Department / Division:
Surgery / General Surgery

Address:
DUMC 2990
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-681-2406

Office Telephone:
919-681-2406

Fax Telephone:
919-681-8679

• MD, Weill Cornell Medical College (New York), 1974

• Surgery and Vascular Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1974-1983

• Vascular Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1983-1984

Clinical Interests:
Endovascular and open surgery for abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, peripheral vascular disease, carotid artery disease, lower-extremity vascular obstruction, vascular access for dialysis

Research Interests:
Current research interests involve the application of endovascular technology to the treatment of peripheral vascular diseases.  These activities include the use of commercially available and experimental designs of stent grafts for abdominal aortic aneurysm and the use of angioplasty and stenting for management of difficult carotid artery disease.

Representative Publications:
Olson RP, Schow AJ, McCann RL, Lubarsky DA: Absence of Adverse Effects in Hyperkalemic Patients for vascular Access Surgery - A Case Series. In Press (2002)

Lawson, JH, McCann, RL  The Use of Dacron/PTFE Composite Grafts for the Prevention of Graft Ultrafiltration Syndrome Following Arteriovenous Shunt Placement for Hemodialysis Access Surgery.  Vascular Access for Hemodialysis VIII, 2002. (2002)

Chapter - Shah, AS, McCann, RL: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. IN: Unbound Surgery, Unbound Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.  2002 In preparation (2002)

Abstract - Swaminathan M, Lineberger CK, McCann RL, Newman GE, Mathew JP:  The role of transesophageal echocardiography for endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms.  In Press. (2002)

Abstract - McCann RL, Newman, GE:  Endovascular Aneurysm Repair with the Lifepath Device A Single Center Experience.  Presented at 4th International Congres on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and the Budd-Chiari Syndrome, Beijing, China, October 2002. (2002)

4. 1. McCann RL. Basilic Vein Transposition Increases the rate of Autogenous Fistula Creation in Henry, ML, ed. Vascular Access for Hemodialysis VII, WL Gore & Associates and Percept Press, 2001. (2001)

1. McCann, R.L.: Axillary Grafts for difficult hemodialysis access. J Vasc Surg 24(3): 457-462, 1996. (1996)

5. McCann, R.L., Schwartz, L.B., and Georgiade, G.S.: The management of abdominal aortic graft complications. Ann Surg 217: 729 - 734, 1993 (1993)

3. McCann, R.L. and Clements, F.M.: Silent myocardial ischemia in patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery: incidence and association with perioperative cardiac morbidity and mortality. J Vasc Surg 4: 583, 1989. (1989)

2. McCann, R.L. and Wolfe, W.G.: Abdominal aortic aneurysm resection in patients with low ejection fractions. J Vasc Surg 10: 240, 1989. (1989)