The Multidisciplinary Clinic sees more than 7,000 patients a year and provides sophisticated diagnostic studies, while serving as the focus for innovative interventions including endovascular therapy for both aneurysmal and occlusive disease, as well as novel gene therapy for extremity ischemia. This program provides a single focus for the care of patients with vascular disease at the University Hospital and involves physicians from the Departments of Radiology and Internal Medicine, as well as the Vascular Surgery faculty. The Vascular Surgery services at the University of Michigan and Veterans Administration Medical Center encompass a wide range of clinical experiences, including more than 1,000 operations, for medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty. Dr. Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr. joined the faculty in 1999 after completing his general surgery training and Vascular Fellowship at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Dr. Linda M. Graham who was the Chief of our Veterans Administration Service, assumed a position at the Cleveland Clinic at the end of the 1999-2000 academic year.
Educational programs are a major focus of the Section of Vascular Surgery.
Bimonthly socratic vascular medicine teaching conferences and biweekly medical student and junior house officer breakfast teaching conferences are attended by all faculty. A three-month rotation in interventional radiology is part of the vascular surgery fellowship training and the angiography fellows rotate on the vascular surgery service as well. This contributes to the multidisciplinary culture in vascular medicine. Dr. Peter K. Henke completed his Clinical Vascular Fellowship and was recruited to the faculty in July, 2000. Dr. L. Joseph Downing completed his Research Fellowship and entered the 2000-2001 Clinical Fellowship.