Dr. Scott Alan Gard M.D.
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
3220 Bluff Creek Drive Suite 100 Columbia MO, 65201About
Dr. Scott Gard is a vascular surgeon practicing in Columbia, MO. Dr. Gard specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Gard 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
University of Pennsylvania, PA 1993
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A preliminary investigation of pelvic obliquity patterns during gait in persons with transtibial and transfemoral amputation.
- Micropower, strain-gauge sampling circuit for prosthetic limb applications.
- Modeling the walking patterns of Reciprocating Gait Orthosis users with a novel Lower Limb Paralysis Simulator.
- Two-dimensional representation of three-dimensional pelvic motion during human walking: an example of how projections can be misleading.
- The influence of stance-phase knee flexion on the vertical displacement of the trunk during normal walking.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Varicose Veins
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (aaa)
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Vascular Disease
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Nearby Providers
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- Dr. Edgar Luis Galinanes MD1 Hospital Dr Columbia MO 65212
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