Dr. Steven A Leers MD
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
4815 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh PA, 15224Rating
5/5
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Dr. Steven Leers is a vascular surgeon practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Leers specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Leers diagnoses and treats vascular diseases and performs vasular surgeries. Common conditions that a vascular surgeon treats are aneurysms, atherosclerosis and varicose veins. Vascular specialists might also treat trauma, venous ulcers, poor leg circulation, peripheral arterial disease and other vascular-related issues.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ma Med Sch- Worcester Ma 1978
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The impact of a systemwide policy for emergent off-hours venous duplex ultrasound studies.
- Motion Artifact Reduction in Ultrasound Based Thermal Strain Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaques Using Time Series Analysis.
- An adaptive displacement estimation algorithm for improved reconstruction of thermal strain.
- Arteriovenous grafts are associated with earlier catheter removal and fewer catheter days in the United States Renal Data System population.
- Patients started on hemodialysis with tunneled dialysis catheter have similar survival after arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous graft creation.
- Improved Estimation of Ultrasound Thermal Strain Using Pulse Inversion Harmonic Imaging.
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- Multi-Focus Beamforming for Thermal Strain Imaging Using a Single Ultrasound Linear Array Transducer.
- Limb loss after lower extremity bypass.
- Realistic expectations for pedal bypass grafts in patients with end-stage renal disease.
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