Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Also known as bad circulation or poor blood flow, PAD often causes pain and stiffness while walking or wounds that won't heal. This is due to the narrowing or blockage of blood vessels called arteries.
It is estimated that 12%-20% of Americans age 60 and older suffer from peripheral arterial disease. Due to increased rates of smoking, diabetes, and obesity, PAD is hitting San Antonio harder than many places. The effects of PAD especially impact our Hispanic community.
Stroke Prevention
The arteries that carry blood through the neck to the brain are called carotid arteries. When these arteries narrow or become blocked, they can result in up to 33% of all strokes.
By closely monitoring patient with risk factors such as a history of smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or heart disease, we can take the appropriate steps to minimize the risk of stroke.
Amputation Prevention
San Antonio has one of the highest rates in the nation for amputation due to diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. Many physicians are doing their best to treat patients and avoid this outcome, but the results are minimal.
Amputation prevention can only be accomplished through a coordinated, multi-specialty approach to patient-centered care. Wound care, podiatry, cardiology, internal medicine, primary care, and vascular surgeons, among others, all have a role TOGETHER to make a difference in our community.
Est. February 2018
Real. Personal. Medicine.
Our society is dominated by challenging lifestyle decisions every day. Do we eat fast food or a salad? Do we exercise or try to spend time with our kids? Over time, these decisions add up and can result in difficult health conditions. Diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol can easily creep up on us. These are the major risk factors for vascular disease.
Making matters worse, many people in our society, and in South Texas specifically, do not have ACCESS to healthy food options. The hardships of poverty and struggling socioeconomic situations make it very difficult to get back on track with a healthy lifestyle. We understand, and we will do everything we can to help.
It is our mission to provide quality care to the entire vascular patient by challenging every member of our organization to make a positive difference in the lives of our patients.

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It was an honor to present on #SDoH and #HealthEquity @ TheHoustonAorticSymposium by UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular! Great to see Drs Rana Afifi , Sharon Kiang , Sherene Shalhub , Tony Estrera, Vince Rowe and the legend Dr Hazim Safi. Thanks for allowing me to share the community practice POV! ... See MoreSee Less
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It was a pleasure to support The Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women - San Antonio at St.Phillips College in recognizing International Womenβs Day. The event hosted so many great community resources and partners.
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A huge thank you to all that joined us in celebrating SAVEs 5 year anniversary! Incredible networking among kindred spirits who share a vision for #healthequity and the societal benefits that would be realized with it. Too many to name but special thanks to South Texas Business Partnership , San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce , City Council District 3 , San Antonio District 4 Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia, PhD , University Health , UT Health San Antonio , San Antonio Metropolitan Health District , Texas Public Radio , San Antonio Food Bank , Ayus Kitchen , El Chango Loco, Bard Peripheral Vascular , Philips , Superior HealthPlan , The Gonzaba Foundation , and the countless dear friends, collaborators, physicians, innovators, and inspirations that all keep materializing the dream. This is the beginning of the next chapter!
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Great dinner thank you Carl and Lyssa Ochoa for the invitation to the San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular Clinic table.
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