Vascular &
Endovascular Surgery–

Faculty

Ronald L. Dalman, MD
Walter Clifford Chidester and Elsa Rooney Chidester Professor of Surgery
Division Chief

Specialties: minimally invasive revascularization techniques of the lower extremities, catheter-based and open management of carotid and extra-cranial cerebrovascular occlusive disease to prevent stroke, minimally invasive management of AAA disease, catheter-based and open management of venous diseases including varicose veins, subclavian vein thrombosis and superior vena cava syndrome, novel drug therapies for lower extremity ischemia and leg pain with walking, upper extremity circulation disorders, intestinal circulation disorders
     
     
harris

E. John Harris, MD
Professor of Surgery

Specialties: minimally invasive revascularization techniques, diagnosis and treatment of venous diseases, treatment of critical limb ischemia, management of aortic aneurismal disease, and treatment of cerebrovascular occlusive disease
     
     
olcott

Cornelius Olcott, IV, MD
Professor of Surgery Emeritus

Specialties: complications and management of thoracic outlet syndrome, acute and chronic arterial injuries in high performance athletes, major arterial reconstructions
     
     
zarins

Christoper K. Zarins, MD
Professor of Surgery Emeritus
Division Chief Emeritus

Specialties: management of abdominal aortic aneurysms with both open and endovascular surgical techniques, management of complex thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, aortic dissections, branch vessel diseases and related major aortic diseases
     
     

Wei Zhou, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Vascular Section, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Specialties: endovascular treatment of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, percutaneous carotid interventions, management of complex aortic pathologies, percutaneous interventions for peripheral vascular disease, percutaneous venous interventions
     
     
lee

Jason T. Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director of Endovascular Surgery
Vascular Surgery Program Director

Specialties: endovascular treatment of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, carotid angioplasty/stenting, open abdominal revascularization for aortic pathology, percutaneous interventions for upper and lower extremity arterial and venous peripheral vascular disease, thoracic outlet syndrome, vascular reconstruction for high-performance athletes

     
     

Nicholas Leeper, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Specialties: Vascular Medicine and Cardiology including the diagnosis and non-invasive management of peripheral vascular disease, aortic aneurysms, carotid atherosclerosis, deep venous thrombosis, pre-operative risk stratification, and general cardiovascular risk factor reduction

     
     
mell

Matthew W. Mell, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director of Vascular Clinic and Laboratory, Co-Chairperson of the Clinic Advisory Council

Specialties: Management of complex thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm disease, thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair, visceral and renal artery repair, walking problems, venous disease, and cerebrovascular disease.
     
     

OIiver Aalami, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated)
Vascular Surgeon, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Specialties: Abdominal aortic aneurysm-repair and vascular and endovascular surgery.
     

The faculty is distinguished by expertise in many aspects of vascular disease management, but perhaps none more so than aortic aneurysm disease. Stanford Vascular  Surgeons are recognized around the world as leaders in aortic aneurysm treatment and research. Dr. Ronald Dalman is the Director and Principal Investigator of Stanford’s National Institutes of Heath (NIH) Specialized Center of Clinically Oriented Research (SCCOR) Program Project Grant focused on identifying novel treatment strategies and biomarkers for early aortic aneurysm disease. Dr. Christopher Zarins also serves as Principal Investigator on NIH grants focused on aortic disease and is widely recognized for his early and substantial contributions to the development of minimally invasive treatment solutions for abdominal and thoracic aneurysms. Vascular Center members R. Scott Mitchell MD and D. Craig Miller MD have extensive experience in the management of complex thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, as well as aortic dissections and related major aortic diseases including Marfan’s Syndrome. Together these surgeons have the greatest accumulated experience in major aortic disease management in the western United States. We have expertise with all FDA-approved devices for minimally invasive management of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) as well as unique access to custom and investigational devices for particularly challenging clinical problems.

In the area of lower extremity limb salvage, claudication (leg pain, heaviness or weakness with walking) and diabetic foot related complications, Drs. Dalman and E. John Harris, Jr., MD bring 30 years combined experience in the management of complex clinical conditions, as well as advanced skills in catheter-based, minimally invasive revascularization techniques. We participate in many new device and drug trials to provide additional options for challenging patients facing potential limb loss. We also recommend early consultation in the setting of co-existing diabetes mellitus or significant reductions in walking ability or exercise tolerance.

Dr. Jason T. Lee focuses on advanced endovascular interventions including clinical research trials involving carotid angioplasty/stenting, peripheral atherectomy, and next-generation devices for management of aortic aneurysm disease. Dr. Lee also is also developing a curriculum that includes the use of an endovascular simulator purchased in the recently opened Goodman Simulation Center within the Department of Surgery to broaden the education of our vascular fellows, surgical residents, and medical students. Dr. Wei Zhou recently joined the faculty and her major clinical focuses are advanced endovascular therapy, complex aortic pathology, percutaneous carotid and lower extremity interventions. Dr. Zhou's research interests are vascular sclerosis, intimal hyperplasia and restenosis.

Our faculty have been recognized by their peers as thought leaders in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and have presented their research and clinical opinions at meetings across the United States including the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), Western Vascular Society, the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, the American Surgical Association, the Society of University Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, Surgical Forum, the American Heart Association, and the American Venous Forum as well as in international forums around the world. These presentations may be reviewed in the individual faculty pages.

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