Dr. John E. Fenn M.D.

Expert Publications

• Circulatory bypass of the right heart. II. Further observations on vena caval-pulmonary artery shunts.
• FURTHER EXPERIMENTS ON LONG TERM SURVIVORS AFTER CIRCULATORY BYPASS OF THE RIGHT
• CORONARY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA BETWEEN THE LEFT CORONARY ARTERY AND PERSISTENT
• A few thoughts about being a physician.
• First use of intravenous chemotherapy cancer treatment: rectifying the record.
• Prolonged survival following repeated pulmonary resections for metastatic osteogenic sarcoma.
• Some observations on the evolution of current aortic aneurysm management.
• Some observations on the evolution of current aortic aneurysm management.
• Axillary arteriovenous fistula. A means of supplementing blood flow through a cava-pulmonary artery shunt.
• Effect of pulsed electromagnetic energy (Diapulse) on experimental hematomas.
• Transvenous coronary sinus pacemaker. A new primary approach to heart block in patients with tricuspid prostheses.
• Femoral-tibial bypass: salvage of ischemic lowerextremities with inadequate popliteal runoff.
• Certain hazards of the central venous catheter.
• Reconstructive arterial surgery for ischemic lower extremities.
• Reconstructive arterial surgery for ischemic lower extremities.

Media Releases

Get to know Vascular Surgeon Dr. John Fenn, who serves the Hamden area at his private practice and at several local hospitals. Dr. Fenn completed medical school at the Yale University School of Medicine and then continued his studies with a residency at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. He has been certified in both general and thoracic surgery by the American Board of Surgery and the the American Board of Thoracic Surgery respectively. With over twenty years of experience, Dr. Fenn additionally provides services to the Whitney Center. He has furthered the field of vascular surgery through his research efforts and contributions to prestigious journals, including the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. To stay current in his field, Dr. Fenn has become a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is licensed to practice in Connecticut and ensures that his patients are treated with the most up-to-date medical methods and treatments. Vascular conditions affect the veins and arteries in your body, which conduct oxygen to every living cell. Think of your veins and arteries as expressways or rivers. When there are traffic jams or road construction, or when dams break, trouble ensues. But in most cases, vascular conditions are highly treatable, often without surgery. It is important to see a vascular surgeon, even when surgery is not needed. Vascular surgeons specialize in treatments of every kind of vascular problem except those of the heart (treated by cardiovascular surgeons) and the brain (treated by neurosurgeons). A common condition such as atherosclerosis may show up in the legs, for example, but affects the whole body. Vascular surgeons will talk to you about how exercise, diet and medication can be the first step in regaining your health. When surgery is needed, vascular surgeons are trained in all types of interventions, not just one or two. Dr. Fenn has been interviewed in local media due to his contributions to the field. His findings and research has been used throughout the nation to make inroads on developments in the field of vascular surgery.

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