Peter Blume
About
Biography
Dr. Blume has spent decades helping patients suffering from foot and ankle problems. He is at the forefront of diabetic limb preservation and reconstruction and has been recognized as one of the state's top doctors in podiatry. Dr. Blume has been ranked multiple times by Connecticut Magazine as one of “Connecticut’s Best Doctors.” Dr. Blume serves as Medical Director for the Heart and Vascular Center and Ambulatory Surgery for Yale New Haven Health. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Anesthesia and Cardiology at Yale School of Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Dr. Blume holds several other board certifications in podiatric medicine. He has published original research in more than 120 publications and has authored many textbooks on podiatric surgery.
Appointments
Cardiovascular Medicine
Assistant Clinical ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Diabetes Center
- Internal Medicine
- Podiatry
- Yale New Haven Health System
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Veteran's Administration Medical Center - West Haven/Georgetown University, (1995)
- Resident
- Veteran's Administration Medical Center - Yale School of Medicine, Surgery-Foot and Ankle (1994)
Board Certifications
Foot Surgery
- Certification Organization
- AB of Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Latest Certification Date
- 2015
- Original Certification Date
- 1996
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Gaëlle Romain, PhD, MSc
Kim Germaine Emiel Smolderen, PhD, MSc
Santiago Callegari, MD
Bauer Sumpio, MD, PhD, FACS
Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA
Sameer Nagpal, MD
Publications
2024
A LONG-TERM PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR MAJOR AMPUTATION AT 3 YEARS FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION
Cheung T, Cleman J, Callegari S, Vyce S, Blume P, Romain G, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. A LONG-TERM PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR MAJOR AMPUTATION AT 3 YEARS FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2264. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04254-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPREDICTION OF SHORT-TERM MAJOR AMPUTATION AT 30 AND 90 DAYS FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION
Cheung T, Cleman J, Callegari S, Vyce S, Blume P, Romain G, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. PREDICTION OF SHORT-TERM MAJOR AMPUTATION AT 30 AND 90 DAYS FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2235. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04225-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Community distress and risk of adverse outcomes after peripheral vascular intervention
Schenck C, Strand E, Smolderen K, Romain G, Nagpal S, Cleman J, Blume P, Mena-Hurtado C. Community distress and risk of adverse outcomes after peripheral vascular intervention. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 166-174.e3. PMID: 36944389, PMCID: PMC11146282, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsDistressed Communities IndexMajor amputationRisk of mortalityAdverse outcomesVascular interventionsVascular Quality Initiative databaseDCI scoresCommunity distressCox regression modelTime-dependent receiverCharacteristic curve analysisClinical characteristicsFinal cohortPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesCardiovascular diseasePatientsAmputationZip code dataMortalityRisk categoriesCurve analysisInitiative databaseOutcomes
2020
61 Lower Extremity Ulceration
Sumpio B, Blume P, Mena-Hurtado C. 61 Lower Extremity Ulceration. 2020, 836-848. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-63600-1.00061-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research