Vascular Surgery

Vascular Surgery at Wellstar

Wellstar vascular surgeons are experts in treating blood vessel conditions, such as blocked carotid arteries in the neck and peripheral vascular disease (blocked arteries) in the legs and feet. Our highly-trained vein and artery doctors are experts in traditional, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures using the latest technology and methods to diagnose and repair your blood vessels. They place devices within arteries and veins for patients with kidney disease, diagnose and repair vessels with limited blood flow and identify and repair aneurysms. Our physicians also treat patients with medications and lifestyle changes.

What we treat

• Carotid artery disease
• Atherosclerosis
• Blood clots
• Vascular malformation
• Stroke
• Aortic aneurysm
• Abdominal aneurysm
• Thoracic aortic aneurysm
• Peripheral aneurysm
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Spider veins
• Varicose veins
• Venous insufficiency
• Aortic dissection
• Pulmonary embolism
• Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• Kidney disease

Procedures

Some procedures include:

• Percutaneous aneurysm repair (PEVAR)
• Fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR)
• Trans-carotid stenting (TCAR)