Vascular Surgery in 60 Seconds
What does a vascular surgeon actually do? In this 60-second video, Dr Andrew Choong, vascular surgeon in Singapore, explains the role, the conditions treated, and how vascular surgery differs from cardiology and heart surgery.
Vascular Surgery in 60 Seconds – Transcript
Hi, my name is Dr. Andrew Choong, and I’m a vascular surgeon in Singapore. Welcome to Vascular Surgery in 60 Seconds.
Vascular surgeons are circulation specialists — we’re blood vessel surgeons. We operate on all parts of the body outside of the heart and outside of the brain.
We look after:
The arterial blood supply that carries blood from the heart
The venous blood supply that returns blood to the heart
Our work includes:
Providing dialysis access
Am I a cardiologist? No.
But just like a cardiologist, I use stents, balloons and wires to perform angioplasty.
Am I a heart surgeon? No.
But I also perform bypasses in the neck, chest, abdomen, and legs when required - because vascular surgery extends through the entire circulatory system.