Today, vascular surgery options range from open surgical to minimally invasive catheterization techniques commonly known as endovascular surgery. Vascular surgeons are the only specialists that are able to utilize all treatment modalities, including medical therapy, conventional open surgery, and catheter-based minimally invasive endovascular surgery in the management of a patient with vascular disease. Most patients who require intervention for either aortic aneurysms or peripheral vascular disease (PVD) can be treated with such minimally invasive measures.

This service is led by Lawrence Garcia, MD, an internationally recognized expert in the evaluation, management and interventional treatment of peripheral vascular disease. Alireza Vaziri, MD, who trained at the Cleveland Clinic leads St. Elizabeth’s non-invasive peripheral vascular lab. Tariq Bhat, MD, who trained at St. Elizabeth’s Fellowship program, leads the interventional section. These physicians lead the program that delivers state-of-the-art treatments, both medical and interventional, for our patients with peripheral vascular disease.

The team of interventionists and cardiologists are experts at diagnosing and treating structural heart disease, coronary artery disease, arrhythmia and vascular disease.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart condition where the upper chambers of the heart (atrium) beat too fast and with irregular rhythm (fibrillation). AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, currently affecting more than five million Americans. Twenty percent of all strokes occur in patients with AF, and AF-related strokes are more frequently fatal and disabling.

An electrophysiology (EP) study tracks and records the electrical activity in your heart. It’s one of the most valuable tools for determining the cause of arrhythmias and the results can be vital for the development of treatment solution to restore stability to your heart’s electrical activity.

During an electrophysiology test, diagnostic catheters are threaded through your veins into your heart. The diagnostic equipment in these catheters can precisely map the electrical currents that cause your heart to beat.

The Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center provides the latest diagnostic assessment and treatments for patients with arrhythmias.

Every person’s heartbeat is regulated by electrical impulses. The speed with which these impulses fire increase or decrease based on factors like activity level or stress. Cardiac arrhythmias occur when electrical signals don’t properly coordinate or follow the proper pathways in the heart, resulting in rapid or irregular heartbeats, which often feel like fluttering or a racing heartbeat.

Meet Dr. Wylie

The St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Advanced Heart Failure team is expert at diagnosing and treating cardiomyopathies/heart failure as well as other complex conditions involving the heart.

The multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurses, and support staff work with each patient to develop an individualized treatment plan.

The program has been recognized as: