He becomes chief of vascular surgery. Krishnasastry is also program director of the vascular surgery fellowship at North Shore. Before joining the hospital, Krishnasastry served as co-director of the vascular surgery fellowship program at New York Hospital in Queens. He was also associate program director for general surgery residency and director of vascular surgery during his 28 years at New York Hospital. "My vision is to build a program of excellence in clinical vascular surgery and endovascular surgery here at North Shore University Hospital, with an emphasis on basic science research," said Krishnasastry. His clinical vascular surgical interests are aortic, carotid and complex thoracic abdominal repairs. His vascular procedures are performed with less than one percent risk to the patient in carotid surgery, and with less than three percent risk to the patient in aortic surgery. In 2000, Krishnasastry was the first to perform an endovascular repair in Queens County. Dennis Dowling, North Shore's executive director, said, "Dr. Krishnasastry brings a new level of expertise and skill to the hospital. Not only does he provide the best care to patients, but he has helped us significantly enhance our vascular residency program." In addition to his clinical surgery experience, Krishnasastry has researched neointimal hyperplasia at New York Hospital Weill Cornell Medical College. Krishnasastry's clinical appointments include clinical associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell College of Medicine, and clinical assistant professor of surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. At age 17, Krishnasastry received his medical degree from Guntur Medical College in India. He then completed a two-year residency at Government General Hospital in Guntur. Krishnasastry is board certified in general surgery, surgical critical care and general vascular surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of more than a dozen professional societies. He lectures frequently on carotid revascularization and vascular disease, and has published numerous journal articles.
Program aids 9/11 trauma victims
South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside recently launched the Crossing Bridges/Client Support Network, a new program that supports those still experiencing emotional trauma from the events of Sept. 11. Developed with a Sept. 11 recovery grant from the American Red Cross Liberty Disaster Relief Fund, the program provides individual assessment and counseling to bereaved family members, emergency workers and their families, and evacuees from the World Trade Center. In addition, the program offers educational workshops, seminars and special events to help provide practical support to those affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Crossing Bridges/Client Support Network is staffed with trained case managers and is a welcome addition to South Nassau's award-winning World Trade Center Family Center. The World Trade Center Family Center is the largest counseling program for families in the metropolitan area and has provided care to more than 1,300 bereaved family members since Sept. 11. "Those who experienced physical distress on September 11 may be healed, but many who are coping with the emotional distress of the tragedy are suffering long-term consequences," said Thomas Demaria, Ph.D., assistant vice president of behavioral health services. For more information on the Crossing Bridges/Client Support Network, call (516) 678-2700. South Nassau Communities Hospital is one of the region's largest hospitals, with 435 beds, more than 820 physicians and 2,200 employees.
Book brings awareness of silent killer
Though most people have not heard of it, the mysterious and deadly syndrome called severe sepsis is the third leading cause of death for hospitalized patients in the developed world. In the United States, it kills roughly 215,000 people every year, a number exceeded only by heart disease and cancer. While scientific knowledge of severe sepsis has grown in recent years, public awareness remains low. In his new book "Fatal Sequence: The Killer Within," Kevin Tracey, M.D., unravels in understandable terms the mystery of this silent killer by telling the captivating story of a young patient who changed his life. A world-renowned physician-scientist who has dedicated his career to studying the inflammatory response and how it can go awry, Tracey is head of the Susan and Herman Merinoff Center for Patient-Oriented Research at the Institute for Medical Research of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Manhasset.
