Mark B. Kahn, M.D.
Director, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Dr. Mark Kahn grew up in Jenkintown, and has lived in Mt Airy with his wife and two children since 1997. He is thrilled at the opportunity to now practice in his home community. He graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio, then returned to Philadelphia to graduate from Jefferson Medical School. His general surgery residency was at the University of Pittsburgh and UMDNJ- Newark, with his formal vascular surgery training at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock from 1988-90.
In 1990 he returned to Philadelphia, joining the faculty at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. In 1994 Dr. Kahn joined the staff of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where, as Associate Professor of Surgery and Radiology, he remained until 2003. During that time he initiated the Jefferson Endovascular Surgery program, serving as its Director. In 2003 Dr. Kahn became Director of the Endovascular program at Albert Einstein Medical Center, initiating the program there as well.
In 2006 he joined Penn Surgery at Chestnut Hill, as Director of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Dr. Kahn has published numerous articles and book chapters, and has spoken nationally on various aspects of peripheral vascular disease. He is Board–Certified in vascular surgery, has been elected a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery, and is a past-President of the Delaware Valley Vascular Society.
Dr. Kahn’s practice includes the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral vascular disease. He is experienced at both the newest minimally invasive catheter based techniques, as well as traditional “open” surgery. He has been performing endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm since 1999, and has proctored other area surgeons in this technique. He has been a participant in clinical trials, and presented nationally regarding carotid artery disease. His interests include open and endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease, leg claudication and limb salvage surgery, visceral and renal ischemia, and varicose veins.