Director
Allegheny Vein & Vascular
Department of Surgery/Division Vascular Surgery University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Bradford, PA, United States
Dr. Bob Tahara MD FSVS FACS DFOEIS RVT RPVI is Director of Allegheny Vein & Vascular in Bradford, PA. , Attending Vascular Surgeon at Meadville Medical Center in Meadville PA., and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery with the Department of Surgery/Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Tahara is an active member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, American Venous Forum, American Venous and Lymphatic Society, Outpatient Endovascular and Interventional Society, and is the Technical Director of the OEIS National Registry
He graduated with Honors from the SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine and subsequently served in the US Navy where he completed US Navy Dive School and served as Diving Medical Officer supporting US Naval Special Operations in the Pacific. His surgical training was at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, during he was inducted into the AOA Medical Honor Society.
Dr. Tahara has a busy vascular and endovascular surgical practice with an emphasis on complex venous disease and novel minimally invasive endovascular procedures for both arterial and venous disease. Dr. Tahara has been extensively involved in teaching and research and is coauthor of multiple peer reviewed publications with an emphasis on complex venous disease. He has been co-investigator for national clinical trials, most recently the VIDIO trial which was published in 2017.
He is an unrepentant tinkerer, an avid fly fisherman, an experienced gunsmith, and most recently a burgeoning custom watchmaker.
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Monday, September 18, 2023
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
Monday, September 18, 2023
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
