Dr. Alex D Ammar MD
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
818 N Emporia St Suite 200 Wichita KS, 67214About
Dr. Alex Ammar is a vascular surgeon practicing in Wichita, KS. Dr. Ammar specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Ammar 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
Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1976
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- True aneurysm of the thyrocervical trunk: case report and literature review.
- Correlation of carotid artery stump pressure with a palpable carotid artery pulse.
- Surgery versus stenting: how medical device makers influence patient care.
- The incidence of ischemic stroke versus intracerebral hemorrhage after carotid endarterectomy: a review of 2452 cases.
- A method to prevent kinking of femorofemoral bypass grafts when using polytetrafluoroethylene.
- Duplex ultrasonography rarely changes management decisions in chronic lower extremity ischemia.
- Spontaneous dissection of the celiac artery: a case report.
- A history of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita General Surgery Residency Program.
- Operative volume in the new era: a comparison of resident operative volume before and after implementation of 80-hour work week restrictions.
- Tongue necrosis as an unusual presentation of carotid artery stenosis.
- Carotid stenosis: change of treatment plan based on repeat duplex ultrasonography.
- Do medical student's surgical examination scores correlate with performance markers?
- Exposed synthetic vascular grafts of the groin: graft preservation by means of a tensor fasciae latae flap.
- Carotid Duplex Ultrasonography: Additional Imaging Is Rarely Necessary for Appropriate Treatment Planning for Carotid Artery Disease.
- Management of acute infrainguinal arterial thrombosis: combined intraoperative balloon thrombectomy with balloon angioplasty: a preliminary report.
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