Peter L Faries

Peter L Faries

Department of Surgery, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

Biography
As Chief of Vascular Surgery, Dr. Faries is responsible for leading the clinical and academic efforts of the Ruth J. An expert in the treatment of carotid artery disease for the prevention of stroke, Dr. Faries has helped advance the practice of minimally invasive vascular surgery, particularly the use of percutaneous techniques that can effectively improve arterial blood flow without the need for more invasive, traditional open surgery. His practice focuses on percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, and lower extremity ischemia, as well as endovascular treatments for thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms.