Education and Training

• Undergraduate
  1982-1986 Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  Graduated 1986, A.B. in Human Biology, "with distinction"
• Graduate
  1986-1990 New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
  Graduated 1990, M.D.
  Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, 1990
  Anatomy Fellowship, 1987

Training

• Residencies
  1990-1995 Residency in General Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
  
  1994-1995 Chief Residency in General Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
• Fellowships
  1995-1996 Research Fellowship in Peripheral Vascular Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
  
  1996-1997 Clinical Fellowship in Peripheral Vascular Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY

Academic/Hospital Appointments

• 1990-1994 Teaching Assistant, Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center
• 1994-1997 Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center
• 1997- 2004 Assistant Professor of Surgery, New York University Medical Center
• 2004- present Associate Professor of Surgery, New York University Medical Center
• 1997 - present Attending Surgeon, Tisch Hospital, New York, New York
• 1997 - present Attending Surgeon, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York
• 1997- present Attending Surgeon, Manhattan Veterans' Administration Hospital, New York, New York
• 1997-present Director of Medical Student Education, Division of Vascular Surgery, New York University Medical Center
• 1999-present Director of Clinical Research, Division of Vascular Surgery, New York University Medical Center

Lectures/Scientific Presentations

• 1. Venous Thromboembolic Disease. New York University Medical Center Surgical Grand Rounds. March 2, 1994.
• 2. Carotid Surgery in Patients with Previous Neck Irradiation. Presented at the Twenty Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, Rancho Mirage, California, March 24, 1996.
• 3. Asymptomatic, Moderate Carotid Stenosis. Presented at the Twelfth Annual Vascular Fellows Abstract Competition, New York, New York, April 25, 1996.
• 4. The Use of Regional Anesthesia for Carotid Surgery. Presented at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Eastern Vascular Society, Washington D.C., May 4, 1996.
• 5. The Natural History and Management of the Asymptomatic, Moderately Stenotic Internal Carotid Artery. Presented at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Eastern Vascular Society, Washington D.C., May 5, 1996.
• 6. Causes of the Increased Perioperative Stroke Rate After Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Previous Strokes. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Chicago, Illinois, June 8, 1996.
• 7. Management of Carotid Stenosis in Patients With Previous Irradiation and Radical Neck Surgery. Presented at the Twenty Third Annual Symposium on Current Critical Problems, New Horizons and Techniques in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York, New York, November 24, 1996.
• 8. Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Associated with Exercise or Strenuous Physical Activity. Presented at the Twenty Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, Naples, Florida, 1997.
• 9. Anesthetic Methods in Reoperative Carotid Surgery. Presented at the Thirteenth Annual Vascular Fellows Abstract Competition, New York, New York, April 10, 1997.
• 10. Regional Anesthesia in Reoperative Carotid Surgery. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30, 1997.
• 11. Redo Carotid Surgery: An Analysis of Materials and Configurations Used in Reoperative Carotid Surgery, and their Effects on Perioperative Stroke and Subsequent Recurrent Stenosis, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, San Diego, California, June 9, 1998.
• 12. Analysis of a Single Institutional Series with the EVT (Endovascular Technologies) Aortic Aneurysm Endograft: Review of 25 cases, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, San Diego, California, June 6, 1998.
• 13. Vascular Surgery and Stroke Prevention, New York University Medical Center Rehabilitation Lecture, New York, New York, August 8, 1998.
• 14. Carotid endarterectomy in patients 55 years of age and less. Presented as a poster at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Rancho Mirage, California, March 15, 2000.
• 15. Immediate re-exploration for the postoperative neurologic deficit following carotid endarterectomy: is it worthwhile? Presented as a poster at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery / International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto, Canada, June, 2000.
• 16. Immediate re-exploration for the postoperative neurologic deficit following carotid endarterectomy: is it worthwhile? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Vascular Society, Baltimore, MD, May, 2000.
• 17. Transcatheter Embolization of Complex Pelvic Vascular Malformations. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery / International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto, Canada, June, 2000.
• 18. Carotid Endarterectomy in Female Patients: Are the ACAS concerns valid? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery / International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto, Canada, June, 2000.
• 19. Carotid Endarterectomy in Women: Are the results really worse as the ACAS suggests? Presented at the Twenty Seventh Annual Symposium on Current Critical Problems, New Horizons and Techniques in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York, New York, November, 2000.
• 20. Transcatheter Embolization of Peripheral Vascular Malformations: The Long-Term Success of Multiple Interventions. Presented at the 29th Annual Symposium of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Boca Raton, Florida, April 2001.
• 21. Screening for Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis before using sequential compression devices: Is it worthwhile? Presented as a poster at the 29th Annual Symposium of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Boca Raton, Florida, April 2001.
• 22. Carotid Endarterectomy: Anesthesia choices and outcomes. Presented at the Post-Graduate course on "Operative management of carotid endarterectomy" at the Annual meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery/ American Association for Vascular Surgery, Washington DC, June 2001.
• 23. Smaller aortic aneurysms are at decreased risk for endoleak following endovascular repair. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery / American Association for Vascular Surgery, Baltimore, MD, June 2001.
• 24. Are type II endoleaks really benign? Presented at the Annual meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Baltimore, MD, June 2001.
• 25. Endovascular AAA repair since the FDA approval: Are we going too far? Presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery / American Association for Vascular Surgery, Baltimore, MD, June 2001.
• 26. A reassessment of carotid endarterectomy in the face of contralateral carotid occlusion: surgical results in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2002.
• 27. Postoperative infection associated with Dacron carotid patch angioplasty following carotid endarterectomy Presentee at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2002
• 28. The benefits of surgical carotid endarterectomy in the octogenarian: a challenge to the results of carotid angioplasty and stenting. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Boston, MA, June, 2002.
• 29. Regional Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy, Grand Rounds, Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip, NY, May 15, 2002
• 30. A model for predicting occult carotid artery disease: screening is justified in a selected population. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Miami, Florida, March 2003
• 31. Treatment of Type I endoleaks following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair with n-cyanoacrylate tissue glue. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Miami, Florida, March 2003
• 32. Focused screening for carotid artery stenosis: patients with heart disease are at increased risk. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery / American Association for Vascular Surgery, Toronto, Canada, June 2003
• 33. The impact of carotid angioplasty and stenting on the management of recurrent carotid artery stenosis. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Chicago, Ill, June, 2003.

Scientific Papers

• 1. Rockman CB, Riles TS, Fisher FS, Adelman MA, Lamparello PJ. The surgical management of carotid artery stenosis in patients with previous neck irradiation. American Journal of Surgery 1996;172:191-5.
• 2. Rockman CB, Riles TS, Lamparello PJ, Giangola G, Adelman MA, Landis R, Imparato AM. A comparison of regional and general anesthesia in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1996; 24:946-56.
• 3. Rockman CB, Riles TS, Lamparello PJ, Giangola G, Adelman MA, Stone D, Goldstein J, Guareschi C, Landis R. The natural history and management of the asymptomatic, moderately stenotic internal carotid artery. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1997; 25:423-31.
• 4. The article listed as reference #3 was selected and republished in the 1999 Year Book of Vascular Surgery, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., John Porter, MD, editor.
• 5. Rockman CB, Cappadona C, Riles TS, Lamparello PJ, Giangola G, Adelman MA, Landis R. Causes of the increased perioperative stroke rate after carotid endarterectomy in patients with previous strokes. Annals of Vascular Surgery 1997; 11:28-34.
• 6. The article listed as reference #5 was selected and republished in the 1998 Year Book of Vascular Surgery, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., John Porter, MD, editor.
• 7. Stone D, Adelman MA, Rosen RJ, Jacobowitz GJ, Rockman CB. A unique approach to the management of vena caval thrombosis in a patient with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome. Annals of Vascular Surgery 1997; 26:155-9.
• 8. Gold M, Rockman CB, Riles TS. Comparison of lumbar and thoracic epidural narcotics for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 1997;11:137-40.
• 9. Rockman CB, Riles TS, Lamparello PJ, Giangola G, Adelman MA, Jacobowitz GR, Landis R, Imparato AM. Anesthetic methods in reoperative carotid surgery. Annals of Vascular Surgery 1998;12:163-7.
• 10. Rockman CB, Riles TS, Landis R, Lamparello PJ, Giangola G, Adelman MA, Jacobowitz GR. Redo carotid surgery: An analysis of materials and configurations used in reoperative carotid surgery, and their effects on perioperative stroke and subsequent recurrent stenosis. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1999;29:72-81.
• 11. The article listed as reference #10 was selected and republished in the 2000 Year Book of Vascular Surgery, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., John Porter, MD, editor.
• 12. Lee AM, Rockman CB, Riles TS, Lamparello PJ, Adelman MA, Jacobowitz GR, Landis R. A single institutional experience with the EVT (Endovascular Technologies) abdominal aortic aneurysm endograft: report of 25 cases. Annals of Vascular Surgery 1999;13:60-66.
• 13. Schanzer A, Rockman CB, Jacobowitz GJ, Riles TS. Internal jugular vein thrombosis associated with the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2000,;31:815-8.
• 14. Lin J, Riles TS, Siller KA, Jacobowitz GR, Rockman CB, Dissection of the internal carotid artery associated with strenuous physical activity. Resident & Staff Physician, 2003;49:31-35.
• 15. Rockman CB, Castillo J, Adelman MA, Jacobowitz GR, Gagne PJ, Lamparello PJ, Landis R, Riles TS. Carotid endarterectomy in female patients: Are the ACAS concerns valid? Journal of Vascular Surgery 2001, 33:236-41.
• 16. The article listed as reference #15 above was selected and republished in the 2002 Year Book of Vascular Surgery, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., John Porter, MD, editor.
• 17. Jacobowitz GR, Rosen RJ, Rockman CB, Nalbandian M, Lamparello PJ, Adelman MA, Gagne PJ, Riles TS. Transcatheter embolization of complex pelvic vascular malformations. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2001;33:51-55.
• 18. The article listed as reference #17 above was selected and republished in the 2002 Year Book of Vascular Surgery, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., John Porter, MD, editor.
• 19. Rockman CB, Jacobowitz GR, Riles TS, Lamparello PJ, Adelman MA, Gagne PJ, Woo D, Schanzer A, Landis R. Immediate re-exploration for the perioperative neurologic event following carotid endarterectomy: is it worthwhile? Journal of Vascular Surgery 2000, 32:1062-70.
• 20. The article listed as reference #18 was selected and republished in the 2002 Year Book of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., Scott Gibbs, MD, editor.
• 21. The article listed as reference #18 was selected and republished in the 2002 Year Book of Vascular Surgery, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., John Porter, MD, editor.
• 22. Jacobowitz GR, Rockman CB, Lamparello PJ, Adelman MA, Gagne PJ, Schanzer A, Woo D, Landis, Riles TS, Imparato AM. The cause of perioperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy: special considerations in symptomatic patients. Annals of Vascular Surgery 2001: 15:19-24.
• 23. Rockman CB, Riles TS, Landis. Lower extremity paraparesis / paraplegia subsequent to endovascular management of abdominal aortic aneurysms: a report of two cases. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2001;33:178-80.
• 24. The article listed as reference #24 was selected and republished in the 2002 Year Book of Vascular Surgery, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., John Porter, MD, editor.
• 25. Krinsky GA, Freedberg R, Lee VS, Rockman C, Tunick PA. Innominate artery atheroma: A lesion seen with Gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography and often missed by transesophageal echocardiography. Clinical Imaging, 2001;25:251-7.2002
• 26. Rockman CB, Svahn JK, Willis DJ, Lamparello PJ, Adelman MA, Jacobowitz GR, Lee AM, Gagne PJ, Deutsch E, Landis R, Riles, TS. Carotid endarterectomy in patients 55 years of age and younger. Annals of Vascular Surgery 2001;15:557-562.
• 27. Tuerff S, Rockman CB, Lamparello PJ, et al. Are type II endoleaks really benign? Annals of Vascular Surgery, 2002;16:50-54..2002;16:50-54.2002;16:50-54.2002;16:50-54
• 28. Rockman CB, Lamparello PJ, Adelman MA, et al. Aneurysm morphology as a predictor of endoleak following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: do smaller aneurysm have better outcomes? Annals of Vascular Surgery 2002;16:644-51.
• 29. Adelman MA, Rockman CB, Lamparello PJ, et al. Endovascular AAA repair since the FDA approval: Are we going too far? J Cardiovasc Surg 2002 43:359-67.
• 30. Rockman CB, Rosen RJ, Jacobowitz GR, et al. Transcatheter Embolization of Peripheral Vascular Malformations: The Long-Term Success of Multiple Interventions. Accepted by Annals of Vascular Surgery, awaiting publication
• 31. Rockman CB, Su W, Lamparello PJ, et al. A reassessment of carotid endarterectomy in the setting of contralateral total occlusion: surgical results in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2002;36:668-73.
• 32. Rockman CB, Jacobowitz GR, Adelman, MA, et al. The benefits of surgical carotid endarterectomy in the octogenarian: a challenge to the results of carotid angioplasty and stenting. Annals of Vascular Surgery 2003 Jan;17(1):9-14
• 33. Rockman CB, Su W, Riles TS. Postoperative infection associated with Dacron carotid patch angioplasty following carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg. 2003 Aug;38(2):251-6.
• 34. Plitas G, Gagne PJ, Muhs BE, Ianus IA, Shaw JP, Beudjekian M, Delgado Y, Jacobowitz G, Rockman C, Shamamian P. Experimental hindlimb ischemia leads to neutrophil-mediated increases in pulmonary matrix metalloproteinase activity; a potential mechanism for lung injury after lower extremity ischemia. J Am Coll Surg. 2003 May;196(5):761-7.
• 35. Jacobowitz GR, Rockman CB, Gagne, PJ et al. A model for predicting occult carotid artery disease: screening is justified in a selected population. J Vasc Surg. 2003 Oct;38(4):705-9.
• 36. Maldonado TM, Rosen RJ, Rockman CB, et al. Successful management of type I endoleaks following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair using n-butyl cyanoacrylate adhesive. J Vasc Surg. 2003 Oct;38(4):664-70..
• 37. Rockman CB, Jacobowitz GR, Gagne PJ, et al. Focused screening for occult carotid artery disease: patients with known cardiac disease are at increased risk. J Vasc Surg. 2004 Jan;39(1):44-51.
• 38. Rockman CB, Bajakian D, Maldonado T, et al. The impact of carotid angioplasty and stenting on the management of recurrent carotid artery stenosis. Ann Vasc Surg. 2004 Mar;18(2):151-7.
• 39. Su WT, Stone D, Lamparello PJ, Rockman CB. Gluteal compartment syndrome following elective unilateral iliac artery embolization before endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2004 Mar;39(3):672-5..
• 40. Lin C, Jacobowitz GR, Rockman CB. Aneurysm of the subclavian artery in association with congenital absence of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery. J Vasc Surg. 2004 Mar;39(3):682-5.
• 41. Mitnick HJ, Jacobowitz GR, Krinsky G, Eberle M, Rosenzweig B, Willis D, Rockman CB, Riles TS. Periaortitis: Gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and response in therapy in four patients. Ann Vasc Surg. 2004 Jan;18(1):100-7.
• 42. Greenwald U, Newman E, Taneja S, Rockman CB. Malignant epithelioid angiosarcoma of the external iliac vein presenting as venous thrombosis Ann Vasc Surg. 2004 Jul;18(4):493-6.
• 43. Guth AA, Hiotis K, Rockman CB. Gender and surgical outcome: Does sex really matter? Accepted by J Am Coll Surg, awaiting publication, 2005.
• 44. Rockman CB. Carotid endarterectomy in patients with contralateral carotid occlusion. Semin Vasc Surg. 2004 Sep;17(3):224-9.
• 45. Maldonado TS, Rosen RJ, Rockman CB, et al. Ischemic complications after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2004 Oct;40(4):703-9;
• 46. Romero AC, Fulkerson E, Rockman CB, et al. Traumatic superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysms in a minor league baseball player: a case report and review of the literature. Am J Orthop. 2004 Apr;33(4):200-5.
• 47. Rockman CB. Reducing complications by better case selection: Anatomic considerations. Semin Vasc Surg. 2004 Dec;17(4):298-306.

Book Chapters

• 1. Rockman CB, Riles TS. Management of carotid stenosis in patients with previous irradiation and radical neck surgery. In: Current Critical Problems in Vascular Surgery. Veith FJ, editor. 1996
• 2. Riles TS, Rockman CB. Tandem lesions of the carotid bifurcation and carotid siphon: the diagnosis and treatment. In: Techniques et Strategies en Chirurgie Vasculaire III. Cormier JM, Cormier F, Fichelle JM and Marzelle, editors. 1996. Paris, France.
• 3. Rockman CB, Riles TS. What evidence is there that regional anesthesia is superior to general anesthesia? In : Carotid Artery Surgery: A Problem-Based Approach. Mackey W, Naylor R, editors. W. B. Saunders Co. Ltd. 1999 p.193-205
• 4. Rockman CB, Riles TS. Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome. In : Current Therapy in Vascular Surgery. Ernst CB, Stanley JC, editors. 4th edition. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, Inc. 2000, p.68-71
• 5. Rockman CB, Riles TS. Recurrent carotid stenosis. In: Decision Making in Vascular Surgery. Cronenwett JL, Rutherford RB, editors. W.B.Saunders Company, LTD. 1999 In publication
• 6. Riles TS, Rockman CB. Redo carotid artery surgery. In: Modern Trends in Vascular Surgery. Yao JST, Pearce WH, editors. Appleton and Lange. 1999
• 7. Rockman CB, Riles TS. Carotid restenosis. In: Current Surgical Therapy, Seventh Edition. John L. Cameron, editor. Mosby 2000. In publication.
• 8. Riles TS, Rockman CB. Immediate re-exploration for the postoperative neurologic deficit following carotid endarterectomy: is it worthwhile? In: Advances in Vascular Surgery. Yao JST, Pearce WH, editors. McGraw-Hill. 2001.
• 9. Rockman CB, Riles TS. Nonstroke complications of carotid endarterectomy. In Complications in Vascular Surgery. Towne JB and Hollier LH, editors. Marcel Dekker, Inc. Awaiting publication 202.
• 10. Rockman CB, Riles TS. Techniques for carotid endarterectomy in patients with difficult anatomy. In: Trends in Vascular Surgery - 2003. Yao JST, Pearce WH, editors. Parmentier Publishing Services, in publication.

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