Vascular Surgery

Overview

Experienced vascular surgeons at Mayo Clinic offer comprehensive, diagnosis and repair for damaged or diseased blood vessels. Patients with vascular-related medical needs receive care from a team of specialists that may include cardiologists, neurologists and diagnostic radiologists. Mayo Clinic in Rochester has a special Vascular Center that brings together experts from many specialties in a physical space and using technology dedicated to treatment of patients with vascular disorders.

Specialty services offered through Vascular Surgery include:

• Doppler testing
• Endovascular surgical intervention such as angioplasty or stents
• Exercise assessment of the arterial circulation
• Hemodialysis access
• Invasive and noninvasive interventional techniques
• Lower extremity/limb salvage
• Measurement of cold sensitivity
• Plethysmographic studies
• Transcutaneous oxygen measurements
• Vascular surgery

Mayo surgeons have special training and certification in vascular surgery. There are two Mayo Clinic vascular surgeons in Jacksonville, Fla., six in Rochester, Minn. and two in Scottsdale, Ariz.