Vascular Medicine
At Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute's Vascular Medicine Program, we provide a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to improve how patients with vascular disease are diagnosed and treated. Our specialists focus on nonsurgical treatment options whenever possible and support long-term management of your condition and medications. They also refer to appropriate surgical specialists when necessary.
Why Choose Us?
- Nationally Recognized: At Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, our care has repeatedly earned national recognition, including top ratings from U.S. News & World Report.
- Expert Team: Our vascular specialists expertly diagnosis and treat vascular diseases. They also work closely with other specialties to provide comprehensive, coordinated care.
- State-of-the-art imaging: Sanger has one of the nation’s highest volumes of advanced imaging capabilities, including vascular ultrasounds, cardiac CTs, MRIs and echocardiograms. This means faster testing, quicker results and more timely treatment decisions.
- Top national expertise: We’re one of the few centers in the nation to offer expertise in diagnosing and treating fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) as well as other complex vascular conditions.
- Top regional expertise: We’re one of the only centers offering a full, multidisciplinary team approach to pulmonary embolism – with access to advanced therapies for acute and chronic conditions.
Team Approach
We bring together a wide a wide range of specialists to deliver the best possible care.
- Pulmonary Embolism Response Team: A multidisciplinary team focused on optimizing pulmonary embolism diagnosis and treatment. The team includes experts from areas such as:
- Vascular medicine
- Pulmonary and critical care medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Vascular surgery
- Cardiology
- Cardiac surgery
- Interventional cardiology
- Pharmacists
- Hematologists
- Other specialists as needed (e.g., obstetrics)
- Multidisciplinary FMD Program:
- Collaborates closely with the Center for Women’s cardiology to treat fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) and spontaneous (non-coronary) arterial dissection
What to Expect From Your Appointment:
From diagnosis and monitoring to treatment and follow-up, we oversee every aspect of your care. Here’s what to expect:
- Before your appointment: We’ll request your medical records, including your medical history, test results and imaging (like an echocardiogram). You may also be scheduled for imaging or testing before your visit. We’ll reach out with details about your care plan and upcoming appointments.
- During your appointment: You’ll meet with a vascular medicine specialist who will evaluate your condition, review imaging and test results, determine if additional diagnostic care is needed, and answer any questions you may have.
- After your appointment: Once testing and diagnostics are complete, we’ll go over your results and outline the next steps in your care plan. This may include recommended changes recommended, further testing, referrals to specialists, etc. Your nurse will follow up with detailed instructions.
Conditions Treated
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
- Carotid artery disease
- Renal, mesenteric and celiac disease
- Aortic and iliac disease
- Aneurysms
- Raynaud’s phenomenon and vasospastic disorders
- Erythromelalgia
- Thromboangitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease)
- Vasculitis
- Recurrent arterial thrombosis
- Pulmonary embolism (PE)
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Leg swelling
- Lymphedema
- Lipedema
- Thrombophilia and hypercoagulable states with known thrombosis
- Venous disease
- Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)
- Spontaneous dissections
- Arteritis
- Connective tissue disorders
- Marfan’s syndrome
- Loeys-Dietz syndrome
- Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Research & Clinical Trials
- US Registry for FMD: A data repository that aims to better understand fibromuscular dysplasia and its treatment. We’re the only NC site enrolling patients in this registry.
Conferences & Symposium
- FMD Conference: Every few years, we bring together experts from the southeast region to share the latest research on FMD, discuss how to best care for FMD patients based on national and international consensus, develop new research ideas, and foster collaboration amongst FMD researchers. Insights from this conference help us deliver the best possible care.
Referral Information
To refer a patient, call 704-355-3012 or fax 704-667-9239.
Epic referrals:
- Ambulatory Referral to Vascular
- To Provider: Aditya Sharma, MD
- Reason for Referral: Vascular Medicine
Patient Resources:
Meet the team
We look forward to meeting and caring for you.