The vascular surgeons utilize the latest and most cutting edge treatments for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI). These include minimally invasive procedures like atherectomy, angioplasty and stenting. During these procedures, the physicians are able to remove plaque and blockages with atherectomy devices, stretch open clogged vessels with balloon treatment, and then place stents inside the vessels if the blockages do not remain open after a balloon treatment. This approach enables patients to be up on their feet in a few hours and sometimes, to go home on the same day. In addition, the team at Bergen Surgical and Hackensack Vascular Specialists are among the few Vascular Surgery practices with access to leading-edge, FDA approved clinical trials. This enables the team to offer more options and the next generation of treatments that may not be available elsewhere.

Sometimes, minimally invasive treatments are not the best or most durable option for patients. Patients may be best suited for a surgical bypass around the diseased or blocked artery. Our team performs more bypasses than any of the other centers in the region, and our results are outstanding. During a surgical bypass, the Vascular Surgeon sews in a new tube, either made of a patient’s own vein or an artificial tube, around this blocked segment. These surgeries are done in as minimally invasive a way possible to ensure early mobility and an easy recovery.

Sometimes, a combination strategy of open surgery and endovascular procedures is employed. Our goal is to provide the ideal treatment plan for every patient.

Moreover, our Vascular Surgery team was awarded a Joint Commission Disease Specific Care Certification for the treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease.