Alabama (AL) Vascular Surgery Doctors and Physicians
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Vascular Surgery Information
Description
Vascular surgery is surgery to treat disorders and diseases of the vascular system. A vascular surgeon performs surgery on patients with diseases, disorders, or inflammation of the veins and arteries. These diseases of the blood vessels can include vasculitis, aneurysms, ischemia, thrombosis, varicose veins, and immune system abnormalities.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
but some of the most common are varicose veins, Vascular Problems, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), retinopathy, pulmonary embolism, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Venous disease, Stasis dermatitis, Mesenteric ischemia, Renal Artery Disease, Varicosities, cerebrovascular disease, Carotid Artery Disease, abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Limb ischemia, Digestive Ischemia, Extracranial cerebrovascular disease, Non-Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Arterial and Femoral Endarterectomies, and Thrombectomies.
Procedures Performed
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including vascular surgery, venous surgery, arterial surgery, and deep vein surgery.
Tests Performed
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Echocardiogram, angiography, Transcranial Doppler (TCD), Photoplethysmography (PPG), duplex scan, Doppler Ultrasound, Doppler arterial exams, Exercise testing for claudication, Duplex ultrasound scan, Noninvasive lab testing, Inferior vena cava scan, Vein mapping, and Artery mapping.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Alabama has
50 practicing
vascular surgeons. Broken out by city, vascular surgery doctor density
in Alabaster is 1,
in Alexander City is 1,
in Birmingham is 13,
in Cullman is 1,
in Dothan is 1,
in Florence is 1,
in Foley is 1,
in Gadsden is 6,
in Huntsville is 7,
in Mobile is 8,
in Montgomery is 5,
in Phenix City is 1,
in Sheffield is 1,
in Tuscaloosa is 1,
in Vestavia Hills is 2,
and in Winfield is 1.
Alabama Information
Montgomery is the capital city of this southern state, though Birmingham is its largest city. Population in 2005 was 4,557,808. Alabama is the birthplace of historical figures Hank Aaron, Helen Keller, and George Washington Carver. Take an airboat tour on the Mobile river delta, see the Alabama Civil Rights museum in Mantua, or tour the Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham. Visit the Shakespeare Festival Theater Complex in Montgomery, or play a round of golf at one of Alabama’s many acclaimed courses. From the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the state’s north to the Gulf coast beaches in the south, Alabama’s scenery includes a varied and diverse landscape.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Alabama has a population of 4,557,808.
Of this population, 1,074,627 are under the age of 18
and 600,258 are at or above the age of 65.
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