Expert Details
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
ID: 726571
Indiana, USA
Expert has performed over 2,000 interventional cath lab procedures using all procedures listed above since 2005.
She has performed approximately 1,000 open peripheral procedures for conditions listed here.
She has treated all of these conditions, which are bread-and-butter vascular ailments, for past16 years.
She has performed approximately 1,300 carotid endarterectomies with 0 mortality and stroke rate less than 2%.
Sit on the Scientific Board for LeMaitre Vascular, Inc
Have performed consulting work for Bard Vascular
Declined offer to sit on Scientific Board for Boston Scientific
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1984 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Cornell University Medical College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2006 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Director of Peripheral Vascular Services (Cath lab and Surgery) at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Michigan City, Indiana.Vascular Care for Northwest Indiana |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 2007 | Employer: Vascular Surgery and Technology, PC | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Vascular Care for South Central Indiana |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1995 | Employer: Baptist Hospital/Wake Forest | Title: Vascular Fellow | Department: Vascular Surgery |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1993 | Employer: UT Southwestern Med School/ Parkland Hosp | Title: General Surgery Resident | Department: Surgery |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Parkland Surgical Society, La Porte Medical Society, Indiana State Medical Associaton, Indiana Society of Vascular Surgery |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Medical License, Board Certified in Vascular Surgery, with recent recertification (2007) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| President of Indiana Society of Vascular Surgery, Director of Peripheral Vascular Services at SSFHS |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Patent for intraluminal vascular stent (December 30, 1997). Multiple publications, 2 book chapters |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| portuguese | Born in Brazil |
| Spanish | Moderate command of language given similarity to portuguese, and residency in Texas |
Fields of Expertise
aneurysm treatment, angiogram, aortic aneurysm, aortic rupture, aortitis, blood vessel prosthesis implantation, false aneurysm, iliac aneurysm, infected aneurysm, angioplasty, atherectomy, catheterization, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, arterial occlusive disease, arteriolosclerosis, arteriosclerosis obliterans, arteritis, atherosclerosis, blue toe syndrome, Leriche syndrome, renal artery obstruction, arteriovenous fistula, cervical rib syndrome, compartment syndrome, embolectomy, fibromuscular dysplasia, ischemic colitis, peripheral vascular disease, phlebitis, Raynaud's disease, renal hypertension, reperfusion injury, superior vena cava syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, thromboangitis obliterans, thromboembolism, vascular disease, vascular graft, vascular surgery, vasculature, carotid artery thrombosis, carotid stenosis, cerebrovascular disease, endarterectomy, vertebral artery dissection, vascular trauma, vascular radiology, thrombectomy, limb salvage, carotid artery injury, vertebrobasilar insufficiency, dissecting aneurysm, peripheral vascular surgery, embolic, revascularization, saphenous vein graft, saphenous vein, vascular anatomy, carotid artery, guidewire, aorta, vein graft, balloon catheter, ischemia, angioplasty equipment, blood clot, bypass surgery, vascular biology, stent, blood vein, blood vessel, artery, arterial graft, varicose vein, embolism, cerebrovascular accident, carotid artery disease, blood flow, arteriosclerosis, aortic disease, aneurysm