Vascular and Endovascular Surgery WVU Healthcare’s vascular surgery team provides state-of-the-art surgical and medical treatment for peripheral vascular disease. We are the region’s leader in advanced procedures, and offer our patients the only comprehensive team of board-certified vascular and endovascular surgeons. Vascular surgery at WVU Healthcare Lakshmikumar Pillai, MD, chief of vascular and endovascular surgery services at WVU Healthcare, discusses the variety of traditional and minimally invasive procedures for endovascular intervention and for treating carotid, aneurysmal, and peripheral arterial disease. Our vascular specialists perform traditional open and minimally invasive surgical procedures for treating carotid, aneurysmal, and peripheral arterial disease, including carotid endarterectomy, open aneurysm repair, and lower extremity bypass. We also have more than 10 years of experience – the most in the region – with endovascular aneurysm repair (thoracic and abdominal) using all of the current FDA-approved devices. Other procedures we offer include: angiography (carotid to tibial, including renal) carotid artery angioplasty and stent placement dialysis access construction and intervention endovenous radiofrequency/laser closure of varicose veins The team also oversees an Endovascular Diagnostic Suite, which has been accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories. The Endovascular Suite, located at Ruby Memorial Hospital, offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services, including: carotid artery duplex imaging venous duplex imaging visceral, renal, and peripheral arterial duplex imaging physiologic testing for arterial occlusive vascular disease ultrasound-guided thrombin injection for treating femoral artery false aneurysms