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.

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.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including vascular surgery, arterial surgery, venous surgery, and deep vein surgery.

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.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Florida has 291 practicing vascular surgeons. Broken out by city, vascular surgery doctor density in Atlantis is 6, in Aventura is 1, in Bay Harbor Islands is 2, in Bay Pines is 2, in Belle Glade is 1, in Boca Raton is 5, in Bonita Springs is 5, in Boynton Beach is 6, in Bradenton is 5, in Brandon is 3, in Brooksville is 4, in Cape Coral is 8, in Centerville is 1, in Clearwater is 5, in Clermont is 5, in Cocoa is 1, in Cocoa Beach is 2, in Coral Gables is 1, in Crestview is 2, in Daytona Beach is 2, in Deerfield Beach is 2, in Deland is 2, in Delray Beach is 1, in Destin is 1, in Eglin Afb is 1, in Eustis is 1, in Fort Lauderdale is 9, in Fort Myers is 13, in Fort Pierce is 2, in Fort Walton Beach is 1, in Gainesville is 18, in Grassy Key is 1, in Gulf Breeze is 1, in Hialeah is 4, in Hollywood is 5, in Hudson is 4, in Jacksonville is 14, in Jupiter is 1, in Kissimmee is 2, in Lady Lake is 1, in Lake Mary is 1, in Lake Worth is 3, in Lakeland is 1, in Largo is 6, in Lauderdale Lakes is 4, in Leesburg is 3, in Lighthouse Point is 1, in Maitland is 3, in Marathon is 4, in Margate is 2, in Melbourne is 9, in Miami is 33, in Miami Beach is 4, in Miami Shores is 1, in Milton is 2, in Miramar is 1, in Naples is 8, in New Port Richey is 7, in North Miami Beach is 1, in Oakland Park is 1, in Ocala is 5, in Ocoee is 2, in Orange City is 4, in Orange Park is 1, in Orlando is 12, in Ormond Beach is 2, in Palatka is 3, in Palm Beach Gardens is 6, in Palm Coast is 1, in Palm Harbor is 7, in Panama City is 1, in Pembroke Pines is 4, in Pensacola is 5, in Plantation is 3, in Port Orange is 1, in Punta Gorda is 2, in Rockledge is 2, in Safety Harbor is 2, in Saint Augustine is 1, in Saint Petersburg is 9, in Sarasota is 10, in Sebastian is 1, in Sebring is 2, in South Miami is 5, in Stuart is 5, in Sun City Center is 2, in Tallahassee is 7, in Tamarac is 1, in Tampa is 14, in Tavares is 1, in Tavernier is 2, in Titusville is 1, in Venice is 1, in Vero Beach is 2, in Wellington is 2, in West Palm Beach is 4, in Weston is 2, in Winter Haven is 4, in Winter Park is 1, and in Zephyrhills is 1.

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