James F. Benenati Miami, Florida, USA M.D. Dr. Benenati joined the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute in 1989 after serving as assistant professor of radiology and surgery at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, where he also completed a fellowship in cardiovascular and interventional radiology.  Previously, Dr. Benenati spent four years from 1984 – 1988 at Indiana University Medical Center Hospital where he completed his radiology residency and a fellowship in vascular radiology.   Dr. Benenati is currently the Medical Director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and is the Director of the Fellowship Program.  Dr. Benenati is active in numerous clinical research projects in the areas of treatment of peripheral vascular disease including abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with endografts, the use of stents in peripheral vascular disease, methods of prevention of restenosis in the femoral and popliteal arteries including brachytherapy and in tumor embolization including uterine artery embolization for the treatment of fibroids.  He has authored or co-authored numerous scientific articles that have been published in medical journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association, Radiology and the Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology among others.  Dr. Benenati is a fellow in the American Heart Association and in the Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology.  He has been very active in lecturing at scientific meetings throughout the United States as well as abroad.  He is a Voluntary Associate Professor of radiology at the University of Miami School of Medicine and also a Courtesy Associate Professor at the Biomedical Engineering Institute, Florida International University. Specialties Uterine Artery Embolization

Curriculum Vitae

James F. Benenati, MD.

Publications:

1.     Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Mail JT, Holden RW:  Digital Subtraction Venography in Central Venous Obstruction.  AJR 1986;147:685-688.

2.     Becker GJ, Cikrit DF, Lalka SG, Benenati JF, Ehrman KO,PalmazJC:  Early Experience with the Palmaz Balloon Expandable Intraluminal Stent in Human Iliac Angioplasty.  Indiana Medicine 1989; 82(9):700-705.

3.     Benenati JF:  Invited Commentary  Gross Hematuria in Two Patients with Urethral-Ileal Conduits and Double-J Stents.  JVIR 1990;1(1):78.

4.     Widlus DM, Venbrux AC, Benenati JF, Mitchell SE, Lynch-Nyhan A, Cassidy FP Jr., Osterman FA:  Percutaneous Management of Brachial Artery Embolus and Thrombosis. Radiology 1990;175:393-399.

5.     Zemel G, Katzen BT, Dake MD, Benenati JF, Lempert TE, Moskowitz L: Directional Atherectomy in the Treatment of Stenotic Dialysis Access Fistulas.  JVIR 1990; 1:35-38.

 6.         Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Sallee DS, Suarez CA, Roeren TK, Katzen BT: Case     Report:  Percutaneous Placement of a Balloon-Expandable Intraluminal Graft for             Prevention and Management of Life-Threatening Subclavian Arterial Hemorrhage.  JVIR 1991; 2:225-229.

7.         Zemel G, Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Sallee DS: Compact Contrast Material Bolus with New 5F Angiographic Catheter.  JVIR 1991;2:279-280.

8.         Savader SJ, Venbrux AC, Benenati JF, et al.:  Choledochal Cysts:  Role of Noninvasive Imaging, Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography, and Percutaneous Biliary             Drainage in Diagnosis and Treatment.  JVIR 1991;2(3):379-386.

9.         Savader SJ, Benenati JF, Venbrux AC, et al:  Choledochal Cysts: Classification and Cholangiographic Appearance.  AJR 1991;156:327-331. 

10.        Soulen MC, Benenati JF, Sheth S, Merton D, Rothgeb J. Changes in Renal Artery  Doppler Indices Following Renal Angioplasty.  JVIR 1991;2(4):457-460.

 11.        Zemel G, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Katzen BT, Sallee DS:  Transjugular Intrahepatic             Portosystemic Shunts.  JAMA 1991;266:390-393.

 12.        Bancroft J, Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Katzen BT.  Neutralized Lidocaine:  Use in Pain             Reduction in Local Anesthesia.  JVIR  1992;3:107-109.

 13.        LeBlang SD, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Katzen BT, Sallee DS.  Low-Dose Urokinase Regimen for Lower Extremity Arterial and Graft Occlusions:  Efficacy, Safety, and Limb Salvage.  JVIR 1992;3:475-483.

 14.        Zemel G, Becker GJ, Bancroft J, Benenati JF, Katzen BT.  Technical Advances in             Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts.  RadioGraphics 1992; 12:615-622.

 15.        Pattynama PMT, Becker GJ, Brown JM, Zemel G, Benenati JF, Katzen BT. Percutaneous             angioplasty for atherosclerotic renal artery disease: effect on renal function in azotemic             patients. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol  1994;17:143-146

 17.        Martin EC, Katzen B, Benenati JF, Diethrick E, Dorros G, Graor R, Horton KM, Iannone            LA, Isner JM,  Ramee S, Schwarten DE, Tegtmeyer CJ, Walker CM &Wholey MH.              Multicenter Trial of the Wallstent in the Iliac and Femoral Arteries.  JVIR 1995;6:843-849.

 18.        Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Mascioli, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Roll-Mazzei ER, Alvarez J, Puente OA and Kanter SR  Creation of a Modified Angiography (Endovascular) Suite For Transluminal Endograft Placement and Combined Interventional-Surgical Procedures.  JVIR 1996;7:161-167

 19.        Martin EC, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Diethrich EB, Dorros G, Graor RA, Horton KM, Liberato IA, Isner JM, Ramee SR, Schwarten DE, Tegtmeyer CJ,. Walker CM & Wholey             MH. Multicenter Trial of the Wallstent in the Iliac and Femoral Arteries. JVIR 1996;6:843

 20.               Simon C, Alvarez Jr.J, Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Zemel G.  May-Thurner syndrome in an adolescent: Persistence despite operative management.  JVS 1999; 30:950-953

 21.               Davidian M, Powell A, Benenati JF, Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Zemel G. Initial Results of Reteplase in the Treatment of Acute Lower Extremity Arterial Occlusions.  J Vasc intervent Radiolo 2000; 11(3):289-94

 22.               Fox L, Benenati JF, et.al., Carotid Artery Stenting. NEJM.

 23.               Ouriel K, Katzen BT, Mewissen PF, Flick P, Clair DG, Benenati JF, McNamara TO, Gibbens D. Reteplase in the Treatment of Peripheral Arterial and Venous Occlusions:  A Pilot Study.  J Vasc Intervent Radiolo 2000; 11(7):849-54

 24.               Benenati JF, Shlansky-Goldberg R, Meglin A, Seidl E et al. Thrombolytic and Antiplatelet Therapy in Peripheral Vascular Disease with Use of Reteplase and/or Abciximab

 25.               Becker GJ, Kovacs M, Mathison MN, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Powell A, Almeida JI, Alvarez J, Jr., Coello AA, Ingegno MD, Kanter SR, Katzman HE, Puente OA, Reiss IM, Rua I, Gordon R, Baquero J.  Risk Stratification and Outcomes of Transluminal Endografting for Abdominal Arotic Aneurysm: 7-Year Experience and Long-Term Follow-up: JVIR 2001;12:1033

 26.               Mathison M, Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Powell A, Kovacs ME, Lima MM.  The Influence of Female Gender on the Outcome of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.  JVIR 2001; 12:1047.

 27.               Spies JB, Benenati JF, Worthington-Kirsch RL, Pelage JP.  Initial Experience with Use of Tris-acryl Gelatin Microspheres for Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomata. JVIR 2001; 12:1059.

 Abstracts:

 1.         Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Mail JT, Jackson VP, Wass JL, Kopecky KK, Bendick PJ. Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Arterial Bypass Graft Complications. Radiology 1986;161(P):400.

 2.         Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Mail JT, and Holden RW. Digital subtraction venography in the evaluation of superior vena cava and subclavian vein obstruction. Proceedings of the Eighty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Washington, DC, April 14-18, 1986. p.287 (scientific exhibit abstract).

3.         Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Mail JT, Jackson VP, Wass JL, Kopecky KK, Bendick PJ. Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial bypass graft complications. Proceedings of the Seventy-second Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois. November 30-December 5, 1986. Radiology  1986;161(P):400. (Scientific exhibit abstract).

4.         Richter GM, Noeldge G, Palmaz JC, Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Roessle M.  Initial Long-Term Results After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Stent Placement.  JVIR 1991;2:13.

5.         Zemel G, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Becker GJ. Early Experience with Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts.  JVIR 1991;2:14.

6.         Sallee DS, LeBlang S, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Katzen BT. Low-Dose for Lower Extremity Arterial and Graft Occlusions: Experience in 180 Cases. JVIR 1991;2:28.

7.         Becker GJ, Ehrman KO, Harman JT, Durham JS, Lempert T, Zemel G, Benenati JF, Sallee DS, Katzen BT. Intravascular Ultrasound of the Renal Artery.  JVIR 1991;2:53.

8.         Benenati JF, Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Zemel G, Sallee DS. Clinical Utility of Intravascular US in Conjunction with Atherectomy Procedures.  JVIR 1991;2:54.

9.         Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Zemel G. Chronic Iliac Artery Occlusions: Treatment with Percutaneous Endoluminal Stents.  Radiology 1991;181(P):162.

10.        Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Zemel G. Role of Intravascular Ultrasound in Peripheral Atherectomy and Stent Deployment.  Radiology 1991;181(P):170.

11.        Sallee DS, LeBlang S, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Katzen BT. Low-Dose Arterial Urokinase for Lower Extremity Limb Salvage: Experience in 132 Cases. Radiology  1991;181(P):220.

12.        Bancroft JW III, Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Zemel G, Benenati JF, Sallee DS. Percutaneous Transjugular Portosystemic Shunt.  Radiology 1991;181(P):338.

13.        Zemel G, Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Benenati JF. Percutaneous Transjugular Portosystemic Shunt.  Radiology 1991;181(P):99.

14.        Becker GJ, Sallee DS, LeBlang S, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Katzen BT. Low-Dose Arterial Urokinase (UK) for Lower Extremity Limb Salvage: Experience in 132 Cases. Circulation 1991;84(4)[Suppl]:II-155.

15.        Dake MD, Zemel G, Wexler L, Katzen BT, Wittich GR, Benenati JF, Becker GJ. The Use of Vascular Stents for the Management of Malignant Superior Vena Cava Syndrome.  Circulation 1991;84(4)[Suppl]:II-421

16.        Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Zemel G. Chronic Iliac Artery Occlusions: Treatment with Percutaneous Endoluminal Stents.  Circulation 1991;84(4)[Suppl]:II-421.

17.        Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Zemel G. Role of Intravascular Ultrasound in Peripheral Atherectomy and Stent Deployment.  Circulation 1991;84(4)[Suppl]:II-542.

18.        Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Zemel G, Katzen BT, Julien WH, Semba CP. Chronic Iliac Artery Occlusions: Treatment with Percutaneous Endoluminal Stents.  JVIR 1992 3(1):12.

19.        Dake MD, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Wexler L, Katzen BT, Zemel G, Wittich GR. Percutaneous Placement of Stents for Managing Complications of Aortic Dissection.  JVIR 1992; 3(1):20.

20.      Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Dake MD, Semba CP, Julien WH. Long-Term Follow-up of Directional Atherectomy in the Femoral and Popliteal Arteries.  JVIR 1992;3(1):38.

21.      Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Zemel G, Katzen BT, Julien WH, Semba CP. Chronic Iliac Artery Occlusions: Treatment with Percutaneous Endoluminal Stents.  JVIR 1992;3(1):12.

22.      Zemel G, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Katzen BT, Semba CP, Julien WH. Transjugular Portosystemic Shunts.  JVIR 1992;3(1):17.

23.      Dake MD, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Wexler L, Katzen BT, Zemel G, Wittich GR. Percutaneous Placement of Stents for Managing Complications of Aortic Dissection.  JVIR 1992;3(1):20.

24.      Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Dake MD, Semba CP, Julien W. Long-Term Follow-Up of Directional Atherectomy in the Femoral and Popliteal Arteries.  JVIR 1992;3(1):38.

25.        Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Zemel G, Katzen BT, Brown JA, Semba CP, et al. Initial Results with the Pullback Atherectomy Catheter.  Radiology 1992;185(P):278.

26.        Zemel G, Brown JA, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Katzen BT, Semba CP, et al. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts: Long-Term Follow-Up.  Radiology 1992; 185(P):166

27.        Keady JL, Brown JA, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Katzen BT. Two-year Follow-up after Urokinase for Lower-Extremity Arterial and Graft Occlusions.  Radiology 1992;185(P):179.

28.        Semba CP, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Becker GJ, Bounds D, Katzen BT, et al. Treatment of Iliac and Femoral Arteries with the Endovascular Wallstent. Radiology 1992;185(P):259.

29.        Zemel G, Brown JA, Benenati JF, Katzen BT, Semba CP, Julien WH. TIPS: Long-Term Follow-Up.  JVIR 1993;4(1):44.

30.        Becker GJ, Pattynama PM, Brown JA, Zemel G, Benenati JF, Katzen BT. Percutaneous Renal Angioplasty:  Effect on Renal Function in Azotemic Patients.  JVIR 1993;4(1):48.

31.        Keedy JL, Brown JA, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Katzen BT. Two-Year Follow-Up After Urokinase for Lower Extremity Arterial and Graft Occlusions.  JVIR 1993;4(1):65.

32.        Keedy JL, Brown JA, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Katzen BT. Two-Year Follow-Up After Urokinase for Lower Extremity Arterial and Graft Occlusions.  Circulation 1993;88(4):I-71.

33.        Becker GJ, Pattynama PM, Brown JA, Zemel G, Benenati JF, Katzen BT. Percutaneous Renal Angioplasty:  Effect on Renal Function in Azotemic Patients.  Circulation 1993;88(4):I-392.

34.        Benenati JF, Semba CP, Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Zemel G, Bounds D Jr. Chronic Iliac Artery Occlusions:  Treatment with Percutaneous Endoluminal Stents.  Circulation 1993;88(4):I-393.

35.        Flynn RP, Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Bounds D Jr. Directional Atherectomy in Lower Extremity Arteries:  Long-Term Follow-up.  Circulation 1993:88(4):I-393.

36.        Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Bounds D Jr.,Flynn RP. Directional  Atherectomy in Lower Extremity Arteries:  Long-Term Follow-up.  Radiology  1993;189(P):293.

37.        Zemel G, Katzen BT, Grubbs GE, Moore BS, Benenati JF, Becker GJ.  Sonographic Indicators of Unsuccessful Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts.  Radiology 1994; 193(P):167.

38.        Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Zemel G, Katzen BT, Puente OA, Alvarez J Jr. Initial Clinical Experience with Endoluminal Vascular Grafting.  Radiology  1994;193(P):271.

39.               Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Mascioli CA, Mazzei ER. Initial Experience when Performing Combined Surgical and Interventional Procedures in the Interventional Suite.  Radiology  1994;193(P):271.

40.        Soulen MC, Baum RA, Benenati JF, Braverman SE, Cope C, Eschelman DJ, et al.  RSNA '94 Meeting Notes.  Radiology 1995;194(3)943-950.

41.        Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Katzen BT, Puente OA, Alvarez J Jr. Initial Clinical Experience with Endoluminal Vascular Grafting.  Circulation 1994;90(4, Part 2) I-206.

42.        Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Mascioli CA, Mazzei ER. Initial Experience when Performing Combined Surgical and Interventional Procedures in the Interventional Suite.  Circulation 1994;90(4, Part 2) I-206.

43.        Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Puente OA, Alvarez J Jr, et al.  Initial Experience when Performing Combined Surgical and Interventional Procedures in the Interventional Suite.  JVIR 1995;6(1):19.

44.        Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Katzen BT, Puente OA, Alvarez J Jr. Initial Clinical Experience with Endoluminal Vascular Grafting.  JVIR 1995;6(1):20.

45.        Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Puente OA.  Endovascular Technologies Endograft:  Initial Results of a Multicenter Randomized Trial for Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.  JVIR 1995;6(1):21.

46.        Zemel G, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Katzen BT.  Four-Year Study of TIPS.  JVIR 1995;6(1)24.

47.        Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Mascioli CA, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Mazzei E, Alvarez J, Puente O, Kanter S. Endovascular therapy of thoracic and abdominal  aortic aneurysms. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 1996;19(Suppl 2): S56

48.        Katzen BT, Becker, GJ, Mascioli C, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Roll-Mazzei ER, Alvarez J, Puente O, Kanter SR. Creation of a Modified Angiography (Endovascular) Suite for Transluminal Endograft Placement and Combined Interventional-Surgical Procedures. JVIR 1996:; 7:161-167

49.        Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Alvarez J, Puente O, Kanter S, Goodwin L, Mascioli C.  MCVI Experience with Endografts.  CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology 1996:19(1) pg.S70

50.        Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Mascioli CA, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Mazzei E, Alvarez J, Puente O, Kanter S. Initial experience performing combined surgical/interventional procedures in the interventional suite. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol  1996;19(Suppl 2):S58.

51.        Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Goodwin LB, Roizental M. Experience with transluminal endografting of abdominal aortic aneurysm in 23 patients: results and long-term follow-up. JVIR  1997; (S):190

52.        Benenati JF. Risk assessment and physical examination in vascular disease. JVIR 1997; (CC): 241

53.        Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Benenati JF, Zemel G, Goodwin LB, Lazinger M. Transluminal endografting of nonaortic aneurysms, pseudoaneurysms, and arteriovenous fistulas. JVIR  1997;8 (1):191-192

54.        Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Zemel G, Katzen BT, Goodwin LB, Samuels S. Catheter-directed fibrinolysis and intervention for iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis: technique and results. JVIR  1997:(S):185

55.        Zemel G, Benenati JF, Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Brown J. Initial experience with a thrombolytic brush catheter for occluded dialysis graft. JVIR Suppl  1997:8(1, Part 2):249

55.        Zemel G, Katzen BT, Becker GJ, Benenati JF, Goodwin LB, Ryan JJ. Experience with transluminal endografting of thoracic aortic aneurysm in seven patients: results and long-term follow-up. JVIR Suppl  1997:8(1, Part 2):239

56.        Benenati, JF,  Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting and Stroke Management

57.        Benenati, JF,  Risk assessment and physical examination in vascular disease. JVIR Suppl.

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