Medical School:

• American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Residency:

• New York University Medical Center, New York, NY (General Surgery)

Fellowship:

• New York University Medical Center, New York, NY (General Surgery)
• New York University Medical Center, New York, NY (Trauma)
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Vascular Surgery)

Certification:

• American Board of Surgery
• Surgical Critical Care
• General Vascular Surgery

Societies and Organizations:

• Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society
• Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery
• Frank C. Spencer Society
• Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society
• Society of Critical Care Medicine
• American University of Beirut Alumni Surgical Society of North America
• American Medical Association
• Iowa Medical Society (Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2004)
• International Union of Angiology
• Johnson County Medical Society (President 2002-2003)
• American College of Surgeons
• The International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
• Society for Vascular Surgery
• Society for University Surgeons
• Iowa Vascular Surgery Society (President 2002-2004)

Honors, awards, recognitions, outstanding achievements:

• 1985 Theodore Barnett Memorial Prize for Excellence in Surgical Preceptorship, New York University Medical Center
• 1989 Attending of the Year Award, Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center
• 1991 Best Clinical Presentation, Resident/Fellow Research Day, The University of Iowa, Department of Surgery, Iowa City, Iowa
• 1996 Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Surgery, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2004 Best Doctors in America 2004
• 2006 Best Doctors in America 2006

Research Interests:

• Kidney reperfusion injury
• Reperfusion injury in skeletal muscles
• Vascular stents
• Endovascular surgery
• Neointimal hyperplasia
• Noninvasive vascular testing
• Arterialized vein bypasses
• Thrombolysis

Current Projects:

• Systemic thrombolysis in lower extremity
• Effects of preconditioning ischemia on renal reperfusion injury
• Endovascular ablation of varicose veins
• Atherectomy for lower extremity occlusive disease
• Carotid screening in claudicants
• Familial abdominal aortic aneurysms

Selected and Recent Publications:
Selected and Recent Peer Reviewed Papers:

• R T A Chalmers, J J Hoballah, T F Kresowik, W J Sharp, A Y Synn and J D Corson: The impact of color duplex surveillance on the outcome of lower limb bypass with arm veins. J Vasc Surg, 19:279-288, 1994.
• R T A Chalmers, J J Hoballah, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson. The effect of an intraluminal stent on neointimal hyperplasia at an end to side polytetrafluoroethylene graft arterial anastomosis. Am J Surg, 168:85-90, 1994.
• J J Hoballah, R T A Chalmers, W J Sharp and J D Corson: Composite vein bypass: a simple technique to veno-venous anastomosis. Ann Vas Surg, 8:400-402, 1994.
• R T A Chalmers, J J Hoballah, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson: The effect of an endovascular stent on the healing of a polytetrafluoroethylene end to end arterial anastomosis in a canine model, Br J Surg, 81:1443-1447, 1994.
• C R Mohan, J J Hoballah, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik, D T Lu and J D Corson: Comparative efficacy and complications of vena caval filters, J Vasc Surg, 21:235-246, 1995.
• R T A Chalmers, J J Hoballah, T F Kresowik, A Y Synn, N Nakagawa, W J Sharp and J D Corson: Late results of a prospective study of direct intra-arterial urokinase infusion for peripheral arterial and bypass graft occlusions, Cardiovasc Surg,3:293-297, 1995.
• C R Mohan, J J Hoballah, M Martinasevic, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson: A comparative evaluation of polytetrafluoroethylene axillo-bifemoral and axillo-unifemoral grafts, J Vasc Surg, 21:801-809, 1995.
• J J Hoballah, C R Mohan, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson: Lazaroid U74389G attenuates skeletal muscle reperfusion injury in a canine model. Transplant Proc 27:2836-2839, 1995.
• C R Mohan, J J Hoballah, M Martinasevic, M T Schueppert, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson: The aortic polytetrafluoroethylene graft: Further experience. European J of Vasc and Endovasc Surg, 11:158-163, 1996.
• J J Hoballah, C R Mohan, R T A Chalmers, M T Schueppert, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson. Does the geometry of a distal vein graft anastomosis affect patency? Vasc Surg, 30:371-379, 1996.
• J J Hoballah, C R Mohan, P Schipper, R T A Chalmers, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson: Effects of the Lazaroid U 74389G (21 aminosteroid) on skeletal muscle reperfusion injury in rabbits, Int Angiol 15:61-66, 1996.
• J J Hoballah, R T A Chalmers, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik, M M Martinasevic and J D Corson: Lateral approach to the popliteal crural vessels for limb salvage . Cardiovasc Surg, 4:165-169, 1996.
• J J Hoballah, M Martinasevic, R T A Chalmers, F F Haddad, M Schueppert, C R Mohan, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson: Management of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm in the elderly: "The geriatric abdominal aortic aneurysm." Int J Angiol,.5:222-225, 1996
• J J Hoballah, C R Mohan, P H Schipper, R T A Chalmers, D C Corry and J D Corson: Rabbit rectus femoris muscle for ischemia-reperfusion studies: An improved Model. J Surg Res, 66:21-24, 1996.
• T F Kresowik, J J Hoballah, W J Sharp and J D Corson: Cardiac screening tests prior to lower extremity revascularization: Routine versus selective application. Sem Vasc Surg, 10:55-60, 1997.
• J J Hoballah, M N Nazzal, S M Ryan, M Martinasevic, C Jacobovicz, N Rossley, B Blecha, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson: Is color duplex surveillance of infrainguinal polytetrafluoroethylene grafts worthwhile? Am J Surg 174:131-135, 1997.
• M M S Nazzal, J J Hoballah, E V Miller, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson: Renal hilar Doppler analysis is of value in the management of patients with renovascular disease. Am J Surg 174:164-168, 1997.
• J J Hoballah, R T A Chalmers, M M Nazzal, C R Mohan and J D Corson. Internal iliac revascularization during aortic aneurysm replacement: A review and description of a useful technique. Am Surg, 63:970-974, 1997.
• J J Hoballah, C R Mohan, M M Nazzal and J D Corson: The use of omental flaps in abdominal aortic surgery: A review and description of a simple technique. Ann Vasc Surg, 12:292-5, 1998.
• J J Hoballah, M M Nazzal, C Jacobovicz, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson. Entering the ninth decade is not a contraindication for carotid endarterectomy. Angiology, 49:275-278, 1998.
• M M Nazzal, J J Hoballah, C Jacobovicz, C R Mohan, M Martinasevic, S M Ryan, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik and J D Corson. A comparative evaluation of femorofemoral crossover bypass and iliofemoral bypass for unilateral iliac artery occlusive disease. Angiology, 49:259-265, 1998.
• J J Hoballah, G M Eid, M M Nazzal, W J Sharp, and J D Corson. Contralateral internal jugular vein interposition for salvage of a functioning arteriovenous fistula. Ann Vasc Surg, 14:679-82, 2000.
• W J Sharp, L R Nowak, T Zamani, T F Kresowik, J J Hoballah, B A Ballinger, J D Corson. Long-term follow-up and patient satisfaction after surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. Ann Vasc Surg, 15:32-36, 2001.
• J J Hoballah, D C Corry, N Rossley, R T A Chalmers, W J Sharp, T F Kresowik, E V Miller, and J D Corson: Duplex saphenous vein mapping: Venous occlusion and dependent position facilitate imaging. Vasc Endovasc Surg, 36:377-380, 2002.
• G A Carlson, J J Hoballah, W J Sharp, M Martinasevic, K Maiers Yelden, J D Corson, and T F Kresowik: Balloon angioplasty as a treatment of failing infrainguinal autologous vein bypasses. J Vasc Surg Feb. 2004.

Books:

• J J Hoballah, Vascular Reconstructions: Anatomy, Exposures, and Techniques. Springer-Verlag, 2000. (See Photo of Book Cover)
• J J Hoballah, CEH Scott-Conner, Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery. Springer-Verlag, New York, New York, 2004.
• J J Hoballah, J S P Lumley Springer Surgery Atlas Series, Volume title: Vascular Surgery, Springer-Verlag, co-editor (in press).

Selected and Recent Chapters:

• J D Corson and J J Hoballah: Lateral routed extraanatomic infrainguinal bypass grafts. In J Goldstone (ed), Perspectives in Vascular Surgery, Thieme, New York, New York, 1999, 11:25-39.
• J J Hoballah: Carotid endarterectomy in elderly patients. Chapter in C M Loftus and T F Kresowik (eds), Textbook of Carotid Artery Surgery, Thieme, New York, New York, 2000, pp 187-198.
• J J Hoballah: Carotid endarterectomy. Chapter in J J Hoballah and CEH Scott-Conner (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery; Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004, p. 372-375.
• J J Hoballah: Hepatorenal artery bypass. Chapter in J J Hoballah and CEH Scott-Conner (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery; Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004, p. 420-423.
• J J Hoballah: Aortobifemoral bypass. Chapter in J J Hoballah and CEH Scott-Conner (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery; Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004, p. 438-444.
• J J Hoballah: Elective transabdominal replacement of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. Chapter in J J Hoballah and CEH Scott-Conner (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery; Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004, p. 512-517.
• J J Hoballah: Transabdominal replacement of ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. Chapter in J J Hoballah and CEH Scott-Conner (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery; Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004, p. 522-526.
• J J Hoballah: Ligation of popliteal aneurysm: Femoropopliteal/tibial reversed vein bypass. Chapter in J J Hoballah and CEH Scott-Conner (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery; Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004, p. 532-535.
• J J Hoballah and R Word: Aortobifemoral bypass. Chapter in J J Hoballah and J S P Lumley (eds), Springer Surgery Atlas Series, Volume title: Vascular Surgery, Springer-Verlag (in press).
• C T Bunch and J J Hoballah: Exposures of the lower extremity arteries. Chapter in J J Hoballah and J S P Lumley (eds), Springer Surgery Atlas Series, Volume title: Vascular Surgery, Springer-Verlag (in press).