Lancaster General offers a team approach to caring for people with vascular disease. Vascular disease describes disorders involving the veins and arteries that circulate blood throughout the body.

At Lancaster General, vascular care team members include:

• Cardiologists
• Interventional radiologists
• Registered nurses
• Technologists
• Vascular surgeons

These professionals work together to help manage and treat vascular diseases, such as:

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD)
• Venous Disease
• Vascular Access Grafts and maintenance

To provide you with the necessary care, we offer:

• Education – Periodic programs and screenings to help determine if a person is at-risk for developing vascular disease. Also provides tips for reducing risks.
• Endovascular Surgery – Surgeons use minimally-invasive endovascular procedures to unblock arteries and veins and restore proper blood flow. By using small cuts and instruments, surgeons can insert stents and grafts and remove blockages. These innovative techniques speed up the recovery and healing process.
• Minimally-invasive Surgery – Surgeons use minimally-invasive endovascular procedures to unblock arteries and veins and restore proper blood flow. By using small cuts and instruments, surgeons can insert stents and grafts and remove blockages. These innovative techniques speed up the recovery and healing process.
• Open Vascular Surgical Procedures – Fem pop bypass, Fem-fem bypass, AAA, carotid endartrectomy
• Technological Advances - Lancaster General continually seeks new methods and equipment to bring the latest equipment and capabilities to patients.