P E R IP H E RA L VA SC U L A R S U RGE RY A N D ME D I C I N E
Excellence Leads to Accelerated Growth for Ohio State’s Peripheral Vascular Surgery and Medicine Program The Peripheral Vascular Surgery and Medicine Program at The Ohio State University Medical Center is renowned for its excellent treatment of vascular diseases and now, more than ever, is positioned for expansion through research, education and patient care. As part of that expansion, 2011 saw the development of Ohio State’s Aortic Center, a center of excellence dedicated exclusively to the management of thoracic aortic conditions. Patients seen at the Center benefit from the combined expertise of vascular surgeons, cardiac surgeons and cardiologists who are trained in both open and endovascular repair of thoracic aortic conditions. The Aortic Center houses everything under one roof, including 24-hour imaging facilities, cath labs and an operating room equipped with radiographic devices that allow for both open procedures and stent grafts in the same setting. The Center also facilitates ongoing consultation and monitoring of patients with descending thoracic aortic disease, including those with connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome. Accessibility is the emphasis for everyone, from patients with the most straightforward problems to those with the most complex issues. Excellence has led to growth: this team of top physicians continues to expand with the addition of four distinguished physicians. With a focus on the future, Ohio State is now developing an advanced fellowship program. Targeting the best and brightest from a variety of disciplines, the fellowship program stresses the evolving fields of endovascular and hybrid approaches in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. Ohio State’s Heart Center has several scientific peripheral vascular studies under way, including an important phase I clinical trial studying the safety and efficacy of marrowderived stem cell therapy in the treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia not treatable by any other technique. Specialists at Ohio State’s Peripheral Vascular Surgery and Medicine Program treat patients at Ohio State’s University Hospital, University Hospital East and six satellite sites.
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