Colleen Flanagan, MD
Resident
Medicine
School of Medicine

Colleen Flanagan, MD is an Integrated (0+5) Vascular Surgery Resident at UCSF. She graduated with honors from Tufts University with degrees in Biology and History. She then worked in a healthcare consulting firm focused on transactional and claims-based database analytics.

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She subsequently received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, graduating a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society, and with awards for both compassionate care and academic merit. She graduated early to work in the cardiac intensive care unit at UMass Medical Center as part of the COVID-19 Surge Staffing Response prior to starting residency at UCSF.

Dr. Flanagan has presented and published numerous projects within the scope of vascular surgery including on complex aortic pathology, carotid disease, and peripheral arterial occlusive disease. She is interested in clinical informatics, and the use of data science and machine learning to augment vascular surgery practice. Many of her research interests are population health-based and include medical optimization of vascular surgery patients, increasing appropriate vascular surgery referrals and screening, and understanding social determinants of vascular disease.

Awards

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  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2020
  • American Women's Medical Association Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2020
  • John Efstathiou Memorial Award; for personal integrity and compassionate care, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2020

Education & Training

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  • MD Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School 2020
  • BA Biology, History Tufts University 2014

Interests

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  • Carotid artery disease
  • Data Science
  • Population Health
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Peripheral vascular disease
  • Aortic Aneurysms

Publications (5)

Top publication keywords:
Pulmonary EmbolismStentsDatabases, FactualProsthesis DesignBlood Vessel ProsthesisAorta, AbdominalEndovascular ProceduresVenous ThromboembolismClinical Trials as TopicPostoperative ComplicationsRegistriesAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic AneurysmVenous ThrombosisBlood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation