Physician

Vascular Surgery

Nicolas Nelken is an expert in the field of Vascular Surgery. He attended University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. University of California San Francisco School of Medicine is a top medical college. University of California San Francisco School of Medicine has a rank of 3 in research and a 3 in primary care He has 2 awards "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Nicolas Nelken is a published doctor. He has 16 publications published. The most current publication "Long-term results of lower-extremity venous injuries." He accepts all Medicare patients.

Publications

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• Re-entry into the true lumen from the subintimal space.
• Advances in stent technology and drug-eluting stents.
• Safety and efficacy of Carotid arteriography in vascular surgery practice.
• Establishing sheath access for Carotid interventions: tips and pitfalls.
• Infrainguinal Vein graft stenosis: cutting balloon angioplasty as the first-line treatment of choice.
• Circumferential venolysis and paraclavicular thoracic outlet decompression for "effort thrombosis" of the subclavian Vein.
• Isolated inferior mesenteric Artery revascularization for chronic visceral ischemia.
• Surgical recanalization of occluded Peripheral arteries.
• Neurogenic thoracic outlet decompression: rationale for sparing the first rib.
• Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 is sufficient for the chemotaxis of monocytes and lymphocytes in transgenic mice but requires an additional stimulus for inflammator...
• "Mirror image" antagonists of thrombin-induced platelet activation based on thrombin receptor structure.
• Thrombin receptor expression in normal and atherosclerotic human arteries.
• Long-term results of lower-extremity Venous injuries.
• Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in human atheromatous plaques.
• Molecular cloning, expression and potential functions of the human proteinase-activated receptor-2.

Schools

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• Uc San Francisco

• Uc San Francisco Card Rsrch Institute

Procedures Preformed

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• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• ArterioVenous Fistula Repair
• ArterioVenous Shunt Creation
• Carotid Artery Stent Placement
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Conditions Treated

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• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
• Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Acute Venous Embolism Thrombosis
• Aortic Aneurysm
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery
• Vascular Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• UCSF
• University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1396899902
NPPES Provider LastName		NELKEN
NPPES Provider FirstName		NICOLAS
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		968191469
NPPES Provider State		HI
Specialty Description		Vascular Surgery
Total Claim Count		94.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		34.0
Percent Opioid Claims		36.17

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1396899902
Last Name Of The Provider	NELKEN
First Name Of The Provider	NICOLAS
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