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Bruce Alan Perler

Bruce Alan Perler, MD, MBA

Vascular Surgery

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Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Male

About Bruce Alan Perler

Professional Titles

  • Vice Chair for Clinical Operations and Financial Affairs
  • Chief Emeritus, Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy
  • Director of the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory
  • Julius Jacobson, II Professor of Surgery

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Surgery

Background

Dr. Bruce Perler completed his internship and residency in general surgery, and a clinical and research fellowship in vascular surgery, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Perler had edited several textbooks including Vascular Intervention: A Clinical Approach, Advances in Vascular Surgery, and Rutherfords Vascular Surgery.  He is currently the Co-Editor of Rutherford's Textbook of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 9th edition.  He has authored nearly 200 peer-reviewed medical journal articles and textbook chapters on the diagnosis and treatment of the entire spectrum of circulatory diseases. He serves on the Editorial Boards of several vascular surgical journals, and has most recently served as the  Senior Editor of The Journal of Vascular Surgery, the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, and the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases.

He has delivered more than 200 lectures at national and international symposia and postgraduate courses. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Society for Vascular Surgery, and is past president of the Eastern Vascular Society the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, and the Chesapeake Vascular Society. He also is the immediate past president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the largest vascular surgical organization in the world with more than 5,400 members.

In December 2015, he was named Associate Executive Director for Vascular Surgery of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). 

In this position, Dr. Perler oversees all ABS activities associated with vascular surgery assessment and board certification. He will continue to work  at Johns Hopkins, both practicing vascular and endovascular surgery and in his departmental administrative position, while fulfilling this role at the ABS.

“Dr. Perler’s vast experience in vascular surgery education will be a tremendous asset as we seek to continuously improve our certification and MOC processes for vascular surgeons,” said Dr. Frank R. Lewis, executive director of the American Board of Surgery at the time of the announcement. “We look forward to the contributions Dr. Perler will bring to the ABS.”

Centers and Institutes

Heart and Vascular Institute

Clinical Trial Keywords

aortic aneurysm stent grafts; Carotid stent

Clinical Trials Summary

Pivotal Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of autologous Bone Marrow aspirate Concentrate for the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia due to Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease, Harvest Technologies Corporation. 2/17/2102-2/17/2015

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

Research Interests

Clinical Outcomes analysis, Cost efficacy of new/evolving technologies, Stroke prevention

Selected Publications

  • Brooke BS, McGirt MJ, Woodworth GF, Chang DC, Roseborough GS, Freischlag JA, Perler BA. Preoperative Statin and Diuretic Use: Do They Influence the Clinical presentation of Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy? J Vasc Surg 45: 298-303 (2007).

  • Brooke BS, Meguid RA, Makary MA, Perler BA, Pronovost PJ, Pawlik TM. Improving Surgical Outcomes through Adoption of Evidence-Based Process Measures: Intervention Specific or associated with Overall Hospital Quality? Surgery 147:481-490 (2010).

  • Brooke BS, Perler BA, Dominici F, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Reduction of In-Hospital Mortality Among Hospitals Meeting Leapfrog Evidence-Based Standards for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. J Vasc Surg 47:1155-1164 (2008).

  • Chang DC, Shiozawa A, Nguyen LL, Chrouser KL, Perler A, Freischlag. Colombani PM, Abdullah F. Cost of Inpatient Care and its Association with Hospital Competition. J Amer Coll Surg 212:12-19 (2011).

  • Cronenwett JL, Seeger JM, Messina LM, Perler BA. Reviewer Responsibility. J Vasc Surg 46:181 (2007).

  • De Leon , Chang DC, Hassoun HT, Black JH, Roseborough GS, Perler BA, Rotellini-Coltvet L, Call D, Busse C. Multiple Treatment Algorithms for Successful Lutcomes in Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Surgery 145: 500-507 (2009).

  • Freischlag JA, Lawrence PF, Perler BA. The Society for Vascular Surgery will Participate in a New Global Vascular Practice Guidelines Initiative. J Vasc Surg 59:510 (2014).

  • Hobson RW II, Mackey WC, Ascher E, Murad MH, Calligaro KD, Comerota AJ, Montori VM, Eskandari MK, Massop DW, Bush RL, Lal, BK, Perler BA. Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Disease: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery. J Vasc Surg 48:480-486 (2008).

  • Nazarian SM, Yenoyan G, Thompson RE, Griswold ME, Chang DC, Perler BA. Statistical Modeling of the Volume-Outcome Effect for Carotid Endarterectomy for 10 Years of a Statewide Database. J Vasc Surg 48:343-350 (2008).

  • Perler B.A. Branding of Vascular Surgery. Perspectives Vasc Surg and Endovasc Therap 20:6-8 (2008).

  • Perler BA. Invited Critique: Carotid Endarterectomy as the Criterion Standard in High Risk Elderly Patients. Arch Surg 143:742 (2008).

  • Perler BA. Outlook Commentary: Has Evidence Changed Practice? Appropriateness of Carotid Endarterectomy After the Clinical Trials. Perspectives in Vasc Endovasc Surg 19:409-410 (2007)

  • Perler BA. Should Statins Be Given Routinely Before Carotid Endarterectomy? Perspectives Vasc Surg and Endovasc Therap 19:240-246 (2007).

  • Perler BA. The Effect of Statin Medication On Perioperative and Long-Term, Outcomes Following Carotid Endarterectomy. Semin Vasc Surg 20: 252-258 (2007).

  • Perler BA. When I Grow Up I Want to Be Successful Like Daddy. I Just Don't Want to be a Doctor. J Vasc Surg 45: 627-634 (2007).

  • Sidawy AN, Perler . A Tribute To: Jack L. Cronenwett, MD, Editor-in-Chief James M. Seeger, MD, Senior Editor the Journal of Vascular Surgery January 1, 2003-December 31, 2008. J Vasc Surg 49:1-2 (2009).

  • Sidawy AN, Perler, BA. A Message from the New Editors. J Vasc Surg 49:3 (2009).

  • Woodworth GF, McGirt MJ, Than KD, Huang J, Perler BA, Tamargo RJ. Selective Versus Routine Intraoperative Shunting During Carotid Endarterectomy: A Multivariate Outcome Analysis. Neurosurgery 61:1170-1176 (2007).

Honors

  • Who's Who in America, 1/1/13
  • Baltimore-Washington Top Doctors, 1/1/12
  • Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia Super Doctors, 1/1/12
  • America's Top Surgeons, 1/1/12
  • America's Top Doctors, 1/1/12
  • Top Doctors: Washington-Baltimore, 1/1/12
  • Who's Who in America, 1/1/12
  • Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2011-2012, 1/1/11
  • US News & World Report Top Doctors, 1/1/11
  • America's Top Doctors, 1/1/11
  • Best Doctors in America, 1/1/11
  • Who's Who in America, 1/1/11
  • Washington, D.C.-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Super Doctors, 1/1/11
  • Americas Top Doctors, 1/1/10
  • Who's Who in America, 1/1/10
  • Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1/1/09
  • America's Top Surgeons, 1/1/09
  • Cambridge Who's Who Among Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs, 1/1/09
  • Who's Who in America, 1/1/09
  • Americas Top Doctors, 1/1/08
  • Marquis Who's Who in America, 1/1/08
  • Baltimore's Top Doctors, Baltimore Magazine, 1/1/07
  • Americas Best Doctors, 1/1/07
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 10th Edition, 1/1/07
  • Marquis Who's Who in America, 1/1/06
  • Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 7th Edition, 1/1/06
  • Marquis Who's Who in the East, 34th Edition, 1/1/06
  • Marquis Who's Who in America, 61st Edition, 1/1/06
  • Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 9th Edition, 1/1/06
  • Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins surgical house staff, 1/1/01

Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Surgical Association
  • Association for Academic Surgery
  • Baltimore Academy of Surgery
  • Chesapeake Vascular Society, Past President
  • Eastern Vascular Society, Past President
  • Society for Vascular Surgery,

    President

  • Society for Vascular Ultrasound
  • Society of University Surgeons
  • Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, President
  • Associate Executive Director for Vascular Surgery of the American Board of Surgery

Professional Activities

  • 21st Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy, Charles J. Tegtmeyer, 1/1/09
  • American College of Radiology Task Force on Appropriateness Criteria, Expert Panel, 1/1/96
  • Center for Devices and Radiologic Health of the Food and Drug Administration, Consultant
  • Circulatory Devices Panel, Consultant, 1/1/89
  • Interventional Radiology, Expert Panel, 1/1/89
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Invited Lecturer, 1/1/09
  • Transatlantic Asymptomatic Carotid Intervention Trial, Surgical Chair

Additional Training

  • Associate Executive Director for Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery (ABS)
  • President, Society for Vascular Surgery
  • Previous president, Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, the Eastern Vascular Society and the Chesapeake Vascular Society
  • Executive Council, Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery

Locations

  1. Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
    • 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

    Graduate School, MBA, 2004

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Fellowship, Vascular Surgery, 1982

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Residency, Surgery, 1981

    Duke University School of Medicine

    Medical Education, Medicine, MD, 1976

    Board Certifications

    Vascular Surgery

    American Board of Surgery, 1989

    Insurance

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    • Aetna
    • CareFirst
    • Cigna
    • First Health
    • Geisinger Health Plan
    • HealthSmart/Accel
    • Humana
    • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
    • MultiPlan
    • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
    • Point Comfort Underwriters
    • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
    • UnitedHealthcare
    • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)

    Ratings & Reviews

    4.8 out of 5

    59 ratings, 20 reviews

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    Average provider Provider Explained Things Clearly rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Average provider Provider Knew Medical History rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Average provider Provider Showed Respect rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
    Provider Spent Enough Time
    Average provider Provider Spent Enough Time rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 12/5/2024

      No concern

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 12/5/2024

      Very competent and has a great sense of humor.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 11/4/2024

      Excellent in every aspect.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 10/21/2024

      The best

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 10/10/2024

      He is a wonderful person

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 10/10/2024

      Everyone at JsHs provides excellent, mindful care.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 10/3/2024

      Excellent care was provided to me,

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 9/26/2024

      Dr. Perler is an excellent provider and always explains everything clearly.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 9/26/2024

      Caring, efficiernt and knowledgeable

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 9/16/2024

      Dr. Perler is the best. He makes you feel very comfortable and he listens to what you have to say about your concerns.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 9/12/2024

      I drive a long way to come to JH because of Dr Perler and I will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 8/22/2024

      I've been very well cared for by Dr. Perler over the years

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 7/18/2024

      Outstanding!

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 6/24/2024

      Very personable and efficient

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 5/2/2024

      Laura who provided my ultrasound went beyond what was expected. She explained everything, gave me a cover bc I was cold and rescheduled my vitals while I was there, in advance of my appt with Dr Perler. Dr Perler was the absolute best. He listened carefully and explained my results which had improved. Gave input to another question about the safety use of a supplement that I asked about taking.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 4/29/2024

      Doctor is highly regarded. He amputated my left leg below the knee three and a half years ago. I'm well pleased with his treatment.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 4/11/2024

      I have been going to Dr Perler for 20 years and am extreme impressed and thankful for his knowledge and care

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 4/4/2024

      Very knowledgeable and answered my questions

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 3/28/2024

      Excellent in every way.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 2/22/2024

      Dr Perler did my husband's carotid endarectomy, with a wonderful outcome. Thank you Dr. Perler.