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Peter A. Soukas, MD, FACC, FSVM, FSCAI, FACP, RPVI

Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology

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208 Collyer St Suite 100 Providence RI, 02904
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About

Dr. Peter Soukas is a vascular and endovascular cardiologist practicing in Providence, RI.  Dr. Soukas specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Medicine, Endovascular Medicine and Non-invasive Vascular imaging. He is the Director of Vascular Medicine and the Interventional Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at the Miriam & RI Hospitals and is also the founder and Director of the Brown Vascular & Endovascular Medicine Fellowship program.

Dr. Soukas is a recognized expert in the treatment of vascular diseases and has been a site principal investigator of over 170 clinical research trials and the Global Principal investigator for the RELIME MAX trial and is a co-national Principal Investgator for the upcoming intravascular lithotripsy for the use of calcified caratid arteries trial.  Dr. Soukas has delivered over 475 invited presentations nationally and internationally with dozens of peer-reviewed publications and has been the recipient of the Dr. Raymon Riley and the Brown Faculty Teaching awards. 

Education and Training

Tufts University School of Medicine 1987

Board Certification

Cardiovascular Disease (Internal Medicine)

Interventional Cardiology (Internal Medicine)

American Board of Vascular Medicine

Provider Details

Male English

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Clinical Trials

Areas of expertise and specialization

Carotid stentingIntravascular lithotripsyCritical limb ischemiaInterventional cardiologyPeripheral arterial interventionsPeripheral venous interventionsIntravascular ultrasoundSubclavian and innominate artery interventionsRenal and mesenteric interventionsThrombolytic therapyPercutaneous Transarterial Bypass (Detour procedure)Radiofrequency venous ablationsVenaSeal venous chemical ablationVarithera foam sclerotherapyIliac vein stentingDirectional/Orbital/Laser/Rotational atherectomyPedal accessVascular MedicineRegistered Physician in Vascular ImagingArterial embolizationEndovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Director, Vascular Medicine & Interventional Peripheral Vascular Laboratory Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute 2010 - Present
  • Director, Brown Vascular & Endovascular Medicine Fellowship Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute 2010 - Present
  • Associate Professor of Medicine Brown Alpert Medical School 2017 - Present

Awards

  • Raymon Riley Teaching Award 2015 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 
  • Dean's Excellence Award in Teaching 2022 Brown Medical School 

Treatments

  • Diabetes
  • Heart Disease
  • Stroke
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
  • Pain
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
  • Vascular Disease

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Physicians  
  • American College of Cardiology  
  • Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions  
  • Society of Vascular Medicine  
  • Global Society of Critical Limb Ischemia  

Treatments

  • Carotid stenting, intravascular lithotripsy, percutaneous transarterial bypass (Detour), pedal access, intravascular ultrasound, brachiocephalic interventions, mesenteric/renal interventions, lower extremity venous and arterial interventions, thrombolytic therapy, atherectomy, critical limb threatening ischemia , endovenous ablations

Fellowships

  • St. Elizabeth\'s Hospital 1999, University of Michigan 1994

Professional Society Memberships

  • FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI, Global Society of Critical Limb Ischemia

Professional Affiliations

  • America College of Cardiology. Society of Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, Global Society of Critical Limb Ischemia, RI Medical Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, Society of Medical Diagnostic Sonographers, American College of Physicians

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Very detail orientedPerfectionistStubborn - wants to save every patientLabor of love to help them keep their limbs

Teaching and speaking

  • Currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, and am the Founder and Director of the Brown Vascular & Endovascular Medicine Fellowship and give lectures to the medical students, residents and fellows from Brown Medical School and the residency and fellowships programs at the Miriam & RI hospitals in Providence, RI. I have delivered over 475 invited presentations at local, regional and international meetings and scientific symposia. I have been a site principal investigator on over 170 clinical trials and been the Global principal investigator for the RELINE MAX trial and will be a co-national PI for the upcoming carotid intravascular lithotripsy trial. I am the recipient of the Raymon Riley teaching award in Cardiology in 2015 and the 2020 Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award.

Areas of research

Dr. Soukas’ clinical research interests include carotid stenting, intravascular lithotripsy, femoropopliteal stent-grafts, the Detour percutaneous bypass procedure, and the interventional treatment of both arterial and venous peripheral vascular disease. He has been a site principal investigator on over 150 clinical trials, including 27 carotid trials, and was the global PI for the RELINE MAX study. He is a co-national PI for the upcoming Shockwave carotid stent trial. He has delivered over 475 invited presentations nationally and internationally with dozens of peer reviewed publications.

Peter A. Soukas, MD, FACC, FSVM, FSCAI, FACP, RPVI's Practice location

Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute

208 Collyer St Suite 100 -
Providence, RI 02904
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