UCSD Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, specializes in diagnosing and treating blood vessel diseases and disorders.  UCSD Vascular and Endovascular Surgery offers the latest in diagnostic techniques for assessing risk factors and detecting vascular problems. At the UCSD diagnostic vascular ultrasound laboratory, patients are offered the most sophisticated and noninvasive ultrasound diagnostic tests for arterial and venous disease. UCSD Vascular and Endovascular Surgery surgeons treat the full range of circulatory conditions, with the full range of vascular and minimally invasive endovascular procedures for diagnosis and treatment: Aneurysms Peripheral and extracranial vascular disease Ischemia Arterial occlusive disease (atherosclerosis) Peripheral vascular disease in diabetes Vascular access for hemodialysis patients Aneurysm treatment Thoracic endografting Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent grafting  Surgery for carotid artery disorders Carotid and peripheral artery stenting Balloon angioplasty Procedures for treatment of the foot in diabetic patients Bypass surgery Atherectomy