Dr. Joseph D Raffetto MD
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
1400 Vfw Pkwy Surgery 112 West Roxbury MA, 02132Rating
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Dr. Joseph Raffetto is a vascular surgeon practicing in West Roxbury, MA. Dr. Raffetto specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Raffetto 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
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1993
Boston University School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Noninfectious saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm--a report of two cases.
- Proliferative capacity of venous ulcer wound fibroblasts in the presence of platelet-derived growth factor.
- Aortobifemoral graft infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis: treatment with abscess drainage, debridement, and long-term administration of antibiotic agents.
- Vertebral artery dissection following intravascular catheter placement: a case report and review of the literature.
- Chronic venous insufficiency.
- Matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in vascular remodeling and vascular disease.
- Chronic traumatic pseudoaneurysm of polytetrafluoroethylene axillofemoral bypass graft in a quadriplegic patient.
- Prolonged increases in vein wall tension increase matrix metalloproteinases and decrease constriction in rat vena cava: Potential implications in varicose veins.
- Matrix metalloproteinases in venous tissue remodeling and varicose vein formation.
- Comparison of costs of staged versus simultaneous lower extremity arterial hybrid procedures.
- Dermal pathology, cellular biology, and inflammation in chronic venous disease.
- MMP-2 induced vein relaxation via inhibition of [Ca2+]e-dependent mechanisms of venous smooth muscle contraction. Role of RGD peptides.
- Images in clinical medicine. Giant abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- Functional adaptation of venous smooth muscle response to vasoconstriction in proximal, distal, and varix segments of varicose veins.
- Estrogen receptor-mediated enhancement of venous relaxation in female rat: implications in sex-related differences in varicose veins.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Varicose Veins
- Venous Insufficiency
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Vascular Disease
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