Meet the Staff
Jose R. Parra, MD

Appointments

• Vascular Surgeon
  Apple Hill Vascular Associates, Ltd., York, PA
  2005-Present

• Assistant Professor
  The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore , MD
  2002-2005

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield , IL
  Clinical vascular Fellow, July 2001-July 2002
  Endovascular/Research Fellow, July 2000-June 2001
  
  
• Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI
  General Surgery Residency, July 1995-June 2000
  General Surgery Internship, July 1994-June 1995
  
  
• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
  Doctor of Medicine, August 1990-May 1994
  
  
• Vassar College , Poughkeepsie , NY
  Bachelor of Arts, August 1985-May 1989
  Major: Philosophy

Certifications

• Vascular Surgery
• General Surgery

Honors and Awards

• First Place, Resident Research Paper Competition, 1997-1998
  Milwaukee Academy of Surgery
• Second Place , Resident Research Paper Competition, 1996-1997
  Milwaukee Academy of Surgery
• Pew Charitable Trust Fellowship, 1993
• American Cancer Society Research Fellowship Award, 1991
• Behrhorst Foundation Internship Award, 1989

Publications

Traumatic peroneal artery pseudoaneurysm: use of preoperative coil embolization.
Albrecht RJ, Parra JR.
J Vasc Surg. 2004 Apr;39(4):912.

Endograft infection leading to rupture of aortic aneurysm.
Parra JR, Lee C, Hodgson KJ, Perler B.
J Vasc Surg. 2004 Mar;39(3):676-8.

Takayasu’s disease.
Parra JR, Perler BA.
Semin Vasc Surg. 2003 Sep;16(3):200-8.

Retrograde Endovascular Hypogastric Artery Preservation (REHAP) and Aortouniiliac (AUI) Endografting in the Management of Complex Aortoiliac Aneurysms.
Juan Ayerdi, MD, Robert B. McLafferty, MD, Steven J. Markwell, MS, Maurice M. Solis, MD, Jose R. Parra, MD, Laura A. Gruneiro, MD, Don E. Ramsey, MD, Kim J. Hodgson, MD
Ann Vasc Surg 2003 17: 329-334.

Indications and outcomes of AneuRx Phase III trial versus use of commercial AneuRx stent graft
Juan Ayerdi, MD, Robert B. McLafferty, MD, Steve J. Markwell, MS, Maurice M. Solis, MD, Jose R. Parra, MD, Laura A. Gruneiro, MD, Don E. Ramsey, MD, Kim J. Hodgson, MD
J Vasc Surg April 2003 37 (4): 739-743.

Conformational Changes Associated with Proximal Seal Zone Failure in Abdominal Aortic Endografts
Parra JR< Ayerdi J, Hodgson KJ, Solis M, Gruneiro LA, Ramsey DE, McLafferty RB
J Vasc Surg, 2003 Jan; 37(1): 106-111.

Mechanism of Failure in the Treatment of Type II Endoleak with Percutaneous Coil Embolization.
Solis MM, Ayerdi J, Babcock GA, Parra JR, McLafferty RB, Gruneiro LA, Ramsey DE, Hodgson KJ
J Vasc Surg. 2002 Sep; 36(3): 485-491.

Endovascular Management of Iliac Limb Occlusion of Bifurcated Aortic Endografts.
Bohannon WT, Hodgson KJ, Parra JR, Mattos MA, Karch LA, Ramsey DE, Solis MM, McLafferty RB.
J Vasc Surg 2002 Mar; 35(3): 584-8.

Carotid Endarterectomy in Women: Challenging the Results from ACAS and NASCET.
Mattos MA, Sumner DS, Bohannon WT, Parra JR, McLafferty RB, Karch LA, Ramsey DE, Hodgson KJ
Ann Surg 2001 Oct; 234(4); 438-45; discussion 445-6.

Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 is Increased in the Saphenofemoral Junction of Patients with Varices in the Leg
Parra JR, Cambria RA, Freischlag JA, Seabrook GR, Towne JB
Journal of Vascular Surgery 28:669-675, 1998.

Smoking Increases Proteolytic Activity in the Human Abdominal Aorta
Parra JR, Cambria RA, Freischlag JA, Seabrook GR, Town JB
Vascular Surgery 32:617-621, 1998.

Systemic Chemotherapy Combined with Local Adoptive Immunotherapy Cures Rates Bearing 9L Gliosarcoma
Kruse CA, Mitchell DH, Kleinschmidt-DeMaters BK, Bellgrau D, Eule JM, Parra JR, Kong Q, Lillehei KO
Journal of Neuro-Oncology 15: 97-112, 1993.

Presentations

Vascular Disease for the E.R. Physician, May 2004

Update on Aortic Endografts MECOP meeting- Pensacola FL , October 2003

Aortic Endografts: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. JHU Dept. of Surgery
Ground Rounds April 12, 2003

Venous Disease and the Ob/Gyn Dept. of Ob/Gyn conference, April 18, 2003 .

Anesthesia Technique and Outcomes of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Parra JR, Crabtree T, McLafferty RB, Ayerdi J, Gruneiro LA, Ramsey DE, Hodgson KJ
Midwest Vascular Society Meeting, 2002

Etiology of Proximal Sealzone Failure in Abdominal Aortic Endografts
Parra JR, Hodgson KJ, Solis M, Bohannon WT, Gruneiro LA, Ramsey DE, McLafferty RB
Presented at the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Annual Winter Meeting, January 2002

Endovascular management of iliac limb occlusion of bifurcated aortic endografts
Bohannon WT, Hodgson KJ, Parra JR, Mattos MA, Karch LA, Ramsey DE, McLafferty RB
Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, June, 2001

Treatment of Type II Endoleaks
Parra JR, Bohannon WT, Hodgson KJ, Mattos MA, Karch LA, Ramsey DE, McLafferty RB
Lifeline Foundation Research Initiative Conference in Vascular Disease, February 2001

 Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase is Increased in the Saphenofemoral Junction of Patients with Varices in the Leg
Parra JR, Cambria RA, Hower C, Dassow M, Freischlag JA, Seabrook GR, Towne JB
Presented at the Lifeline Foundation Research Initiative Conference in Vascular Disease, February 1998; the Milwaukee Academy of Surgery, March 1998; the Wisconsin Surgical Society, October 1998

Smoking Increases Proteolytic Activity in the Abdominal Aorta
Parra JR, Cambria RA, Freischlag JA, Seabrook GR, Towne JB
Presented at the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Annual Winter Meeting, January 1998; Wisconsin Surgical Society October 1997; the Milwaukee Academy of Surgery, March 1997

Eternal Access: Rationale and Methods
Parra JR
Presented at the Wisconsin Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Annual Fall Symposium, October 1996  

Aortic Dissection: Evaluation and Management
Parra JR, Aprahamian CA
Presented at the Medical College of Wisconsin Trauma Clinic Day, April 1996

Abstracts

Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombolysis Using the Angiojet Rheolytic System
Parra JR, Solis M, Bohannon WT, Hodgson KJ, Gruneiro LA, Ramsey DE, McLafferty RB
Submitted to PVSS Winter meeting

Etiology of Proximal Sealzone Failure in Abdominal Aortic Endografts
Parra JR, Hodgson KJ, Solis M, Bohannon WT, Gruneiro LA, Ramsey DE, McLafferty RB
Accepted SCVS Spring meeting

Management of proximal common iliac artery stenoses using “kissing balloon” percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
Bohannon WT, Mattos MA, Parra JR, Karch LA, Ramsey DE, McLafferty RB, Hodgson KJ.
Accepted for presentation at the 25 th World Congress International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Cancun , Mexico , September 9-13, 2001 .

The utility of color-flow duplex scanning for the detection of endoleaks.
McLafferty RB, Mattos MA, Karch LA, Bohannon WT, Parra JR, Ramsey DE, Hodgson KJ.
Accepted for presentation at the 55 th annual meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery/49 th annual meeting of AAVS, Baltimore , Maryland , June 10-13, 2001 .

Investigational Trials

CAMPER (Parra PI)

Corgentech Study (Williams PI)

A Phase III evaluation of the safety and efficacy of the AneuRx stent
IDE Number G960016
Protocol Number CS-9803
Medtronic AVE

A controlled Phase I evaluation of the safety of the AneuRx stent graft in the treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms
IDE Number G980115
Protocol Number TCS-9701
Medtronic AVE

Iliac Stent Graft System in the Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Compared to Open Surgical Repair
IDE Number G980233
Protocol Number AUICS-9802
Medtronic AVE

Investigational Plan (Phase 2) for the Endologix Bifurcated Powerlink System
IDE Number G990139
Protocol Number G990139
Endologix

Professional Memberships

• American College of Surgeons
• Wisconsin State Medical Society
• Medical Society of Milwaukee County

Licensure

• Pennsylvania (Active)
• Maryland (Active)
• Wisconsin medical license (active)
• Illinois medical license (expired)
• Diplomat of the American Board of General Surgery, July 2001
• Registered vascular technologist, September 2001