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MICHIGAN VASCULAR CENTER
Michigan Vascular Center (formally known as Vascular Surgery Associates, P.C.) is a private practice group of vascular specialists located in Flint, Michigan, United States. The practice was started in 1963 by Dr. Albert Macksood for the purpose of bringing the evolving specialty of Vascular Surgery to his hometown. It is now the largest group of vascular specialists in private practice in Michigan. Michigan Vascular Center has six divisions in three locations:
 * 1 Main Campus - located on Bristol Road treats diseases of the arteries.
 * 2 Non-Invasive Vascular Lab - ICVAL Accredited Registered Vascular Technologists at all locations
 * 3 VeinSolutions - a free-standing clinic located on Gateway Centre Drive in Flint, Michigan, specializing in the treatment of venous disease
 * 4 Michigan Vascular Access Center - located on Miller Road in Flint, Michigan, is a free-standing clinic offering diagnosis and treatment of kidney dialysis fistulas and grafts.
 * 5 Mobility Center - is based in the main campus. Employs a prosthetist for custom creation of orthotics to enable amputees regain mobility.
 * 6 Clarkston Campus - located at Bow Pointe Drive in Clarkston Michigan. This is a model of the main campus and includes arterial work, a VeinSolutions clinic and an Access Center.
 * 7 Research Department - Based in the main campus allowing patients to participate in numerous clinical trials

HISTORY
Michigan Vascular Center was founded in 1963. A native son of Flint, Michigan, Albert J. Macksood, M.D. completed a fellowship in the newly evolving specialty of vascular surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He trained under D. Emerick Szilagyi, M.D., one of the original pioneers in vascular surgery. Dr. Macksood returned home, bringing newly acquired skills to Flint that few in the country possessed. He performed Flint's first open abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy, the first carotid endarterectomy, and the first femoral-popliteal bypass in 1963.

The Early Years
As the practice grew, he parterned with another Henry Ford Hospital graduate, Alan L. Morgan, M.D. In 1972 a third Henry Ford Hospital partner, Frederick W. Sherrin, M.D., joined the group and Vascular Surgery Associates, P.C. was formed. Carlo A. Dall'Olmo, M.D., the fourth Henry Ford Hospital Fellow joined in 1975 and performed the first tibial artery bypass for limb salvage in mid-Michigan that same year.

The 1980s
In 1982 with the anticipation of additional partners, the group relocated from Pierson Road to G-5119 W. Bristol Road in a newly emerging development near the Genesee Valley Mall. Allan L. Ippolito, M.D. and John M. McIlduff, M.D., vascular Fellows from the Cleveland Clinic, joined the group. The following summer Wayne K. Kinning, M.D. arrived from St. Anthony’s in Columbus, Ohio, now Ohio State University Hospital East. Having, again, outgrown the facility, a parcel of land on the corner of Linden and Bristol Roads was purchased. The current facility was constructed at G-5020 W. Bristol Road and the group relocated in 1985.

The 1990s
In 1990, Gregory J. Fortin, M.D., another Cleveland Clinic Vascular Fellow was added, followed by Scott A. Garner, M.D., a Vascular Fellow from the Medical College of Virginia now VCU Medical Center in 1993. The group became one of the largest groups of vascular surgeons in private practice in the United States. Toward the end of the decade, Robert G. Molnar, M.D. arrived from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, having acquired skills in newly emerging endovascular surgery techniques. These minimally invasive, catheter based techniques were poised to transform the treatment of vascular disease.

2000 To Present
In 2001 a certificate of assumed name was filed and the group became Michigan Vascular Center. In 2004, Russell W. Becker, D.O., another Michigan native, joined the practice after completing his Vascular Fellowship at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Dr. Becker brought additional endovascular experience to the practice and a research interest in endovascular therapies for dialysis access. In 2010, Nitin G. Malhotra, M.D., joined the group after completing his Vascular Fellowship in Albany Medical Center Hospital in New York. Dr. Malhotra brought additional expertise in the area of thoracic endografting.

NON-INVASIVE VASCULAR LAB
In the 1980s, non-invasive doppler and ultrasound testing was emerging as a way to assist vascular surgeons in the clinical decision making. Dr. Dall’Olmo spear-headed a project to open the first non-invasive vascular lab in Mid-Michigan as a part of the practice. Patient’s could now undergo less risky initial testing in the same office. The vascular lab opened in 1980. Four years later, formal recognition of Vascular Technologists came in 1984. A certification exam for the Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) credential was developed. In 1990 the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL) implemented national standards and accredited their first vascular lab. Michigan Vascular Center became one of the first vascular labs to receive accreditation in 1992. In 2010 they received accreditation for the twentieth consecutive year.

MEDICAL FIRSTS

 * 1963 - First abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy in Mid-Michigan
 * 1963 - First carotid artery endarterectomy in Mid-Michigan
 * 1963 - First femoral-popliteal artery bypass in Mid-Michigan
 * 1975 - First femoral-tibial artery bypass for limb salvage in Mid-Michigan
 * 1988 - First Palmaz Stent implanted in Mid-Michigan, at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, MI
 * 1992 - First ICAVL accredited laboratory in Mid-Michigan
 * 1998 - First endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in Mid-Michigan at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, MI
 * 2004 - First in the State of Michigan to implant FDA approved Carotid stent (manufactured by Guidant, Inc., Sept. 2004)
 * 2004 - Formed Mid-Michigan’s only dedicated Vascular Clinical Research Center (Filed Articles of Incorporation 2002. Tax Exempt Status attained, 2004)
 * 2005 - Opened Mid-Michigan’s first Free-Standing, Full Service, Hemodialysis Access Center (MVAC 10-03-2005)
 * 2005 - First and only site in the State of Michigan to implant a superficial femoral artery drug-eluting stent (manufactured by Cook Medical, Zilver Trial), by Robert G. Molnar, MD at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, MI
 * 2006 - First in the State of Michigan to implant FDA approved abdominal aortic aneurysm pressure monitoring device (manufactured by CardioMEMS). This device is used in patients who undergo endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and measures the pressure over time within the excluded abdominal aortic aneurysm for leaks). Implanted by Gregory J. Fortin, M.D. and David B. Wilson, M.D. at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, MI
 * 2006 - First Endovascular surgeons in the State of Michigan to implant an FDA approved carotid stent (Precise® manufactured by Cordis). Implanted by Robert G. Molnar, M.D., and David B. Wilson, M.D. at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, MI
 * 2008 - First in the State of Michigan to perform endovascular removal of blood clots from veins (Stride I Clinical Research Trial using the Trellis® 8 device). Performed by David B. Wilson, M.D. and Gregory J. Fortin, M.D. and McLaren Regional Medical Center.
 * 2008 - Mid-Michigan’s first percutaneous repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm under local anesthesia performed by Russell W. Becker, D.O. and David B. Wilson, M.D. at Genesys Health Park, Grand Blanc, MI
 * 2008 - Michigan Vascular Center chosen as one of five training sites in the US for the Endologix Powerlink endograft for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
 * 2008 - First Endologix’s Powerlink XL case in Michigan performed by Gregory J. Fortin, M.D. and Russell W. Becker, D.O. at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, MI.
 * 2012 - First Mobility Center in Michigan and one of the Nation’s first, dedicated to the rehabilitation of the amputee

CAMPUS AND LOCATION

 * Main Campus - located at 5020 W. Bristol Road in Flint, MI, houses the Office Clinic, the Non-Invasive Vascular Lab, the Research Department, and the Mobility Center
 * VeinSolutions - located at 5151 Gateway Centre, Suite 400, in Flint, MI, is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of venous and cosmetic venous disorders.
 * Michigan Vascular Access Center - 5202 Miller Road in Flint, MI, is dedicated to the placement, care and maintenance of arterial-venous grafts and fistulas required for hemodialysis in patients with kidney failure.
 * Clarkston Campus - 5701 Bow Pointe Dr., Suite 212, in Clarkston, MI, houses an office clinic, a VeinSolutions clinic and an Access Center.

MOBILITY CENTER
The first of its kind in Michigan and one of the first in the Nation open in 2012. A team approach between the surgeon and the prosthetist ensures the best possible outcome for patients undergoing amputation. Advanced surgical techniques, specialized, custom prosthetics, including microprocessor controlled knees and bionics, enable amputees to become more mobile with minimal changes in lifestyle. The Mobility Center is a supporter of Ampututee Blade Runners, a 501c3 non-profit organization, providing free running/sports prosthesis for active amputees. Running/sport specific prosthesis are not covered by insurance. Amputee Blade Runners financially assist amputees in regaining an active/athletic lifestyle. More information is available at www.amputeebladerunners.com