Dr. John Walter Wiest MD
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
9155 Sw Barnes Rd Suite 321 Portland OR, 97225About
Dr. John Wiest is a vascular surgeon practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Wiest specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Wiest 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 Ca, Los Angeles, Ucla Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1979
University of California 1979
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Angiosarcoma of the thoracoabdominal aorta presenting with systemic hypertension, anemia, and visceral ischemia.
- Ruptured aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery.
- A technique for safe transanal passage of the circular end-to-end stapler for low anterior anastomosis of the colon.
- Iliac endarterectomy with crossover ileofemoral bypass grafting for bilateral iliac artery stenosis.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (aaa)
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Pain
- Swelling
- Leg Ulcer
- Vascular Disease
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