Andrew W. Hoel, MD is a vascular surgeon with Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. He is also the director of surgical services at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which includes...
Lake Forest (IL) - - Phone: (847) 534-3278Ashley K. Vavra, MD is vascular surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. She performs both open and endovascular surgery for a wide range of disorders...
Lake Forest (IL) - - Phone: (847) 534-3278Heron Rodriguez, MD is a vascular surgeon with Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Rodriguez’s clinical focus is arterial and venous surgery, as well as percutaneous...
Lake Forest (IL) - - Phone: (847) 534-3278Karen J. Ho, MD is a vascular surgeon with Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Ho’s clinical interests include aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection, cerebrovascular disease and...
Lake Forest (IL) - - Phone: (847) 534-3278Mark K. Eskandari, MD is the chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Northwestern Medicine. His practice focus areas include aortic aneurysm repair, carotid stents, endovascular surgery,...
Lake Forest (IL) - - Phone: (847) 535-7665Tadaki M. Tomita, MD is a vascular surgeon at Memorial Hospital and Lake Forest Hospital. He is well versed in vascular surgery procedures, including endovascular and interventional procedures, and is...
Lake Forest (IL) - - Phone: (847) 535-7665Northwestern Medicine is proud to have five hospitals ranked among “America’s Best” by U.S. News & World Report, 2023 – 2024. Anchored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the only Illinois...
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Vascular surgery refers to a specialization practised by doctors in Lake Forest,geared towards management of vascular diseases. The vascular system comprises arteries and veins. While initially major surgery was the primary means of treatment, now, minimally invasive surgery and medical therapy is preferred. The specialization covers studies of diagnosis, medical treatment, and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Vascular surgery was included as a primary specialty of the American Board of Surgery in July 2006. Standalone vascular surgery clinics are now available at a number of places, reduces treatment time, complexity as well as overall time. Now, surgery is often the last option, with angiography, stenting, and non-operative varicose vein treatment sclerotherapy, endovenous laser treatment being the treatments of choice due to their minimally invasive nature. However, vascular surgery doesn't include studies or surgery of the heart or brain, which are specializations in their own right. Research is this field is growing and involves studies such as those on obstructive arterial lesions and aortic aneurysms. Vascular surgery is offered in Lake Forest to manage diseases of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems.