Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessels)

As one of the nation’s top hospitals, RMI Teaching Hospital has assembled an expert team of nationally known vascular surgeons skilled in all aspects of blood vessels care.

Combined with state-of-the-art technology, RMI provides innovative diagnosis, care and treatment in areas including vascular(blood vessels) diagnostic technologies, angioplasty,blood vessels bypass and is home to the Center for Innovation to advance prediction and prevention of vascular disease. In addition, world-class surgeons provide expertise in all facets of surgery Vascular disease encompass a variety of conditions that affect the great vessels. Some of these conditions include:, peripheral artery disease, carotid artery disease,thrombosis and embolism, among many others. There are many things that can increase the likelihood of developing vascular disease, these are called risk factors. Some risk factors you cannot control — age for example — but there are many others that you can, such as diet, exercise, alcohol and tobacco use. Early detection and management of these factors is crucial to improving an individual’s quality of life.