Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgery at LMH Health, available through a clinical partnership with The University of Kansas Health System, provides expert care for circulatory disorders including aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease, all close to home in Lawrence, Kansas.
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You now have access to lifesaving vascular care close to home thanks to a strategic clinical relationship between LMH Health and The University of Kansas Health System. Experience better outcomes in your own community through specialized patient care at Vascular Surgery at LMH Health.
Our team treats a variety of circulatory disorders, including aortic and peripheral arterial aneurysms, carotid artery disease (CAD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Talk to your primary care provider to learn how vascular surgery at LMH Health might best serve you.
Vascular Disease
Vascular disease found in your arteries and veins affects blood flow due to blood clots, a buildup of plaque or inflammation that narrows blood vessels. Vascular disease can cause blood vessels to enlarge, eventually leading to rupture and bleeding.
Symptoms
Knowing the symptoms of vascular disease may reduce your risk of damage and allow for faster discovery and diagnosis.
Common symptoms are:
- Back pain
- Chest pain
- Erectile dysfunction
- Leg pain with walking
- Loss of vision or blurred vision
- Numbness, weakness or heaviness in muscles
- Pain in feet while at rest
- Sores on toes, feet or legs that are slow to heal
- Stroke
- Weakened pulse in the legs or feet
Risk factors
Your risk of developing a vascular condition may increase if you are over 60 years old, have a family history of vascular disease or have any of the following:
- Chronic lung disease
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Lack of exercise
- Kidney failure
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Stroke
Treatment
Vascular surgery procedures treat a wide range of heart and blood vessel issues. Vascular surgeons perform minimally invasive procedures to restore, enforce and support blood flow to and from your heart. Our team specializes in treating the following conditions:
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Carotid artery disease (CAD)
- Dialysis access for renal failure
- Intestinal artery disease
- Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
- Post-thrombosis syndrome
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Our goal is to provide the least invasive and most effective form of treatment to ensure your return to good health. Common treatments include:
- Medical management and surveillance
- Medication
- Risk factor management
- Therapy
- Minimally invasive interventions
- Angioplasty
- Endovascular aneurysm repair
- Plaque removal from blood vessels (atherectomy)
- Stent placement
- Surgical reconstruction
- Bypass
- Endarterectomy
Meet Our Care Team
Jenny Grace Cho, MD
Vascular Surgery
Kara Hessel, DO
Vascular Surgery
Kirk A. Hance, MD
Vascular Surgery
Richard C. Arnspiger, MD
Vascular Surgery
Dr. Richard Arnspiger is a board-certified vascular surgeon with more than 40 years of experience treating patients with blood vessel conditions. Dr. Arnspiger completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed his residency at St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City.
He is passionate about providing personalized care to each patient, taking the time to explain treatment options and answer questions. His approach combines the latest surgical techniques with compassionate patient care.
William Poulson, MD
Vascular Surgery
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