Dr. Lum is a clinically busy vascular surgeon specializing in the open and endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease, cartoid artery disease, dialysis access, mesenteric occlusive disease, arterial aneurysms and venous disease. In addition, he has a strong clinical & research interest in thoracic outlet syndrome. Dr Lum also has a Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Dr. Lum is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Carotid Artery Surgery, and Osteotomy.

Mark Fraiman is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Fraiman is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Choledocholithiasis, Pancreatectomy, and Hepatectomy.

Alain Tanbe is a Vascular Surgeon in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Tanbe is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Venous Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Carotid Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Tanbe is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Hicks specializes in congenital aortic pathologies including aberrant subclavian arteries and aortic coarctation, thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, complex lower extremity revascularization including lower extremity bypasses and stenting, and carotid endarterectomy. She is skilled in both open and endovascular surgery for the treatment of aortic and peripheral disease. She is also accomplished in clinical research with over 130 peer-reviewed publications and numerous textbook chapters; her research interests include clinical outcomes in aneurysm repair and lower extremity revascularization, as well as high-value care in vascular surgery. A distinguished fellow of the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Hicks is the recipient of the Department of Surgery Rothman Early Career Development Award for Surgical Research and was selected as a Visiting Scholar to the American Board of Medical Specialties for 2018-2019. She is also an appointed member of a CMS Clinical Expert Subcommittee tasked with refining peripheral vascular disease cost measures for implementation in the Quality Payment Program. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-hicks-b211b617/. Dr. Hicks is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Aneurysm Repair.

Brajesh Lal is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lal is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Venous Insufficiency, Varicose Veins, Stent Placement, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Lal is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Bruce Perler completed his internship and residency in general surgery, and a clinical and research fellowship in vascular surgery, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Perler had edited several textbooks including Vascular Intervention: A Clinical Approach, Advances in Vascular Surgery, and Rutherfords Vascular Surgery. He is currently the Co-Editor of Rutherford's Textbook of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 9th edition. He has authored nearly 200 peer-reviewed medical journal articles and textbook chapters on the diagnosis and treatment of the entire spectrum of circulatory diseases. He serves on the Editorial Boards of several vascular surgical journals, and has most recently served as the Senior Editor of The Journal of Vascular Surgery, the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, and the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases. He has delivered more than 200 lectures at national and international symposia and postgraduate courses. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Society for Vascular Surgery, and is past president of the Eastern Vascular Society the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, and the Chesapeake Vascular Society. He also is the immediate past president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the largest vascular surgical organization in the world with more than 5,400 members. In December 2015, he was named Associate Executive Director for Vascular Surgery of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). In this position, Dr. Perler oversees all ABS activities associated with vascular surgery assessment and board certification. He will continue to work at Johns Hopkins, both practicing vascular and endovascular surgery and in his departmental administrative position, while fulfilling this role at the ABS. “Dr. Perler’s vast experience in vascular surgery education will be a tremendous asset as we seek to continuously improve our certification and MOC processes for vascular surgeons,” said Dr. Frank R. Lewis, executive director of the American Board of Surgery at the time of the announcement. “We look forward to the contributions Dr. Perler will bring to the ABS.”. Dr. Perler is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Stent Placement.

Peter Mackrell is a Vascular Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Mackrell is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Venous Insufficiency, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Varicose Veins, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Mackrell is currently accepting new patients.

Donald Hahn is a Vascular Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Hahn is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Peptic Ulcer, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Hahn is currently accepting new patients.

Paul Lucas is a Vascular Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lucas is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Venous Insufficiency, Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Lucas is currently accepting new patients.

Kristian Ulloa is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ulloa is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Gangrene, Venous Insufficiency, Idiopathic Edema, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Ulloa is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Abularrage specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery, with a specific interest in minimally invasive techniques for lower extremity peripheral arterial disease and aneurysm repair. His clinical interests include limb preservation, Diabetic peripheral arterial disease and limb salvage, aortic aneurysms, endovascular aneurysm repair, visceral stents and bypass, and carotid stents and carotid endarterectomy. Dr. Abularrage is an active researcher within the department and has published widely on outcomes research using large, national databases. Recently, Dr. Abularrage and his team have published their outcomes of patients treated in the Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot & Wound Clinic, showing significantly lower amputation rates compared to national benchmarks. Dr. Abularrage is a distinguished fellow to the Society of the American Board of Surgery, and recipient of the Zehner Award and the R. Clement Darling, Jr. Award. He is nationally renowned for his work in Diabetic peripheral arterial disease and limb preservation. Dr. Abularrage is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Stent Placement.

Michael Zatina is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zatina is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gangrene, Idiopathic Edema, Necrosis, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Zatina is currently accepting new patients.

Jason Crowner is a Vascular Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Crowner is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Insufficiency, Peripheral Artery Disease, Venous Insufficiency, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Crowner is currently accepting new patients.

James Black is a Vascular Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Black is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aortic Dissection, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Hernia Surgery.

Shahab Toursavadkohi is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Toursavadkohi is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aortic Dissection, Embolectomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Toursavadkohi is currently accepting new patients.

Vincent Noori is a Vascular Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Noori is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Venous Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Arterial Insufficiency, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Stent Placement. Dr. Noori is currently accepting new patients.

L. Fernando Gonzalez, M.D., is a cerebrovascular neurosurgeon trained in both open vascular surgery and minimally invasive endovascular approaches. He treats patients with vascular blockages, malformations and ruptures in the brain and spine, including aneurysms, strokes and arteriovenous malformations. He also specializes in delivering chemotherapy through the arteries of the brain for treatment of certain eye cancers, such as retinoblastomas — the most common eye cancer in children — and lacrimal gland carcinomas. Dr. Gonzalez sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Gonzalez earned his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, where he also completed residency training in neurosurgery. He completed a neurosurgery research fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, with a focus on skull base, vascular and microanatomy microsurgery. Dr. Gonzalez continued his training at Barrow by completing a second residency, during which he pursued additional fellowships in spine surgery, endovascular neurosurgery, and cerebrovascular and skull base surgery. Dr. Gonzalez is widely published in his field and actively pursues novel approaches to treatment. He invented an aspiration catheter with an attached guidewire, and a surgical retractor for minimally invasive brain surgery. He is also a co-inventor of a direct cerebral cooling device that allows clinicians to decrease cerebral temperature to protect the brain when needed after cardiac arrest, severe trauma or large strokes. Videos Meet Our Expert: L. Fernando Gonzalez, M.D.Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery. Dr. Gonzalez is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

Dr. Elizabeth Ratchford is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include vascular medicine. Dr. Ratchford serves as the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Vascular Medicine. Dr. Ratchford received her M.D. from the Yale University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University. Her research interests include peripheral artery disease, fibromuscular dysplasia, and cardiovascular disease prevention among firefighters. Dr. Ratchford has been recognized by several honors, including the Merck Book Award from Yale University School of Medicine. She serves on the editorial board of the journal Vascular Medicine as editor of the Patient Page Section. She is currently the President of the Society for Vascular Medicine. Dr. Ratchford is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Superficial Thrombophlebitis, Carotid Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, and Deep Vein Thrombosis.

Mouhamad Annous is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Annous is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Annous is currently accepting new patients.

Suzanne Kool is a Vascular Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kool has been practicing medicine for over 18 years is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Edema, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Peptic Ulcer, Gangrene, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kool is currently accepting new patients.

Clinton Protack is a Vascular Surgeon in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Protack is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Gangrene, Arteriovenous Malformation, Venous Insufficiency, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

Dale Buchbinder is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. His top areas of expertise are Splenic Infarction, May Thurner Syndrome, SVC Obstruction, and Idiopathic Edema.

Stephen Stanziale is a Vascular Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Stanziale is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Arterial Insufficiency, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Stanziale is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Neuzil is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Neuzil is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Insufficiency, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gangrene, Carotid Artery Disease, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Neuzil is currently accepting new patients.

Jonathan Morrison is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Morrison is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gastrostomy, and Splenectomy. Dr. Morrison is currently accepting new patients.