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MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER UNVEILS NEW MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT FOR LIFE-THREATENING AORTIC ANEURYSMS
Vascular surgeons at Monmouth Medical Center are performing a new, minimally invasive procedure to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms, giving hope to patients who were considered too sick to undergo conventional surgery.

Aneurysms are most common in men over age 50, especially those with hypertension, heart disease or a family history of the condition. An aortic aneurysm is a bulge that forms in a weak spot of the aorta, the body's largest blood vessel, and this new procedure to repair it, called endovascular stent grafting, is less traumatic and shortens the patient's recovery time. It has proven highly successful in the treatment of people with abdominal aortic aneurysms who are poor surgical candidates due to existing cardiovascular or other complex conditions....more

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George S. Constantinopoulos, M.D.
Vascular Surgeon
Division Chairman, Vascular Surgery
Monmouth Medical Center
George S. Constantinopoulos, M.D., received his medical degree from the University of Athens School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Mulenberg Hospital and at Monmouth Medical Center, where he was named chief resident of surgery. He completed a fellowship in peripheral vascular surgery and kidney transplantation at Drexel University.
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Alfonso Ciervo, M.D.
Vascular Surgeon
Monmouth Medical Center
Alfonso Ciervo, M.D., received his medical degree from the State University of New York Science Center at Brooklyn, where he completed his residency in general surgery as the chief resident. He then went on to complete a fellowship in vascular surgery at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.
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Kevin S. Lopyan, M.D.
Vascular Surgeon
Monmouth Medical Center
Kevin S. Lopyan, M.D., received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Medical School. After completing his residency in general surgery there as well, he went on to complete a fellowship in vascular surgery at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Certified by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Lopyan is now an attending vascular surgeon at Monmouth Medical Center. He is an associate fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Monmouth Surgical Society.
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