Dr. Douglas B Hood MD
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
751 N Rutledge St Suite 2100 Springfield IL, 62702About
Dr. Douglas Hood is a vascular surgeon practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. Hood specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Hood diagnoses and treats vascular diseases and performs vasular surgeries. Common conditions that a vascular surgeon treats are aneurysms, atherosclerosis and varicose veins. Vascular specialists might also treat trauma, venous ulcers, poor leg circulation, peripheral arterial disease and other vascular-related issues.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Breast screening: the psychological sequelae of false-positive recall in women with and without a family history of breast cancer.
- The use of colorflow duplex scanning to detect significant renal artery stenosis.
- The standardized vascular clinic: an alternative to the traditional ambulatory setting.
- Modulation in the developmental expression profile of Sp1 subsequent to transplacental exposure of fetal rats to desorbed benzo[a]pyrene following maternal inhalation.
- A challenge for the new millennium: eliminating health disparities and achieving educational and workforce diversity.
- Toxicokinetics of inhaled benzo[a]pyrene: plasma and lung bioavailability.
- Metabolism, bioavailability, and toxicokinetics of benzo(alpha)pyrene in F-344 rats following oral administration.
- Gelatin-thrombin-based hemostatic sealant for intraoperative bleeding in vascular surgery.
- Anticoagulation is an effective treatment for aortic mural thrombi.
- Toxicity studies with octafluorocyclobutane.
- The inhalation toxicity of dimethylformamide (DMF).
- Downregulation of hippocampal NMDA receptor expression by prenatal exposure to dioxin.
- Endovascular management of vascular disease: current technology and applications.
- Inhaled benzo(a)pyrene impairs long-term potentiation in the F1 generation rat dentate gyrus.
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