Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Care From the Region’s Top Vascular Surgeons

At UMass Memorial Health, our board-certified vascular surgeons specialize in surgical and endovascular treatments for blood vessel conditions. They offer the advanced care you expect from a major academic medical center, with a personalized approach. Vascular surgeons collaborate with heart surgeons, interventional radiologists and other experts to build a treatment plan for your needs. 

Vascular Conditions We Treat

We’re known throughout Central Massachusetts and well beyond for our ability to treat the most complex vascular diseases with excellent outcomes. In addition to providing 24/7 emergency services, we evaluate and treat: 

• Abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms
• Aortic dissection
• Carotid artery disease
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Peripheral artery disease
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Varicose veins

Our Vascular and Endovascular Treatments and Services

Our vascular surgeons have experience in both open and endovascular techniques. No matter which type of procedure is best for you, the experts at UMass Memorial Health can help.

• Open vascular surgery involves larger incisions and a longer recovery but can offer better long-term outcomes for some conditions.
• Endovascular surgery is minimally invasive. We use catheters (thin tubes) to fix blood vessel problems, sometimes a better approach for people who can’t tolerate a major operation. 

Advanced Vascular Testing 

We offer the latest vascular imaging technology, including noninvasive duplex ultrasounds, CT scans, angiograms and abdominal aortic aneurysm screenings. Many tests are conveniently available at our community hospitals and clinics close to where you live and work. All of our patients have access to more specialized tests at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

Center for Complex Aortic Disease

Our surgeons treat all types of aortic aneurysms, including those considered complex. This means ones that involve the aorta and the branches that bring blood to vital organs, such as the kidneys and intestines. We are one of a few centers in the U.S. who can treat complex aortic diseases using less invasive techniques. Learn more about our Center for Complex Aortic Disease. 

Limb Preservation Center

A multispecialty team works together to prevent lower limb amputation in people with diabetes and peripheral artery disease. We offer advanced revascularization procedures (to help restore blood flow in blocked arteries) and clinical trials for new devices and therapies. Learn more about our expertise in limb preservation. 

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) Treatment

We offer comprehensive care for TOS, a condition caused by compressed blood vessels or nerves in your chest. The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UMass Memorial Health is one of only a few TOS programs in the region offering care for all three types of TOS.  Learn how we treat thoracic outlet syndrome. 

Vein Center

Our outpatient Vein Center makes it easy to get treatment for varicose veins, venous stasis ulcers and other venous diseases, including chronic venous insufficiency and pelvic congestion syndrome. We offer a range of in-office procedures, as well as more advanced treatments in our cardiac catheterization lab at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Learn more about our Vein Center. 

Carotid Artery Disease Treatment

We help reduce your risk of stroke from carotid artery disease. Vascular surgeons offer:

• Carotid endarterectomy, is a procedure to remove plaque from narrowed carotid arteries that deliver blood to your brain
• Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR), a minimally invasive procedure to open blockages from the carotid arteries
• Traditional Carotid angioplasty and stenting, a catheter-based procedure that uses a balloon and stent (mesh tube) to widen narrowed carotid arteries

Lower Extremity Revascularization 

Our vascular surgeons offer open and endovascular procedures for peripheral artery disease. We offer: 

• Peripheral angioplasty and stenting, two minimally invasive procedures to open a blocked artery in your leg or arm, often done together
• Peripheral artery bypass, is a procedure to reroute blood around a blocked artery in your leg or arm using blood vessel grafts

National Accreditation for Noninvasive Vascular Testing

Our vascular lab has accreditation in vascular testing from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Approval from the IAC demonstrates that we meet the highest quality standards for patient care, testing equipment and staff training.