Vascular Surgery in 60 Seconds

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:

• Stroke prevention

• Treating aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections

• Managing deep vein thromboses (DVT) and varicose veins

• Providing dialysis access

• Non-healing wounds

• Preventing amputations

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.

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