Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery offers the entire array of vascular procedures ranging from state-of-the-art endovascular aneurysm repair in the thoracic and abdominal aorta to angiogenesis, an evolving modality to treat critical blood flow. Balloon angioplasty, stent and stent-graft placement, thrombolysis, ultrasound directed intervention, and venous ablation with ultrasound or laser are some of the other minimally invasive technologies commonly performed. The uniqueness of the division stems from the broad training of each of its members in vascular surgery as well as in interventional catheter based techniques. This provides the patient with therapeutic decisions not limited by a narrow perspective.

Juan Carlos Parodi, MD and Division Chief, Darwin Eton, MD, FACS, have contributed to the evolution of minimally invasive vascular surgery from its earliest days. Dr. Parodi placed the first endograft in a human internationally and developed what many consider to be the safest carotid stent protection device. Dr. Eton is pioneering angiogenesis as a treatment modality for critically low blood flow as well as genetically engineered stent grafts.  Hassan Y. Tehrani, MD, is boarded in cardiac and vascular surgery and is especially focused on thoracic aortic endografts.  Pranay Ramdev, MD, has had international experience in endograft technology and is spearheading the venous effort.

Operations and surgical procedures performed include:

• Carotid endarterectomy and carotid stent placement
• Vertebral artery reconstruction
• Subclavian, axillary, and brachial artery reconstruction
• Arch aneurysm stent graft (endovascular) repair
• Branch arch vessel reconstruction
• Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair (surgery or stent graft)
• Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
• Renal artery revascularization by surgery or stent
• Visceral artery bypass
• Suprarenal aortic aneurysm repair
• Infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair (surgery or stent graft) 
• Iliac artery aneurysm repair (surgery or stent graft)
• Iliac artery bypass or endovascular repair
• Lower extremity revascularization
• Balloon angioplasty of appropriate vessels
• Thoracic outlet surgery
• Lymphedema surgery
• Sub-fascial endoscopic perforator surgery for venous insufficiency
• Dialysis access surgery
• Treatment of gangrene
• Varicose vein procedures
• Trauma surgery
• Temporal artery bypass surgery
• Arteriovenous malformation surgery