Endovascular surgery is a technique which is revolutionizing the field of vascular surgery. This procedure allows surgeons to make a few small incisions (usually in the patient's groin area). Instead of an open operation with an incision that can be 18-36" long in some cases, the surgeon uses x-rays to guide small catheters and devices through the blood vessels to open clogged arteries. In appropriate patients, these minimally invasive techniques are extremely advantageous, dramatically reducing hospital stay and recovery time.

Endovascular techniques have been used to successfully treat conditions such as renal artery stenosis (hardened renal artery), and more difficult conditions such as stroke (cerebral) and aortic aneurysms.

Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease
This narrowing of the carotid artery (often due to the buildup of plaque) can be treated through endovascular surgery utilizing balloon stent angioplasty of the narrowed vessel. This procedure does not require incision in the neck and can be performed through a catheter introduced through the groin artery. This procedure also involves a one day hospital stay. After either standard carotid endarterectomy or balloon stent angioplasty, patients are followed with serial duplex ultrasound studies to monitor the progress of their carotid arteries.

	Dr. Adoumie graduated medical school in 1988 at the State University of New York, Stony Brook where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. He took his surgical internship at the New England Medical Center (Tufts University, Boston) and went on to continue his surgical residency training at McGill University hospitals in Montreal, Canada. He pursued his vascular training as a fellow at the University of Ottawa where he graduated in 1994. He was on the teaching faculty at the University of Louisville. Currently, Dr. Adoumie maintains his affiliation as a teaching faculty to Harbor UCLA Medical Center. His current practice includes both advanced endovascular interventions in addition to traditional open surgical therapy.
	Dr. Kaviani was born in Teheran, Iran in 1971 and emigrated to the United States shortly after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. He grew up in Newport Beach, California and after graduating from high school, moved to the east coast where he attended the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his undergraduate studies majoring in Neuroscience with honors in 1992, and attended medical school at Boston University. After graduating from medical school, he began his internship in General Surgery at The University of California San Francisco- East Bay, and completed his senior residency and chief residency in General Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
	After attending medical school at the Creighton College of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Receiving his M.D. degree in 1988. Dr. Lee completed his internship at the University of Colorado and finished his surgical residency at the University of Missouri. He pursued a private practice of general and laparoscopic surgery in Illinois. His interest in vascular and endovascular surgery, stimulated him to pursue a vascular fellowship at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York. Dr. Lee is involved in developing the endovascular program at our participating hospitals. Dr. Lee's interest also includes extensive experience with the use of radiofrequency as well as laser ablation technique in treating patients with varicose veins.
	Dr. McNamara attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine and trained in General Surgery on the LSU Surgical Service Charity Hospital, which was at that time the largest and oldest Teaching Hospital in the United States. In 1979 he traveled to California for Postdoctoral Training in Peripheral Vascular Surgery at USC, and in 1980 began surgical practice in the South Bay treating vascular problems both medical and surgical including the use of angiography, angioplasty, and stenting techniques. Additionally, he is expert in the treatment of venous disease especially varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency. Dr. McNamara has served as Chief of Surgery at both Little Company of Mary Hospital and Torrance Memorial Medical Center.