The Aortic Surgery Center
Meet Our Team of Physicians
Michael A. Curi, MD
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Education
- Medical School: UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School
- Residency: University of Chicago
- Fellowship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine
Certification
- Board Certification: Vascular and General Surgery
Clinical interests and expertise
- Aortic Aneurysm, Dissection, Injury
- Lower extremity arterial disease
- Venous insufficiency
- Carotid occlusive disease
- Dialysis access
- Endovascular procedures: angioplasty, stenting, angiography
- Varicose Veins
Justin Sambol, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Education
- Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (1997)
- Residency: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
- Fellowship: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Certification
- Board Certification: Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Interests
- Minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery
- Lung cancer
- Tracheal surgery
- Aortic surgery
Saqib Zia M.D.
Vascular Surgeon, University Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Education
- Medical School: King Edward Medical College - 2001
- Residency: General Surgery Residency, 2009 - 2012
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison WI USA - Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, 2012 - 2014
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island NY USA
Certification
- Board Certification: Vascular and General Surgery
Clinical Interests
- Open, endovascular and hybrid repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms including Fenestrated and Branched graft repairs.
- Stroke Prevention, TCAR, carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting.
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection repair, open and endovascular.
- Limb salvage, endovascular and open procedures for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and diabetic foot ulcers.
- Catheter based procedures for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE).
- Hemodialysis access and maintenance.
- Office based procedures for varicose veins and spider veins.
Joe T. Huang, MD, RPVI
Vascular Surgeon, University Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Education
- Medical School: UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Fellowship: UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School
Certifications
- Board Certification: Vascular and General Surgery
Clinical interests and expertise
- Aortic aneurysms
- Lower extremity arterial disease
- Venous insufficiency
- Carotid occlusive disease
- Dialysis access
- Endovascular procedures: angioplasty, stenting, angiography
- Noninvasive vascular imaging
- Varicose Veins
Huzaifa A. Shakir, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Education
- Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine - 1999
Boston, MA. USA - Residency: Chief Resident in Surgery, 2003 - 2004
North Shore University Hospital New York School of
Manhasset, NY. USA
Certification
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery - American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2008, 2016
General Surgery - American Board of Surgery, 2005, 2012
Clinical Interests
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Complex aortic/mitral valve surgery
- Electrophysiology surgery
- Minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Frank T. Padberg, Jr., MD, FACS
Vascular Surgeon, University Hospital
Professor of Surgery, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Education
- Medical School: University of Arkansas
- Residency: Harvard Surgical Service, New England Deaconess and Affiliated Hospitals
- Registrar: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
- Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, Lahey Clinic
Certification
- Board Certification: Vascular and General Surgery
Clinical interests and expertise
- Chronic venous insufficiency, aortic aneurysms, cerebrovascular disease, arterial insufficiency
- Varicose Veins
Yuriy Gubenko, MD
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, University Hospital
Assistant Professor, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Education
- Medical School: Kharkov Medical Institute (1985)
- Residency: New York University Medical Center
- Fellowship: New York University Medical Center
Certification
- Board Certification: Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
- Surgical treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF)
Other Languages Spoken
- Russian