About

Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD, FACS, DFSVS, is a board-certified vascular surgeon and Professor of Surgery at University of Utah Health, where he serves as Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He specializes in the comprehensive management of arterial and venous disease, including complex aortic aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease, carotid artery disease, and limb salvage. Dr. Brooke combines advanced open and minimally invasive endovascular surgical techniques with a nationally recognized research program in surgical outcomes, health services research, and implementation science. His work focuses on improving perioperative quality, reducing readmissions and postoperative complications, and translating evidence into safer, more effective vascular surgical care. He is committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centered vascular care while advancing system-level improvements that enhance surgical safety and long-term outcomes.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Political Science
• Business
• General surgery
• Internal medicine
• Surgery
• Computer Science
• Intensive care medicine
• Physical therapy
• Family medicine
• Process management
• Psychology
• Law
• Psychiatry
• Emergency medicine
• World Wide Web
• Finance
• Knowledge management

Selected publications

• Comparative Effectiveness of Endovascular vs Open Repair of Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Frail Medicare Population

  Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2025-03-17

  articleOpen accessSenior author
  PublisherOA PDFDOI

• The Hidden Social Determinant of Health—Physician Behavior

  JAMA Surgery · 2025-12-17

  articleSenior author
  PublisherDOI

• Employing the Vascular Quality Initiative to improve outcomes in everyday clinical practice

  Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2025-06-17

  article1st authorCorresponding
  PublisherDOI

• Female Patients Have Fewer Limb Amputations Compared to Male Patients in the BEST-CLI Trial

  UNC Libraries · 2025-10-04

  articleOpen access
  PublisherDOI

• The Age-stratified Cost of Biliary Atresia: A MarketScan®-Based Cost Analysis

  Journal of Pediatric Surgery · 2025-02-18 · 2 citations

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• Implementation of patient-reported outcomes in routine clinical care: The patients’ perspective

  Advances in Patient-Reported Outcomes · 2025-03-01

  articleOpen accessSenior author
  PublisherDOI

• Improvement in WIfI Ischemia Grade Lowers Risk for Major Amputation Following Revascularization for Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia

  Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2025-05-23

  article1st authorCorresponding
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• Long-term survival among older adults with frailty undergoing elective vascular surgery procedures

  Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2025-03-05 · 4 citations

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• Elective colectomy for treatment of benign colon polyps: National surgical trends, outcomes, and cost analysis

  Endoscopy International Open · 2025-08-25

  articleOpen access

  Background and study aims: Although endoscopic resection is recommended for management of complex benign colon polyps, patients are routinely referred for surgical resection. Little is known about the effects of these elective colectomies on patient outcomes. We sought to determine trends, surgical outcomes, and costs of elective colectomy for benign colon polyps. Patients and methods: We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of veterans nationwide using the National Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) database linked to the national VA Corporate Data Warehouse database. We included all veterans (N = 7,102) undergoing elective colectomy for benign polyps from 2000 to 2015. Outcomes of interest were rates of colectomy, surgical pathology findings, morbidity, mortality, and costs. Results: Colectomy for benign polyps increased significantly from 6% of all colectomies in 2000 to 18% in 2014, and the percent of colectomies for colon cancer decreased from 40% to 31%. The 30-day mortality rate was 1.2% and the complication rate was 19.7%. Based on pathology, 80% of patients (n = 514) underwent right hemicolectomy, mean polyp size was 2.7 cm (± 1.7 cm), and 60.1% of resected polyps were adenomas. Median cost of colectomy was $22,712 for open and $20,697 for laparoscopic colectomy. Costs increased if a complication occurred. Conclusions: Rates of colectomy for benign adenomas significantly increased from 2000 to 2014. Colectomy was associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and cost. Development of strategies to improve endoscopic management of benign large colon neoplasms is urgently needed.

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• Establishing minimal clinically important difference for PROMIS physical function improvement after revascularization for peripheral artery disease

  Advances in Patient-Reported Outcomes · 2025-03-01 · 1 citations

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Recent grants

• Improving Communication between Providers Caring for Older Patients Undergoing Surgery

  NIH · $112k · 2015–2017

• Improving Communication between Providers Caring for Older Patients Undergoing Surgery

  NIH · $112k · 2015–2017

Frequent coauthors

• Philip P. Goodney

  Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

  123 shared

• Larry W. Kraiss

  University of Utah

  63 shared

• Andres Schanzer

  Worcester Memorial Hospital

  56 shared

• Jack L. Cronenwett

  Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

  51 shared

• Brigitte K. Smith

  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  44 shared

• Jessica B. Wallaert

  Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

  38 shared

• Randall R. De Martino

  Mayo Clinic in Arizona

  37 shared

• Mark R. Sarfati

  University of Utah

  33 shared

Education

• M.D.

  University of Utah

• Ph.D., Clinical Investigation

  University of Utah

• Other

  Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Other

  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center