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.