RESEARCH/BASIC SCIENCE:

Transplantation research on rats: nephrectomy, renal artery clamping, one kidney model; effects on renal function, September 1986. UMASS Medical Center, Worcester, MA.

Study of the Cell-mediated Immune Response and humoral Immune Response pre and post dialysis in chronically hemodialysed patients, August 1984, AUB.

Renal Transplantation, Immunologic Considerations of Graft Rejection and Immunosuppressive Medications, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, September 1986.

Monoclonal and Polyclonal Gammopathies, Worcester City Hospital, Worcester, MA, June 1986.

Production of Human, Human Hybridomas, AUB September 1984.

Review of Monclonal Antibodies, AUB August 1984.

The Immune Response in Hydatid Disease, Leishmaniasis and Schistosomiasis, AUB August 1984.

PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES:

Advances in endovascular surgery, All Heart Club February 2007 and February 2008

Endovascular repair of SFA occlusion, using fluency stented graft, ACS Meriden, CT Nov 2005.

Update on Peripheral Vascular disease, All heart Club, Nov. 2005

Endovascular repair of External Iliac psuedoanuerysm ACS-CT, 2004

Splenic embolization and resection of giant splenic aneurysm ACS-CT 2004

Early experience of Fluency, Stented graft in the SFA occlusion, ACS-CT 2004

Endovascular surgery-St. Joseph Hospital, Lebanon, Grand Rounds, October 2004.

In-service Board review, vascular surgery for the Surgical Residency at Hospital of St. Raphael, December 2003 and January 2004.

Review of Peripheral Vascular Disease Didactic lecture series, for the surgical residency at the Hospital of St. Raphael, July 2002.

Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease, The use of Clopidogrel Bisulfate, Medical Rounds 2001.

Endovascular AAA Repair; Early Experience at Community Hospital, ACS Meeting, Cromwell, 2000.

Endovascular Aneurysm Repair; Minimally Invasive Greater Saphenous Vein Harvesting; The first Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Endoscopic Surgery Conference. Port Melio, Lebanon, November 2000.

Axillary Approach to Intra-aortic Balloon Pump, Cromwell, CT 1998.

Mycotic Aneurysm Due to Salmonella, Aorto-Cavak Fistula, Cromwell, CT 1998.

Predicting Ischemic Events during Carotid Endarterectomy, a Computer Model Study American College of Surgeons Meeting, Cromwell, CT 1998.

Controversies in Minimally Invasive Surgery; Brown University, Cape Cod, MA 1998.

Advances in Vascular Surgery, Connecticut Heart Club Second Annual Conference 1998.

Endovascular Techniques and Video-Assisted Bypass Society for Vascular Nursing, 1998.

Video-Assisted Saphenectomy, Course Director RI Hospital, 1998.

Anterior Approach for Subclavian Artery Reconstruction in Thoracic Outlet, Hartford Vascular Society, 1998.

Ligation of Inferior Mesenteric Artery in a case of Atheroembolic Ischemic Bowel, Hartford Vascular Society, 1998.

Review of Vascular Surgery/In Service Exam, Hospital of St. Raphael, 1997.

Malignant Thymoma Resection and Superior Vena Cava Reconstruction, American College Of Surgeons Meeting, 1997.

Wound Healing and Non-healing ulcers, Guest Lecturer, Regional VNA 1997.

Review of Vascular Surgery, Guest Lecturer, American Association of Medical Assistants, New Haven Chapter, 1997.

Basic Science Lecture Series on Vascular Surgery, General Vascular, Renovascular and Visceral Diseases, Hospital of St. Raphael 1997.

Early Experience/Patency of Video-Assisted Lower Extremity Bypass, New England Society for Vascular Surgeons Annual Meeting, Bolton Landing, NY 1997.

Video-Assisted Lower Extremity Bypass Course with Interactive Video-Teleconference, J&J, Cincinnati 1997.

Review of Vascular Surgery/Oral Exam, Hospital of St. Raphael 1997.

Introduction to Vascular Surgery, Physical Exam, and Assessment of the Vascular Patient, Guest Lecturer, Regional VNA 1997.

Indications for Surgery and Exposure of the Vascular System, Grand Rounds Hospital of St. Raphael 1996.

Complications in Vascular Surgery, Grand Rounds, Hospital of St. Raphael 1993.

Unusual Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Grand Rounds 1993.

Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction, Leiomysarcoma, Thrombosis Metastatic Cancers, Griffin Hospital, 1993.

Advances in Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Techniques, CVT Rounds, Montreal General Hospital 1993.

Carotid Endarectomy, Indications and Techniques; Review of current studies, CVT Rounds, Montreal General Hospital 1993.

Renovascular HTN, Indications for Renal Salvage, CVT Rounds, Montreal General Hospital 1993.

Thrombolytic Therapy, Royal Victoria Hospital 1992.

Non-Invasive Testing, Clinical Exam of the Vascular Patient, Royal Victoria Hospital 1993.

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Insulinomas, Grand Rounds, Hospital of St. Raphael 1991.

Management of Abdominal and Thoracic Vascular Injuries, Grand Rounds, Hospital of St. Raphael 1991.

The Multiple Organ Failure Syndrome, Grand Rounds, Hospital of St. Raphael 1990.

PUBLICATIONS:

Staged arterial embolization and surgical resection of a giant Splenic artery aneurysm, Ann Vascular Surgery 2007 pg 208-210

Endovascular repair of External Iliac psuedoanuerysm, s/p transplant nephrectomy, Ct Medicine Sept. 2005-Volume 69, no 8

Intra-aortic Balloon pump via Subclavian artery , Australian society of Cardiac and Thoracic surgery

Staged arterial embolization and surgical resection of a giant Splenic artery aneurysm Annual of Vascular Surgery l

Vein Harvest Minimally Invasive Techniques and Reduction in Complications. Benbrahim, A., Kwass, Walter, Ferneini, Antoine., Savalgi, Raghu

Minimally Invasive Greater Saphenous Vein Harvesting. Ferneini, A., Benbrahim, A. (In Press)

Aortocaval Fistula Complicating a Mycotic Aneurysm. A Case Report. Fabian, R.,Beckman,C., Ferneini, A. (In Press)

Use of Subclavian Artery for Insertion of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump. Ferneini, A., Mitu, Agarwal. (In Press)

Primary Aortouduodenal Fistula Secondary to Ruptured Infected Aortic Aneruysms; Diagnosis and Treatment. Pagni, S., DeNatale, R., Ferneini, A. Cardiovascular Surgery 1997 (In Press)

Video-Assisted Lower Extremity Revascularization. Ferneini, A., Ikekpeazu, N., Benbrahim, A., Reinhold, R., Pagni, S. (In Revision)

Non-prosthetic Vascular Infections, Chapter 23, Surgical Infections. Graham, A., Ferneini, A., Scientific American Medicine 1994; 291-299.

Carotid Endarectomy in a Vascular Fellowship Training Program. Good Results with a consistent Technique. Graham, A., Salasdis, G., Ferneini, A. Canadian Journal of Surgery, February 1995; 38(1): 39-41.

Comparison of Long Term Pulmonary Function Following Posterolateral versus Muscle-sparing thoractomy, submitted to ACS Meeting, CT Chapter, 1990. Published-Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1992; 53;675-9

Anterior Cervical Approach With Bone Sparing Clavicular Osteotomy in the Treatment of thoracic Outlet Syndrome. A Case Report. Adeniyi, J., Benbrahim, A., Federico, J., Mayor, R., Ferneini, A., Department of Surgery, Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT (In Press)

Excision of Thymoma With Reconstruction of Superior Vena Cava. A Case Report. Westbrook, T., Valin, E., Goldstein, A., Benbrahim, A., Federico, A., Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Unit, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT (In Press).