Palo Alto Veterans Affairs
Shipra Arya, MD
Chief, Vascular Section, VA Palo Alto
Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties: Open and endovascular treatment of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms/dissections, Open and endovascular treatment as well as medical management of peripheral artery disease, intestinal circulation disorders, carotid angioplasty/stenting, vascular trauma, dialysis access, thoracic outlet syndrome, venous disease and pediatric vascular disease.
Katherine Hekman, MD, PhD, FACS, RPVI
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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 and subclavian vein thrombosis, novel therapies for lower extremity ischemia and leg pain with walking, upper extremity circulation disorders, intestinal circulation disorders.
Amanda Filiberto, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Specialties: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Disease/Carotid Artery Stenosis, Claudication, Chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI), Endovascular Intervention, Fenestrated/Branched Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Hemodialysis Access, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA), Varicose Veins, Venous, Arterial and Diabetic Wounds.
Elizabeth George, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Specialties: Open and endovascular treatment of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms/dissections, management of vascular trauma, open and endovascular interventions for upper and lower extremity and abdominal arterial and venous peripheral vascular disease, oncovascular reconstruction during tumor resection, treatment of cerebrovascular pathology, diagnosis and treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome, and creation and maintenance of dialysis access.