Jacksonville, Florida is home to 14 practicing vascular surgeons who have offices in 1 county and 6 zip codes, including zip codes 32207, 32204, 32216, 32209, 32224, and 32257.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Jacksonville has a population of 782,623, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 vascular surgeon for every 55,901 residents.

Florida’s warm and humid subtropical climate makes it a winter destination for many. Population in 2000 was 15,982,378, according to census statistics. Tallahassee, located in the north panhandle area, is the state capital. Tourism is a major industry in Florida, with Cape Canaveral, Disney World, the Everglades National Park, Universal Studios, the Atlantic coast and the Gulf coast all destinations for visitors and residents. Year-round outdoor activities include camping, golf, scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing and boating.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Florida has a population of 17,789,864. Of this population, 3,975,071 are under the age of 18 and 2,978,335 are at or above the age of 65.

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 vascular problems, varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis (dvt), peripheral arterial disease, pulmonary embolism, retinopathy, renal artery disease, mesenteric ischemia, venous disease, stasis dermatitis, carotid artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, varicosities, arteriosclerosis of the extremities, carotid endarterectomies, chronic limb ischemia, arterial and femoral endarterectomies, acute limb ischemia, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and arterial diseases.

Procedures Performed

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including vascular surgery, arterial surgery, venous 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, photoplethysmography (ppg), transcranial doppler (tcd), doppler ultrasound, duplex scan, doppler arterial exams, noninvasive lab testing, inferior vena cava scan, vein mapping, duplex ultrasound scan, exercise testing for claudication, and artery mapping.