• Consultations
• Major vascular surgery
• Non-invasive Vascular Lab
• The Vein Clinic
• Chronic vascular access

Consultations for many needs

Office Visits: Drs. Lange and Wong will work with your doctor in a team approach, drawing on their training and experience in the surgical and endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular disease as well as in the medical treatment of vascular conditions. If surgical or endovascular intervention is not appropriate, Vascular Associates will refer you back to your doctor with a recommended plan for follow-up, which may include an exercise regime, drug therapy, smoking cessation, lipid management and anticoagulation management.

Hospitalization: If you are hospitalized at the First Hill or Ballard campus of Swedish Medical Center, either Dr. Wong or Dr. Lange will be available to consult with your doctor 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Operating Room: The physicians at Vascular Associates are known and respected for their skill and success in treating life-threatening emergencies that occasionally arise during other types of surgery.

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Experts in major vascular surgery

Drs. Lange and Wong have many years of experience in major arterial reconstruction. They perform classic open procedures—such as endarterectomy, aneurysm repair, bypass grafting and embolectomy—as well as endovascular interventions, including endoluminal stent grafting, balloon angioplasty and stenting.

Because of their skill and experience with a vast array of interventions, you can be confident that they will select the best procedure for you. More importantly, their deep knowledge of the natural history of peripheral vascular disease enables them to determine when conservative treatment is more appropriate than surgical intervention.

Drs. Wong and Lange often work in conjunction with their colleagues in Interventional Radiology, who provide state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging, such as digital angiography, three-dimensional CT angiography and enhanced MR angiography, as well as lytic therapy, balloon angioplasty and stenting.

In the rare case when a more specialized surgical technique is indicated, Vascular Associates will refer you to a nationally recognized expert.

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Non-invasive Vascular Lab for convenient, high-quality diagnosis

When your doctor uses Vascular Associates’ services for diagnosis of arterial and venous disease, you’ll gain the benefit of expert advice and the convenience of a wide range of non-invasive lab services. These services include cerebrovascular, abdominal, visceral and peripheral arterial exams, as well as venous testing for DVT or venous insufficiency.

Vascular Associates ultrasonographers are Registered Vascular Technologists with extensive experience in vascular diagnosis. The lab is accredited by ICAVL, the nation’s certification body for non-invasive vascular laboratories. The Vascular Lab prides itself on prompt and courteous service, which includes faxing and calling your doctor with results immediately and mailing written reports within 24 hours.

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The Vein Clinic for up-to-date treatment of varicose veins

During their years in practice, Drs. Lange and Wong have treated thousands of patients, performed hundreds of operations to remove varicose veins or heal stasis ulcers, and used duplex ultrasound to non-invasively map out the source of the problem and determine the best course of treatment.

Today’s technology allows The Vein Clinic at Vascular Associates, P.S. to avoid surgery altogether when treating varicose veins. The advent of endovenous laser ablation, performed under local anesthesia in the office, has eliminated any need for surgical ligation and stripping of the long saphenous vein. Endovenous ablation has been shown to be safer and at least as effective as traditional surgery, and avoids the need for major anesthesia and use of a surgical facility. You benefit from dramatic reductions in pain, personal down time and loss of productivity, compared to surgical treatment.

Following long saphenous vein ablation, Drs. Wong and Lange use advanced sclerotherapy techniques to treat any unwanted varicosities that remain. The Vein Clinic at Vascular Associates, P.S. offers ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy as well as light-assisted and surface sclerotherapy. For most patients, a pleasing cosmetic result is achieved in just two or three sessions.

The unique combination of training and experience, state-of-the-art diagnosis and minimally invasive in-office treatment makes The Vein Clinic the first choice in the Pacific Northwest for medically indicated and cosmetic treatment of venous conditions.

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Expertise in chronic vascular access

If you are undergoing chemotherapy, kidney dialysis, long-term antibiotic treatment or need intravenous alimentation, you can rely on Vascular Associates’ skill and experience in providing chronic central vascular access.

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