Dominion Vascular Surgical Specialists accept most insurance, including Medicare and Florida medicaid, as well as most commercial insurance carriers. If you have any questions, please call us at (407) 543-6411.

No, vascular surgeons do not treat heart problems.

Cardiologists treat heart conditions with medicines or with minimally invasive techniques. If you are having a heart attack or irregular heart rhythm/rate, then you should see a cardiologist.

Cardiothoracic (CT) surgeons treat conditions of the heart or lungs that require surgery for treatment. Often, a cardiologist will refer a patient that needs a heart bypass or heart valve replacement to a CT surgeon. A primary care doctor or lung specialist (pulmonologist) may refer a patient with a lung mass, infection, or collapsed lung to a CT surgeon.

A vascular/endovascular surgeon treats the arteries and veins in all parts of the body except the heart (cardiothoracic/heart surgeon) and brain (neurovascular surgeon). 

They are the only specialist that can treat vascular conditions medically, with minimally invasive techniques (endovascularly), surgically, or a combination of all three treatment modalities.

A vascular surgeon is the only specialist that can treat vascular conditions in a variety of ways, whichever is best for the patient:

1. Medically (medicines, exercise, compression garments, surveillance, wound care, etc.).
2. Endovascular (think stents, balloons, roto rooter devices, etc.).
3. Surgery (open incisions in the operating room).
4. Hybrid surgery (a combination of surgery and stents.

Cardiologists most often treat patients with heart conditions. Most don’t specialize in other blood vessels in the body. If they do, most don’t have the extensive training and experience of a vascular surgeon. More importantly, they are limited to treating these conditions with medicines and endovascular procedures only. They do not perform surgery, and if needed will refer you to a vascular surgeon.

Radiologists read X-rays, but some also posess interventional skills, occasionally perform endovascular procedures. They usually don’t treat medically and cannot perform surgery if needed.

A vascular surgeon is the only specialist that can offer a full spectrum of treatment for vascular conditions. He/she will decide if medical, endovascular, surgical, or a combination of all three treatment modalities is best for you.

Most often, primary care doctors refer patients to a vascular surgeon. You might be referred for peripheral artery disease, carotid artery stenosis, Abdominal or peripheral aneurysms, varicose veins/spider veins, ulcers or sores on the feet or legs thought to be from poor blood flow or venous disease, etc. Your nephrologist may refer you to vascular surgeon for dialysis access procedures. Your oncologist may refer you for port placement if you need chemotherapy. 

Sometimes, a vascular surgeon is needed on an emergency basis and consulted by an emergency room doctor for bleeding, ruptured aneurysm, blood clots in the legs (DVT) or lungs (PE), or for a lack of blood flow to the legs or arms from a blood clot or blocked artery.

Hospitalists may consult a vascular surgeon in the hospital for infected ulcers on the feet, gangrene, a stroke caused by narrowing of the carotid artery in the neck, need for an IVC filter, urgent need for dialysis access, plus all of the above.

For many chronic vascular conditions, a vascular surgeon may need to see you regularly for many years.

We are absolutely seeing new patients!

We are also happy to see you for a second opinion if you’ve already been seen by another vascular surgeon, cardiologist (that can only offer medical and endovascular solutions and not surgery if needed), or interventional radiologist (that can only offer endovascular solutions).

Call our office at (407) 543-6411 to schedule an appointment.

Sometimes, a vascular surgeon is needed on an emergency basis and consulted by an emergency room doctor for bleeding, ruptured aneurysm, blood clots in the legs (DVT) or lungs (PE), or for a lack of blood flow to the legs or arms from a blood clot or blocked artery.

Hospitalists may consult a vascular surgeon in the hospital for infected ulcers on the feet, gangrene, a stroke caused by narrowing of the carotid artery in the neck, need for an IVC filter, urgent need for dialysis access, plus all of the above.

For many chronic vascular conditions, a vascular surgeon may need to see you regularly for many years.

Sometimes, a vascular surgeon is needed on an emergency basis and consulted by an emergency room doctor for bleeding, ruptured aneurysm, blood clots in the legs (DVT) or lungs (PE), or for a lack of blood flow to the legs or arms from a blood clot or blocked artery.

Hospitalists may consult a vascular surgeon in the hospital for infected ulcers on the feet, gangrene, a stroke caused by narrowing of the carotid artery in the neck, need for an IVC filter, urgent need for dialysis access, plus all of the above.

For many chronic vascular conditions, a vascular surgeon may need to see you regularly for many years.

We can perform a large number of procedures in the office. Some of these include treatment of spider veins, varicose vein treatement, dialysis access procedures, ateriograms with stents, atherectomy, balloon angioplasty, venograms with stents if needed, IVC filters, etc. We can perform many procedures normally done in the hospital safely in our office. 

Some procedures may require only lidocaine to numb the area being treated. Some vein procedures require lidocaine plus valium taken by mouth. Some more invasive procedures require may require a combination of lidocaine plus moderate/ intravenous sedation performed by a CRNA (certified nurse anesthetist).

Please bring your insurance card and a photo identification card/driver’s license. If you have any medical records from other hospitals or providers, please bring them. 

And if you’ve already had vascular tests (ultrasounds, CT scans, Arteriograms, Venograms) that were performed by another provider or hospital, please bring a copy of the disc, so we can review the actual pictures/images on the computer.

Wear loose fitting, comfortable clothes because we will need to examine your legs and feet for most problems. If you are a dialysis patient, we will need to examine your arms, so wear short sleeves or sleeves that easily roll up (or be able to remove your shirt).

You can also print out the new patient form from our website (dominionvascular.com) and fill it out and bring it with you to your appointment. Your check in time should be quicker if you bring the already filled out new patient form.

If you have any questions about what to bring to your appointment, call us at (407) 543-6411.

Some procedures may require only lidocaine to numb the area being treated. Some vein procedures require lidocaine plus valium taken by mouth. Some more invasive procedures require may require a combination of lidocaine plus moderate/ intravenous sedation performed by a CRNA (certified nurse anesthetist).