Dr. Thomas H Schwarcz M.D.
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
1760 Nicholasville Road Suite 202 Lexington KY, 40503Practice Philosophy
Traditional Medicine
Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Thomas Schwarcz is a General and Vascular Surgeon serving the Lexington area for more than 25 years. Dr. Schwarcz is experienced in Varicose Vein Treatment, Spider Vein Treatment and Endovenous Laser ...
Education and Training
Ohio State University B.A. 1976
Ohio State University College of Medicine M.D. 1979
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Telemedicine in vascular surgery: does it work?
- Endovascular repair of external iliac artery occlusion after hip prosthesis migration.
- Autogenous vein graft repair of injured extremity arteries: early and late
- Longitudinal retractive force in pressurized dog and human arteries.
- A rapid, accurate, noninvasive technique for diagnosing critical and subcritical stenoses in aortoiliac arteries.
- Balloon embolectomy catheter-induced arterial injury: a comparison of four catheters.
- Lupus-like anticoagulants and lower extremity arterial occlusive disease.
- Hypercoagulable states and lower limb ischemia in young adults.
- Dacron inhibition of arterial regenerative activities.
- Arterial regeneration over polydioxanone prostheses in the rabbit.
- A prospective randomized trial of the Lazarus-Nelson vs. the standard peritoneal dialysis catheter for peritoneal lavage in blunt abdominal trauma.
- Early myointimal hyperplasia after balloon catheter embolectomy: effect of shear forces and multiple withdrawals.
- Risk factors affecting the natural history of intermittent claudication.
- Mechanisms of arterial and aneurysmal tortuosity.
- Renal failure after embolization of a prosthetic mitral valve disc and review of systemic disc embolization.
Awards
- Patients' Choice Award 2014 Vital.com
- On-Time Doctor Award 2014 Vitals.com
- Department of Surgery Ward O. Griffen Award 1991, 1993 Department of Surgery Ward O. Griffen
- Master Teacher Award 1995 University of Kentucky College of Medicine
- Chief Resident’s Award 2001 Chief Resident’s
- Department of Surgery Ben Eiseman Surgery Teaching Award 2001, 2002 Department of Surgery Ben Eiseman Surgery Teaching
Treatments
- Dvt Treatments (including Thrombolysis)
- Ivc Filter Placement & Removal
- Endovenous Laser Ablation To Treat The Main Varicose Veins
- Microphlebectomy Varicose Vein Removal
- Sclerotherapy (for Treatment Of Spider Veins)
- Thrombolysis
Professional Memberships
- Professional Member Association for Academic Surgery 1985
- Professional Member Association of VA Surgeons 1988
- Professional Member John H. Davis Society 1988
- Professional Member Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society 1989
- Fellow American College of Surgeons 1989
- Professional Member Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society 1990
- Professional Member International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter 1990
- Professional Member Lexington Surgical Society 1990
- Founding Member Kentucky Vascular Surgery Society 1990
- Professional Member Southern Association for Vascular Surgery 1991
Fellowships
- Loyola University of Chicago Vascular 1986
Dr. Thomas H Schwarcz M.D.'s Practice location
Vein Central
1760 Nicholasville Road Suite 202 -Lexington, KY 40503Get Direction
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Dr. Thomas H Schwarcz M.D.'s reviews
Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Schwarcz
- Donna b.
i have been really pleased with my experience with this office and everyone involved. .
- Barbara b.
my experience was great. wonderful dr and staff. Considerant and kind and caring..
- Ronda m.
Excellent results.
- Robert b.
Dr. Schwarcz and his staff helped me to overcome a DVT bloodclot..
- C b.
High praises for Dr. Schwarcz.
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