Raphael Blochle MD
Raphael Blochle
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Surgery; Surgery - Vascular
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Vascular Surgery, University at Buffalo (2010)
- Residency, General Surgery, University at Buffalo (2008)
- MD, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara (2003)
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, State University of NY at Buffalo (2016-present)
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, State University of NY at Buffalo (2010-present)
- Attending Staff Vascular and Trauma Surgeon, Surgery, University at Buffalo Surgeons, Inc @ECMC (2010-present)
- Medical Director, Surgery, ECMC Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine (2012–2015)
- General Practitioner - Intensive Care Unit, Hospital del Carmen, Mexico (2003)
- General Practitioner, Village Clinic, Mexico (2002–2003)
- Physician Intern, Hospital Regional Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (2001–2002)
Awards and Honors:
- Dare To Soar Award (2019)
- Nominee for Siegel Award for SUNY (2019)
- SUNY Dept. of Surgery CP Chandra Outstanding Teaching Award (2017)
- Surgical Chief Resident Teaching Award (2014)
- Surgical Chief Resident Teaching Award (2013)
- Outstanding Contributions s a Teacher in SUNY Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2012)
- Medical Society of the County of Erie Fellow Award (2010)
- Worthington G. Shenk Resident Teacher of the Year Award (2008)
- House Staff Award in Excellence in Teaching (2008)
Journal Articles:
- Khan SZ, O'Brien-Irr MS, Rivero M, Blochle R, Cherr GS, Dryjski ML, Dosluoglu HH, Lukan J, Rowe VL, Harris LM. Improved survival with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2020.
- Blochle R, Lall P, Cherr GS, Harris LM, Dryjski ML, Hsu HK, Dosluoglu HH. Management of patients with concomitant lung cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Am J Surg. 2008; 196(5).
Professional Memberships:
- Aspire WNY Foundation Board Member (2018–present)
- Aspire WNY Board of Directors Member (2016–present)
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- Buffalo Surgical Society - Past President
- Western New York Vascular Society - past President
Presentations:
- "Management Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury" WNY Vascular Symposium, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2020)
- "Complex Dialysis Access" SUNY Nephrology Grand Rounds (2019)
- "AAA Lecture" Elderwood Lancaster Residents (2019)
- "Aberrant Anatomy" Vascular Lab Technician Meeting (2019)
- "Stop the Bleed" Wzny Vascular Symposium, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2019)
- "PVD for SUNY Family Medicine" Family Medicine Grand Rounds, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2019)
- "Temporal Arteritis" Vascular Lab Technician Meeting, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2018)
- "Blunt Neck Vascular Trauma" SUNY Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2017)
- "AVF Complex Considerations" SUNY Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2016)
- "Osteomyelitis General Considerations" WNY Vascular Society Symposium, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2016)
- "New Endovascular Techniques for High Risk Patients" Wound Care Symposium, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery, Erie County Medical Center (2015)
- "AVF General Considerations" SUNY Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2015)
- "Acute Vascular Emergencies-When Should You Be Concerned" WNY Vascular Symposium, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2014)
- "The Challenges of Chronic Osteomyelitis: Is Amputation a Treatment Failure" Wound Care Symposium, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery, Erie County Medical Center (2014)
- "Surgical Options for Limb Salvage" Wound Care Symposium, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery, Erie County Medical Center (2013)
- "Perioperative Management of AAA" American Association of Critical Care Nurses Symposium, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery, Western NY Chapter (2013)
- "Venous Ulcetations" SUNY Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2013)
- "Diagnosis and Treatment of Arterial Ulcers" Wound Care Symposium, Erie County Medical Center (2012)
- "Coils are a necessary evil" SUNY Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2012)
- "Role STSG for Wound Care" WNY Vascular Symposium, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2011)
- "IVC Filters" Heme/One Department, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery, Erie County Medical Center (2011)
- "Fellow Luminaries Panel" Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, 38tnnual Symposiumh A (2010)
- "Carotid Conundrum" SUNY General Surgery Grand Rounds, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2009)
- "Management of Patients with Concomitant Lung Cancer and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm." Association VA Surgeons Annual Meeting (2008)
- "Vascular Graft Surveillance" Vascular Lab Technician Meeting, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2008)
- "Mesenteric Aneurysmal Disease" SUNY General Surgery Grand Rounds, Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery (2008)
Service Activities:
- Member, Physician Communication Task Force; Erie County Medical Center; Member (2012–present)