Jeffrey A. Kalish, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

As Director of Endovascular Surgery, Dr. Kalish is widely recognized for his clinical research in vascular surgery, which has significantly improved the quality and effectiveness of ultrasound-guided access during peripheral vascular intervention. At BMC, he developed and led the hospital’s Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Taskforce and presented the results at national meetings. Dr. Kalish has received several awards and honors, including the Society for Vascular Surgery’s E.J. Wylie Traveling Fellowship for his leadership in improving care for amputees, based on lessons learned from the Boston Marathon bombing. He adopted advances observed during visits to military centers into his civilian practice, and formed a multidisciplinary team (STRONG) to benefit amputee patients at BMC. Dr. Kalish has been an excellent teacher and mentor to medical and physician assistant students, residents, vascular surgery fellows, as well as junior faculty, not only improving their surgical skills but also encouraging clinical research initiatives.

Publications

  • Published 9/10/2025

    McNamara T, Zhu M, Rodriguez D, Arinze N, Cheng TW, Farber A, King EG, Kalish J, Maaneb de Macedo K, Alonso A, Siracuse JJ. Association of Food and Housing Insecurity with Outcomes After Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep 10. PMID: 40939901.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/4/2025

    Koh DJ, Tao BS, Alonso A, Lin B, Lin A, Dalton-Petillo S, Kalish J, King E, Farber A, Siracuse JJ. Regional and specialty-based Medicare reimbursement trends in arterial endovascular procedures. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Oct; 82(4):1503-1510.e1. PMID: 40480616.

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  • Published 1/10/2025

    Sung E, Awtry EH, Koh DJ, McNamara T, Kang H, Farber A, King E, Kalish J, Alonso A, Siracuse JJ. Peripheral vascular emboli in patients with infective endocarditis are common. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun; 81(6):1450-1455. PMID: 39800124.

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  • Published 5/15/2024

    Chugh PV, Danford J, Farber A, Ayalon N, Verma A, Helm RH, Monahan KM, Kalish JA. Retrieval of Embolized WATCHMAN® Flex Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2024 Oct; 58(7):752-756. PMID: 38747057.

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  • Published 5/5/2023

    Cheng TW, Farber A, Kalish JA, King EG, Rybin D, Siracuse JJ. The Effect of Chronic and End-Stage Renal Disease on Long-Term Outcomes after Infrainguinal Bypass. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Aug; 94:129-135. PMID: 37149216.

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Other Positions

  • Associate Professor, Radiology
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • New York University School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard University, BA