. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther, 18(2):114-29, 2006.
Arthurs Z, Starnes B, Cuadrado D, Sohn V, Cushner H, Andersen C. Renal artery stenting slows the rate of renal function decline. J Vasc Surg, 45(4):726-31; discussion 744-2, 2007.
Starnes BW, Tran NT, McDonald JM. Hybrid approaches to repair of complex aortic aneurysmal disease. Surg Clin North Am. 2007 Oct;87(5):1087-98, ix. Review.
Arthurs ZM, Sohn VY, Starnes BW. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: remote aortic occlusion for the general surgeon. Surg Clin North Am. 2007 Oct;87(5):1035-45, viii.
Lesperance K, Andersen C, Singh N, Starnes BW, Martin MJ. Expanding use of emergency endovascular repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: Disparities in outcomes from a nationwide perspective. J Vasc Surg. 2008.
reviewed 6/08