Dr. Catherine M Wittgen MD
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
3635 Vista 3rd Floor Saint Louis MO, 63110About
Dr. Catherine Wittgen is a vascular surgeon practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Wittgen specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Wittgen 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.
Education and Training
St Louis Univ Sch of Med, St Louis Mo 1989
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Aneurysmosis presenting as acute limb ischemia.
- Infrainguinal vein graft surveillance: the criteria for intervention.
- Con: moderate sedation is safely performed by nonanesthesiologists during percutaneous vascular interventions.
- Outcomes of endovascular AAA repair in patients with hostile neck anatomy using adjunctive balloon-expandable stents.
- True lumen re-entry devices facilitate subintimal angioplasty and stenting of total chronic occlusions: Initial report.
- Limb ischemia: medical therapy trial update.
- The use of cryopreserved aortoiliac allograft for aortic reconstruction in the United States.
- Perspectives of Decisional Surrogates and Patients Regarding Critical Illness Genetic Research.
- A multi-institutional experience in adventitial cystic disease.
- Diagnostic exercise: skin infarction in rats.
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Practice At 3635 Vista 3rd Floor
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What Is Atherosclerosis: Types, Symptoms, and Home RemediesWhat is atherosclerosis?Atherosclerosis is also known as arteriosclerotic vascular disease or ASVD. It is a particular type of arteriosclerosis in which an artery wall gets thickened as an effect of attack and accumulation of white blood cells and rupture of the intimal smooth muscle cell producing...
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Different Types of AneurysmsWhat is an aneurysm?An aneurysm is the abnormal ballooning, widening, or bulging of a part of the artery usually caused by arterial wall weakness. When an aneurysm enlarges and ruptures, disastrous consequences, such as internal bleeding, usually happen.Aneurysms are usually found in the aorta (the...
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How Can I Improve Varicose Veins?Varicose veins can affect your self esteem, since they are distressing and painful. These veins can develop anywhere in the body, although the legs are commonly affected. They are usually twisted, swollen and deep purple or blue in color.When blood starts accumulating in the veins as a result of...
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