The field of Vascular Medicine is now a recognized subspecialty incorporating components of internal medicine, vascular surgery, and cardiovascular medicine to name a few. Training in Vascular Medicine provides subspecialty knowledge in patient care with regards to the diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative approaches to all peripheral vascular diseases. This field routinely uses non-invasive vascular testing to quantify disease and then determines if medical management is appropriate; and if not, assists in the application of invasive therapies. Vascular medicine experts are experienced in recognizing the clinical characteristics of all vascular diseases, including arterial, venous and lymphatic, as they occur at peripheral, aortic, renal, mesenteric, coronary, cerebral, pulmonary, and other sites. Extensive knowledge through reading, research, didactic lectures and direct patient care will be obtained and is essential to the understanding of the pathogenesis of vascular diseases including arteriosclerosis obliterans, aneurysms, vasculitis, arteriovenous fistulas, lipid disorders, essential hypertension, renovascular hypertension, arterial and venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, lymphedema and vasospastic disorders.
Completion of the GHS Vascular Medicine Fellowship will prepare the fellow for practice in the field of vascular medicine and enable the fellow to sit for the ABVM general vascular medicine board examination.
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