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For urgent referrals or inpatient transfers, please call UAB MIST (Medical Information Service via Telephone) at 1-800-UAB-MIST (1-800-822-6478) or email mist@uabmc.edu. UAB MIST is a toll-free, 24-hour service that connects physicians anywhere in the country with UAB Medicine specialists.

Care Providers

Mustafa Ahmed, MD Mustafa Ahmed, MD Interventional Cardiology Baran Aksut, MD Baran Aksut, MD Interventional Cardiology Pankaj Arora, MD Pankaj Arora, MD Cardiology Adam Beck, MD, FACS Adam Beck, MD, FACS Vascular Surgery Juliet Blakeslee Carter, MD Juliet Blakeslee Carter, MD Vascular Surgery Marc Cribbs, MD, MS Marc Cribbs, MD, MS Congenital Cardiac Disease, Cardiology James Davies, Jr., MD James Davies, Jr., MD Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Kyle Eudailey, MD Kyle Eudailey, MD Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Clifton Lewis, Sr., MD Clifton Lewis, Sr., MD Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Mark Patterson, MD Mark Patterson, MD Vascular Surgery Benjamin Pearce, MD Benjamin Pearce, MD Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Jarrad Rowse, MD Jarrad Rowse, MD Vascular Surgery Mouhamed Amr Sabouni, MD, MS Mouhamed Amr Sabouni, MD, MS Interventional Cardiology Emily Spangler, MD Emily Spangler, MD Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Sasha Still, MD Sasha Still, MD Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery Danielle Sutzko, MD Danielle Sutzko, MD Vascular Surgery

Program Highlights

Our vascular, valve, and cardiac specialists treat the full range of aortic, cerebrovascular, coronary, mesenteric, renal, and peripheral artery conditions. We employ the latest open and endovascular approaches, in hybrid operating rooms that feature 3D overlay fusion and non-fluoroscopic navigational imaging technology  for greater accuracy and improved outcomes. Conditions treated include aortic aneurysms (in all anatomic locations), aortic stenosis, aortic dissection, traumatic aortic injury/transection, aortic insufficiency, aortic periprosthetic valve leaks, and connective tissue syndromes such as Marfan, Ehlers-Danlos, and Loeys-Dietz. Our clinicians are actively involved in research to develop new therapies, techniques, and devices.

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Featured Education

  • Sasha Still
    Why Do Women Experience Aortic Disease Differently?
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Sasha Still, M.D., explains how delayed diagnosis of aortic disease among women — who often present later and experience atypical symptoms — contributes to more complications and a higher mortality rate. She also discusses what clinicians can do to improve diagnosis, monitoring, and surgical decision-making.

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    LumiGuide for Aneurysm Repair
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