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Clinical Specialty Programs

The Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy is one of the leading vascular centers of Chicago. Our clinical faculty are involved in the non-invasive evaluation and medical management of patients with a wide variety of vascular problems including arterial occlusive disease, arterial aneurysms and venous disorders.

We provide the highest level of care in a supportive environment for patients and their families, including:

  • 5,200 outpatient visits annually
  • 10,000 + non-invasive vascular studies annually
  • 1,100 + operative procedures annually
  • 250 + endografts for aortic aneurysm disease and complex renal, mesenteric and peripheral vascular problems
  • Many difficult referral cases sent from physicians around the country

Special expertise in:

  • carotid and vertebral artery disease
  • abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm treatment
  • aortic stent repair
  • carotid stent
  • carotid endarterectomy
  • iliac aneurysm
  • renal artery stenosis
  • thoracic outlet syndrome
  • advanced ischemic disease of the lower extremity
  • challenging reconstructions of the renal and intestinal blood vessels.
  • lower extremity artherectomy
  • lower extremity bypass
  • peripheral vascular disease
  • dialysis access
  • varicose veins
  • VNUS closure
  • minimally invasive vascular therapy
  • Endovascular treatment of obstructive arterial lesions and aortic aneurysms
  • State-of-the-Art arteriographic facility at the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine

When needed, patients are also evaluated during our weekly conference with our multi-disciplinary team of physicians which includes colleagues from interventional radiology, cardiology and neurology along with our associates in cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery.