The Vascular Surgery section at Washington University School of Medicine, headed up by Luis Sanchez, MD is dedicated to offering the full range of endoluminal and open surgical techniques for the treatment of vascular disease.
FOR APPOINTMENTS, CALL 314- 747-VASC (8272), Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
After hours, please call 314-854-0399 or 800-252-3627, 24 hours a day, ask for the attending vascular surgeon on call
All Washington University vascular surgeons are certified by the American Board of Surgery and all have earned added qualifications in vascular surgery. They are an integral part of Barnes-Jewish and Washington University Heart & Vascular Center.
The vascular laboratory is an outpatient service that offers a full spectrum of noninvasive blood flow analyses for the diagnosis of arterial and venous peripheral vascular disease.
Patients are seen at:
Center for Advanced Medicine
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
Vascular Surgeons
John A. Curci, MD
Patrick J.Geraghty, MD
Jeffrey Jim, MD
Kathleen G. Raman MD, MPH
Brian G. Rubin, MD
Luis A. Sanchez, MD
Gregorio Sicard, MD
Robert Thompson, MD
The Washington University Advantage
When selecting a vascular surgeon, one needs to consider the surgeon's technical expertise and his or her access to the latest technology. Experience matters. Research has indicated that patients have better outcomes in surgical centers with a high volume of cases.
There is no other group of vascular surgeons in the region with longer and broader experience than these eight men and women. They perform more than 5,500 vascular procedures each year.
Some outpatient procedures are performed in day surgery or physician offices. Major surgeries are scheduled at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, where the top-of-the-line facilities give surgeons options not found in other hospitals.
Procedures include:
- open and endoluminal treatment of thoracic and infrarenal aortic aneurysms
- carotid endarterectomy, carotid angioplasty and stenting
- open treatment of PAD and endoluminal iliac and peripheral angioplasty and stenting
- dialysis fistulas or dialysis grafts
- dialysis access
- innovative techniques for the treatment of severe hypertension
- treatment of varicose veins (visit the Vein Center web site)