Wichita, Kansas is home to 6 practicing vascular surgeons who have offices in 1 county and 6 zip codes, including zip codes 67206, 67214, 67226, 67220, 67218, and 67208.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Wichita has a population of 354,865, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 vascular surgeon for every 59,144 residents.

Kansas was admitted to the United States in 1861. Topeka is its capital city, and the population of Kansas is 2,744,687. Topeka offers sports and recreation, arts and cultural entertainment, and casinos to residents and visitors. Lucas claims to be the Folk Art center of the United States. Visit the Pony Express National Historic Trail, tour historic Fort Leavenworth, or see the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchinson. Kansas is also home to the John Brown Museum, which was a stop on the Underground Railroad in the mid-1800s.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Kansas has a population of 2,744,687. Of this population, 652,270 are under the age of 18 and 354,995 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.