northside vascular surgery
Offering the Full Breadth of Vascular Care
Dr. Catalin Harbuzariu
If you’re like most people, you give little thought to your body’s vast network of veins and arteries carrying blood to and from your heart. You barely notice this essential system, until you encounter a problem. It could be the growing collection of varicose veins creating undesirable designs on your legs, or maybe your doctor has diagnosed an abdominal aneurysm needing immediate treatment. Especially common as we get older, vascular disease is linked to trauma, illness, diabetes, sitting or standing still for long periods, family history, high cholesterol, obesity and smoking. If you are suffering from vascular disease, it is time to see a vascular surgeon for diagnosis and treatment. Northside Vascular Surgery specializes 28
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in diagnosing and treating diseases of the blood vessels in the body. Surgeons perform both traditional open surgery and the latest minimally-invasive endovascular techniques.
Established three years ago, the practice has three locations: Forsyth, Cherokee and Atlanta. The Forsyth office is located next to Northside Hospital — Forsyth in Cumming and is staffed with an enthusiastic, patient-focused team of doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and technicians ready to help patients in North Fulton. Dr. Catalin Harbuzariu and Dr. Siddharth Patel assist patients with the entire scope of vascular diseases, from the simplest to the most complex.
Dr. Siddharth Patel
Dr. Harbuzariu began his medical studies in Bucharest, Romania, graduating from medical school, then enrolling in the residency program at the Mayo Clinic, where he completed a residency in general surgery and a fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery. Dr. Harbuzariu was a surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center prior to joining Northside Vascular Surgery in 2013. Dr. Patel graduated from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, then completed an internship in general surgery at the University of Tennessee. He completed a residency in general surgery, a post-doctoral research fellowship and was an administrative chief resident in surgery, all at the University of Rochester. He finished his education with a fellowship in vascular surgery at Emory University.