The Division of Vascular Surgery specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease occurring in the body's blood vessel network of arteries, veins, and lymph vessels. Blood vessels can become damaged by diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, as well as by the process of aging. Vessels become lined by a substance called plaque, which can cause the vessels to weaken and bulge like a balloon (known as an aneurysm) or become narrowed and slow or block blood flow. Common vascular diseases include abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease in the legs or arms.
Henry Ford Vascular Surgery has long been one of the nation's leaders in this specialty field. The Henry Ford team provides patients advanced diagnostic studies in the Clinical Vascular Laboratories as well as the full range of state-of-the-art surgeries including endovascular, minimally invasive, and robotic-assisted surgeries. Henry Ford leads the field in the treatment of aortic aneurysm, complex aortic repair including reconstructive surgery of the chest and abdominal areas, carotid artery disease, vascular access for kidney disease, and arterial reconstruction of the legs.
