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Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

 

Peripheral Arterial Disease

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Treating the Whole Patient

An estimated 8 million Americans are affected by peripheral arterial disease, also known as peripheral artery disease (PAD). This condition can cause leg discomfort when walking or more serious problems such as pain in the foot at rest, toe ulcers, toe infections and gangrene. The Johns Hopkins multidisciplinary vascular and endovascular team is dedicated to optimizing the patient’s vascular health, not just treating arterial blockages. Our team develops a personalized treatment plan for each patient diagnosed with PAD.

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Peripheral Arterial Disease: Why Choose Johns Hopkins

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  • Johns Hopkins experts provide the entire range of treatments for PAD, including medical management, vascular surgery, minimally invasive/endovascular therapy and hybrid therapies. Surgery is not always indicated for PAD.
  • Our experts are focused on providing you with the appropriate treatment(s) that meet your needs at the appropriate times.
  • The hybrid therapies available at Johns Hopkins are not typically available at smaller medical centers.
  • Our multidisciplinary team will work with you and your family from evaluation to treatment, and provide follow-up care.
 

We are dedicated to treating the whole patient, not just lesions.

-Christopher Abularrage, vascular surgeon

Q&A Treatment Options for Peripheral Arterial Disease

Learn about treatment options for peripheral artery disease from vascular surgeon Thomas Reifsnyder, M.D.

 

Our Team

Our nationally recognized vascular and endovascular surgery specialists provide complete vascular care, including noninvasive diagnostic testing methods, risk factor control, medical management, minimally invasive catheter-based endovascular balloon angioplasty and stent procedures, and traditional open bypass surgery, and also have available the newest technologies under development — which may not be available elsewhere — to treat patients. Not only are our team members experts in the management of vascular disease, but they are leaders in the development of unique hybrid/collaborative approaches and new evolving technologies to treat the most complex and difficult clinical problems.

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Christopher Joseph Abularrage, M.D.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aneurysms, Angioplasty, Aortic Aneurysms, Aortic Stent-Grafts/Endografts, Aortic Surgery, Arterial Aneurysm, Arterial Occlusive Disease, Atherosclerosis, Carotid Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Artery Stenting, Carotid Body Tumors, Carotid Endarterectomy, Chronic Total Occlusions, Claudication, Diabetes, Diabetes and Heart Research, Diabetic Foot Care, Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Diabetic Wound Care, Emboli-Protection Devices, Endovascular Interventions, Endovascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapies, Extractional Atherectomy, General Vascular Surgery, Intermittent Claudication, Laser Atherectomy, Limb Salvage Surgery, Lower Extremity Angioplasty, Lower Extremity Revascularization, Lower Extremity Stenting, Mesenteric Arterial Insufficiency, Minimally Invasive Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Minimally Invasive Interventions, Non-Invasive Flow Studies (NIFS), Peripheral Angiography, Peripheral Arterial Aneurysms, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Peripheral Vascular Disease, Redo Lower Extremity Vascular Reconstruction, Renal Artery Disease, Renal Vascular Disease, Rotational Atherectomy, Stenting, Stroke, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Thoracic Imaging, Thoracic Surgery, Treatment of Bypass Graft Disease with Distal Protection Devices, Vascular Disease, Vascular Surgery, Venous Thromboembolism, Visceral Angioplasty, Visceral Stenting, Visceral Vessel Reconstruction
 
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James Hamilton Black, III, M.D.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Abdominal Aneurysms, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aneurysms, Angioplasty, Aortic Aneurysms, Aortic Dissections, Aortic Stent-Grafts/Endografts, Aortic Surgery, Arterial Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Fistulas (AVF), Claudication, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Endovascular Therapies, Extractional Atherectomy, General Vascular Surgery, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Inherited Heart Diseases, Intermittent Claudication, Laser Atherectomy, Limb Salvage Surgery, Lower Extremity Angioplasty, Lower Extremity Revascularization, Lower Extremity Stenting, Marfan Syndrome, Mesenteric Arterial Insufficiency, Minimally Invasive Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Non-Invasive Flow Studies (NIFS), Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Peripheral Vascular Disease, Popliteal Artery Aneurysms, Redo Lower Extremity Vascular Reconstruction, Renal Artery Disease, Stenting, Syncope, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Thoracic Imaging, Thoracic Surgery, Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Vascular Disease, Vascular Surgery, Vascular Ultrasound, Vasculitis, Venous Disease, Venous Insufficiency, Visceral Stenting, Visceral Vessel Reconstruction
 
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Avinash Laxmikant Ganti, M.D.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aortic Aneurysms, Carotid Artery Disease, Open and Endovascular Surgical Techniques, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
 
Photo of Dr. Caitlin Whitney Hicks, M.D., M.S.

Caitlin Whitney Hicks, M.D., M.S.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aortic Coarctation, Carotid Endarterectomy, Endovascular Aortic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapies, Lower Extremity Revascularization, Lower Extremity Stenting, Open and Endovascular Surgical Techniques, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
 
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Ying Wei Lum, M.D., M.P.H.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aneurysms, Angiography, Angioplasty, Aortic Stent-Grafts/Endografts, Aortic Surgery, Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM), Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disease in Women, Carotid Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Stenting, Carotid Endarterectomy, Carotid Surgery, Claudication, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Dialysis, Emboli-Protection Devices, Endovascular Surgery, Imaging, Kidney Diseases, Limb Salvage Surgery, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Revascularization, Sclerotherapy, Spider Veins, Stenting, Stroke, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Ultrasound, Varicose Veins, Vascular Surgery, Vascular Ultrasound, Vessel Reconstruction
 
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Rebecca Ann Marmor, M.D., M.A.S.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Aneurysms, Atherosclerosis, Carotid Artery Disease, Claudication, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Diabetic Foot Care, Diabetic Foot Salvage, Endovascular Surgery, Open and Endovascular Surgical Techniques, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Renal Artery Disease, Varicose Veins, Vascular Surgery, Venous Insufficiency
 
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Bruce Alan Perler, M.D., M.B.A.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aneurysms, Angiography, Angioplasty, Aortic Stent-Grafts/Endografts, Aortic Surgery, Arterial Ultrasound, Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM), Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Artery Stenting, Carotid Endarterectomy, Carotid Ultrasound, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Claudication, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Diabetic Foot Care, Endovascular Surgery, Limb Salvage Surgery, Non-Invasive Flow Studies (NIFS), Peripheral Vascular Disease, Popliteal Artery Aneurysms, Renal Artery Disease, Renal Vascular Disease, Revascularization, Stenting, Stroke, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Ulcers, Varicose Veins, Vascular Conditions, Vascular Disease, Vascular Surgery, Venous Insufficiency
 
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Elizabeth Virginia Ratchford, M.D.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aneurysms, Aortic Aneurysms, Arterial Aneurysm, Arterial Occlusive Disease, Arterial Ultrasound, Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerosis Imaging, Carotid Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Ultrasound, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Claudication, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Dyslipidemia, Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High Cholesterol, Intermittent Claudication, Non-Invasive Flow Studies (NIFS), Peripheral Arterial Aneurysms, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Peripheral Vascular Disease, Renal Artery Disease, Risk Factor Modification, Stroke, Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Thromboembolic Disease, Vascular Disease, Vascular Medicine, Vascular Ultrasound, Venous Disease, Venous Thromboembolism
 
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Thomas Reifsnyder, M.D.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aneurysms, Angioplasty, Aortic Aneurysms, Aortic Stent-Grafts/Endografts, Aortic Surgery, Arterial Aneurysm, Arterial Occlusive Disease, Arterial Ultrasound, Arteriovenous Fistulas (AVF), Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerosis Imaging, Carotid Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Stenting, Carotid Body Tumors, Carotid Endarterectomy, Carotid Ultrasound, Claudication, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Diabetic Foot Reconstruction, Diabetic Wound Care, Dialysis Access, Endovascular Interventions, Endovascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapies, Extractional Atherectomy, Fistulas, General Vascular Surgery, Intermittent Claudication, Limb Salvage Surgery, Lower Extremity Angioplasty, Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Lower Extremity Revascularization, Lower Extremity Stenting, Mesenteric Arterial Insufficiency, Minimally Invasive Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Non-Invasive Flow Studies (NIFS), Non-invasive Imaging, Open and Endovascular Surgical Techniques, Peripheral Angiography, Peripheral Arterial Aneurysms, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Peripheral Vascular Disease, Redo Lower Extremity Vascular Reconstruction, Renal Artery Disease, Risk Factor Modification, Stenting, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Vascular Disease, Vascular Surgery, Venous Insufficiency, Venous Thromboembolism, Visceral Angioplasty, Visceral Stenting, Visceral Vessel Reconstruction
 
Photo of Dr. Andrew Howard Schulick, M.D., M.B.A.

Andrew Howard Schulick, M.D., M.B.A.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Aneurysm Repair, Angioplasty, Aortic Aneurysms, AV Shunt, Carotid Endarterectomy, Carotid Surgery, Complex and Re-operative Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Stents, Hemodialysis Access, Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair, Limb Salvage, Minimally Invasive Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Peripheral Vascular Disease, Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement, Venous and Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Venous Stenting
 
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Ronald L Sherman, D.P.M., M.B.A.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Diabetic Foot Care, Diabetic Foot Salvage, Diabetic Limb Salvage, Diabetic Wound Care, Podiatry, Surgical Management of Complex Wounds, Wound Care and Trauma
 
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Joseph Michael White, M.D., M.S.

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Aneurysm Repair, Angioplasty, Aortic Aneurysms, Carotid Endarterectomy, Complex and Re-operative Vascular Surgery, Hemodialysis Access, Limb Salvage, Minimally Invasive Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Peripheral Vascular Disease, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Venous and Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Venous Disease, Venous Stenting
 

Our Locations

Peripheral artery disease experts see patients in one of four locations in Baltimore City and Columbia, Maryland.

Patient Resources

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