Aortic Disease Center Offers Highest-Quality Outcomes

Aortic Disorders We Treat

Trusted Aortic Expertise

With clinical outcomes on par or better than other academic medical centers nationwide, the Aortic Disease Center offers the latest therapies available, including:

• Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of an aneurysm using small incisions in the groin along with X-ray guidance and special instruments to insert a stent graft inside the aorta
• Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of a thoracic aneurysm using endovascular technology
• Fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR) of an aneurysm that involves the blood vessels to the kidneys using small incisions in the groin or arms while continuing to preserve blood flow through the critical arteries to the kidneys and other organs
• Hybrid (open surgical-endovascular) repair of ascending aortic aneurysms and arch pathologies using “elephant trunk” or “frozen elephant trunk” procedure
• Open surgical and endovascular reconstruction of thoraco-abdominal aneurysms
• Open surgical reconstruction of occlusive diseases of the great vessels, thoracic and abdominal aorta
• Open surgical and endovascular treatment of aortic dissections, aortic ruptures, intramural hematoma and penetrating aortic ulcer
• Open surgical and endovascular repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysm

Our program also offers genetic evaluation and counseling for patients and families affected by Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or other connective tissue disease involving the aorta.