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Overview Highly specialized vascular care The Vascular Center at Tufts Medical Center brings together specialists in vascular surgery, cardiology, interventional radiology, podiatry and infectious disease to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art care for the range of arterial and vascular diseases. Specialists from departments across Tufts Medical Center, many of them national leaders in their fields, work together to review your medical history and test results and tailor care plans to your individual needs to provide you with highly personalized care. Diagnosing vascular disease using the latest technologies Our team offers an integrative approach to diagnosing patients through our Cardiovascular Imaging Center. We provide the complete range of advanced diagnostic services, including: Noninvasive vascular hemondynamics and duplex ultrasound imaging Computed tomographic angiography Magnetic resonance angiography Invasive diagnostic angiography Catheter directed digital angiography Intervascular ultrasound How we treat vascular disease Our goal is to provide patients with an evaluation that encompasses all elements of vascular medicine and a care plan that emphasizes efficacy and efficiency, while reducing risk. By using our new Hybrid OR Suite, our surgeons and interventional specialists can perform some of the most advanced therapeutic procedures available, including trans-catheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), complex aortic endovascular repair and minimally-invasive coronary revascularization. Other services we provide include angioplasty, stent and stent grafts, plaque excision, laser plaque abalation and rotational atherectomy. We offer these treatment services for patients with a wide range of vascular diseases, which include problems that affect arterial and venous circulation. Learn more about how we treat these conditions: Aortic Aneurysm Program Carotid Artery Disease Program Peripheral Arterial Disease Program Vein Center Center for Vascular, Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Doctors + Care Team David W. Allen, MD Title(s): Radiologist; Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiology; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Radiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-3004 Fax #: 617-636-0041 Interventional radiology, general radiology View Full Profile Request Appointment Mohamad El-Zaru, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Staff Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology Center; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-8252 Fax #: 617-636-5039 Cardiovascular disease View Full Profile Neil J. Halin, DO, FSIR, FAOCR Title(s): Chief, Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiology; Associate Radiologist in Chief; Vice Chair, Radiology for Quality and Operations; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Radiology, CardioVascular Center Appt. Phone: 617-636-3004 Fax #: 617-636-0041 Peripheral vascular disease, biliary and urinary obstruction, thrombo-embolic disease, vascular disease, general radiology View Full Profile Mark D. Iafrati, MD Title(s): Chief, Vascular Surgery; Director, Vascular Center; Director, Center for Vascular, Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine; Vascular Surgeon; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Vascular Surgery Appt. Phone: 617-636-5019 Fax #: 617-636-8003 Complex vascular surgery, vascular biology, endovascular surgery, venous surgery, complex wound care View Full Profile William C. Mackey, MD Title(s): Surgeon-in-Chief; Andrews Professor and Chairman, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery Appt. Phone: 617-636-5927 Fax #: 617-636-8003 Carotid artery surgery, stroke prevention, aortic aneurysms, claudication and other circulatory problems, re-operative vascular surgery, treatment of vascular surgery complications, venous diseases View Full Profile Joseph F. Polak, MD, MPH Title(s): Radiologist; Chief, Radiology, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Radiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-3004 Fax #: 617-636-0041 Cardiovascular imaging, interventional radiology, imaging of atherosclerosis and plaque evaluation, interventions of venous diseases, general radiology View Full Profile Request Appointment Payam Salehi, MD, PhD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Co-Director, Aortic Disease Program; Vascular Surgeon; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Vascular Surgery Appt. Phone: Aortic Disease referrals phone: 617-636-5590; Vascular Surgery referrals phone: 617-636-8094 Fax #: 617-636-8003 Complex aortic surgery, thoracic outlet syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, vascular and endovascular surgery, venous surgery, complex wound care View Full Profile Request Appointment Andrew R. Weintraub, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Associate Director, Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Center; Medical Director, Valvular and Structural Heart Health Center; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-6140 Fax #: 617-636-2276 Interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, peripheral vascular intervention View Full Profile E. Kent Yucel, MD Title(s): Radiologist-in-Chief; Ettinger–Dreyfus Chair and Professor of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Radiology, CardioVascular Center Appt. Phone: 617-636-0040 Fax #: 617-636-0041 Interventional radiology, ultrasound, cardiovascular CT and MRI, general radiology View Full Profile
David W. Allen, MD Title(s): Radiologist; Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiology; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Radiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-3004 Fax #: 617-636-0041 Interventional radiology, general radiology View Full Profile Request Appointment Mohamad El-Zaru, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Staff Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology Center; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-8252 Fax #: 617-636-5039 Cardiovascular disease View Full Profile Neil J. Halin, DO, FSIR, FAOCR Title(s): Chief, Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiology; Associate Radiologist in Chief; Vice Chair, Radiology for Quality and Operations; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Radiology, CardioVascular Center Appt. Phone: 617-636-3004 Fax #: 617-636-0041 Peripheral vascular disease, biliary and urinary obstruction, thrombo-embolic disease, vascular disease, general radiology View Full Profile Mark D. Iafrati, MD Title(s): Chief, Vascular Surgery; Director, Vascular Center; Director, Center for Vascular, Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine; Vascular Surgeon; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Vascular Surgery Appt. Phone: 617-636-5019 Fax #: 617-636-8003 Complex vascular surgery, vascular biology, endovascular surgery, venous surgery, complex wound care View Full Profile William C. Mackey, MD Title(s): Surgeon-in-Chief; Andrews Professor and Chairman, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery Appt. Phone: 617-636-5927 Fax #: 617-636-8003 Carotid artery surgery, stroke prevention, aortic aneurysms, claudication and other circulatory problems, re-operative vascular surgery, treatment of vascular surgery complications, venous diseases View Full Profile Joseph F. Polak, MD, MPH Title(s): Radiologist; Chief, Radiology, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Radiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-3004 Fax #: 617-636-0041 Cardiovascular imaging, interventional radiology, imaging of atherosclerosis and plaque evaluation, interventions of venous diseases, general radiology View Full Profile Request Appointment Payam Salehi, MD, PhD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Co-Director, Aortic Disease Program; Vascular Surgeon; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Vascular Surgery Appt. Phone: Aortic Disease referrals phone: 617-636-5590; Vascular Surgery referrals phone: 617-636-8094 Fax #: 617-636-8003 Complex aortic surgery, thoracic outlet syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, vascular and endovascular surgery, venous surgery, complex wound care View Full Profile Request Appointment Andrew R. Weintraub, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Associate Director, Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Center; Medical Director, Valvular and Structural Heart Health Center; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology Appt. Phone: 617-636-6140 Fax #: 617-636-2276 Interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, peripheral vascular intervention View Full Profile E. Kent Yucel, MD Title(s): Radiologist-in-Chief; Ettinger–Dreyfus Chair and Professor of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Radiology, CardioVascular Center Appt. Phone: 617-636-0040 Fax #: 617-636-0041 Interventional radiology, ultrasound, cardiovascular CT and MRI, general radiology View Full Profile
Venous Disease Watch Mark Iafrati, MD, Chief of Vascular Surgery discuss varicose veins and potential dangers if this disease progresses. Watch now
