Daniel H. Benckart, M.D.

Principal hospital base:
Allegheny General Hospital

Current professional and academic appointments (Include starting date):

1996 - 2003:		Director, Division of Vascular Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital
2001 - 2003:		President, Medical Staff, Allegheny General Hospital
2000 - Present:		Director, Vascular Center, Allegheny General Hospital
1993 - Present:		Associate Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine

Undergraduate medical education (including dates and degrees):

1973 - 1977:

M.D., Georgetown University

Postgraduate medical education (including dates of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.):

1977 - 1978:		Internship, Vanderbilt University
1978 - 1982:		Surgical Residency, Vanderbilt University
1982 - 1984:		Thoracic Surgery Residency, New York University

Resident/student teaching awards:
Arthur P. Murphy, M.D. Award for General Surgery Teaching
Golden Apple Award for excellence in Medical Student Teaching
Liebler/Burkholder Award for Cardiothoracic Surgery Teaching

Recent publications and presentations:

Peer-reviewed publications (i.e., journal articles)

McGregor WE, Sakert T, Benckart DH, Wiechmann RJ, Savage EB, Szydlowski GW, Magovern Jr. GJ, Magovern JA. The Influence of Body Mass on the Outome of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999; 7: 9-14.

Magovern JA, Benckart DH, Landreneau RJ, Sakert T, Magovern Jr., GJ. Morbidity, Cost, and Six-Month Outcome of Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 66:1224-9, 1998.

McGregor WE, Sakert T, Benckart DH, Wiechmann RJ, Savage EB, Szydlowski GW, Magovern Jr. GJ, Magovern JA. The Influence of Body Mass on the Outcome of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Journal of the Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery, 1999; 7: 9-14.

Szwerc MF, Benckart DH, Lin JC, Johnnides CG, Magovern JA, Magovern, Jr. GJ, Magovern GJ. Recent Clinical Experience With Left Heart Bypass Using Centrifugal Pump for Repair of Traumatic Aortic Transection. Annals of Surgery, Volume 230, No. 4, 484-492, October 1999.

Szwerc MF, Benckart DH, Wiechmann RJ, Savage EB, Szydlowski GW, Magovern Jr. GJ, Magovern JA. Partial versus Full Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2209-14, December 1999.

Rogers WJ, Prichard JW, Hu YL, Olson PR, Benckart DH, Kramer CM, Vido DA, Reichek N. Characterization of Signal Properties in Atherosclerotic Plaque Components B Intravascular MRI. Journal of the American Heart Association, Artherioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. July 2000; 20(7):1824-30.

Payne ME, Magovern Jr GJ, Benckart DH, Vasilakis A, Szydlowski GW, Cardone JC, Marrone GC, Burkholder JA, Magovern JA. Left Pleural Effusion After Coronary Artery Bypass Decreases With a Supplemental Pleural Drain, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2002;73:149-52.

Payne ME, Marrone GC, Benckart DH, Magovern Jr. G, Szydlowski G, Magovern J. Reoperative Valve Surgery: Comparison Results Using Right Thoracotomy Versus Repeat Sternotomy. Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery 2002;73.

Presentations

"Renovascular Hypertension" - Grand Rounds, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. January 4, 2000.

"New Endoscopic Treatment for the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm" - AmSECT Region 2 Spring Conference, Pittsburgh Marriott City Center, Pittsburgh, PA. May 20, 2000.

"Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms" - St. Francis Medical System, Pittsburgh, PA. December 14, 2000.

"Carotid Artery Disease" - Surgical Grand Rounds, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. December 18, 2001.

"Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms" - Surgical Grand Rounds, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. January 14, 2003.

"Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms" - Nurses Education, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. January 27, 2003.

"Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms" - Presentation to Allegheny General Operating Room Nurses, James Street Tavern, Pittsburgh, PA. May 29, 2003.

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