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MD(Lond) MBChB(Aberd) FRCS (Ed) FEBVS
Senior Consultant Department of Cardiac,Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, NUHCS
Co-ordinator Vascular Medicine and Therapy Programme, Dept of CTVS
Director Non-Invasive Lab, Dept of CTVS
Head Division of Endovascular and Vascular Surgery, Dept of CTVS |
Associate Professor Peter Robless is a Senior Consultant in the Dept of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) in NUHCS. He holds several appointments including the Head of Division of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Director of the Non-Invasive Laboratory, and co-ordinator for the Vascular Medicine and Therapy Programme at NUHCS.
He also serves as a Council member for the Asian Society for Vascular Surgery and the Asian Venous Forum.
Associate Professor Peter Robless graduated MBChB from the University of Aberdeen in 1992. He then completed training in General and Vascular Surgery in Glasgow and London, UK. He underwent sub-speciality training in vascular surgery at St Mary's Hospital, London with further training in Endovascular Surgery at St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia before returning to Singapore in 2004. He was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine from the University of London in 2006. In 2009, he was awarded a Health Manpower Development Program grant to study the vascular surgical programs at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston and The Cleveland Clinic.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, UK, the European Board of Vascular Surgery and the American Society of Angiology.
In addition to his surgical practice, Associate Professor Robless has several research interests, including carotid disease, endovascular surgery and vascular biology.
Specialty Interest(s):
- Aortic surgery in the thoracic or abdominal aorta using open or endovascular techniques
- Fenestrated branched aortic stent grafts for complex abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Hybrid (open and endovascular) procedures for complex aneurysms
- Carotid endarterectomy under regional anaesthesia for carotid artery stenosis
- Treatment for lower limb ulcers or diabetic foot salvage
- Renal access surgery and intervention for dialysis
- Minimally invasive endovenous laser ablation for varicose veins
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Specializes in Diseases and Conditions:
- Carotid artery stenosis
- Aortic aneurysm and dissection
- Vascular access for hemodialysis
- Aortoiliac occlusive disease
- Lower leg arterial and venous problems
- Diabetic foot salvage
- Non-healing wounds
- Limb salvage and preservation
- Venous insufficiency
- Venous thromboembolism
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Visceral artery disease, including renal arteries
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Publications:
1. Global Differences in Endovascular Treatment of Chronic Aortic Dissections : A Comparison of Physicians in the United Sates , Europe and Asia. Muhs B, Dardik A, Verhagen H, Robless P. J Endovasc Ther. 2009 Feb;16 Suppl 1:I91-3. No abstract available.
2. Tubular nanofiber scaffolds for tissue engineered small-diameter vascular grafts. He W, Ma Z, Teo WE, Dong YX, Robless PA, Lim TC, Ramakrishna S. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2009 Jul;90(1):205-16
3. Cilostazol for peripheral arterial disease. Robless P, Mikhailidis DP, Stansby GP. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jan 23;(1):CD003748. Review.
4. Combined open and endovascular repair of acute type A aortic dissection. Sorokin VA, Chong CF, Lee CN, Wong PS, Tan L, Robless PA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):666-8.
5. Cilostazol for peripheral arterial disease. Robless P, Mikhailidis DP, Stansby GP. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jan 24;(1):CD003748. Review. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008;(1):CD003748.
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