Lam Vascular & Associates

Lam Vascular & Associates Leg pain? We can help. Dr. Russell Lam is board certified in vascular and endovascular surgery.
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He specializes in minimally-invasive therapy for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), aortic aneurysm, carotid artery stenosis and stroke prevention, and varicose veins.Dr. Lam is a graduate of The University of Texas and performed his surgical residencies at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Lam completed his vascular and endovascular fellowships at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surge

ons and at Cornell University Medical Center. Dr. Lam has been in practice since 2007 and has quickly emerged as a nationally recognized expert in complex peripheral arterial and venous interventional procedures. He maintained a very busy practice which includes a large referral network from his colleagues who often have tried everything and failed. Thus far, Dr. Lam has performed more than 4,000 complex peripheral interventions and has been credited with preventing thousands of leg amputations. Dr. Lam is the medical director of endovascular surgery at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and is also the chief of vascular surgery at Dallas Medical Center Hospital. Dr. Lam has been named as one of America’s Top Surgeons by the Consumer Research Council of America, as well as, being voted on the list of Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars. Dr. Lam is the principle investigator of several clinical trials and is course director of many physician endovascular training courses. He has written numerous articles and has given many presentations nationally on peripheral arterial disease and complex peripheral interventions. As a pioneer in minimally-invasive peripheral arterial disease treatments, Dr. Lam founded Advanced Vascular and Vein Center of Texas, which is a state-of-the- art, nationally accredited, outpatient vascular center dedicated to performing complex peripheral vascular interventions without requiring hospital admission or overnight stay. For patients and their families, the convenience of an outpatient center that focuses on their individual and medical needs, combined with minimal paperwork and a knowledgeable, friendly, and compassionate staff, is a truly unique experience in health care.

Happy Halloween from out family to yours 🎃👻
10/31/2022

Happy Halloween from out family to yours 🎃👻

86 year old patient presented with a limb threatening diabetic foot abscess. He was quickly diagnosed with severe perip...
06/10/2022

86 year old patient presented with a limb threatening diabetic foot abscess. He was quickly diagnosed with severe peripheral arterial disease. He underwent timely surgical debridement and angiogram with pedal arch reconstruction in our state of the art, outpatient endovascular suite with 4K imaging followed by wound care and Hyperbaric therapy. At just one 40 days postop his wound is completely healed and he is back walking his dog.

David E. isn’t looking for any credit or praise, although he certainly deserves some. But we’ll get to that. Instead, Da...
05/19/2022

David E. isn’t looking for any credit or praise, although he certainly deserves some. But we’ll get to that. Instead, David gives abundant praise and credit to Dr. Lam and his team of vascular experts at Lam Vascular & Associates for saving his toe and his foot from amputation.

See, David is a full-time caregiver to his beloved sister Bernice, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in early 2020. The two, both in their 70s, live together in North Dallas. David is an awarded sales manager in the precious jewels department at Neiman Marcus, and Bernice is retired from a highly successful career as a realtor with Ebby Halliday.

“My sister is a wonderful human being and has looked after me all my life, so it is my great honor to be able to care for her in this season,” said David, who is furloughed from his employer at this time so he can focus on the care of his sister. “I’m very blessed that my company is so supportive and understanding of my situation.”

David has been in good health all his life, so it came as a surprise when a simple stubbed toe just wouldn’t heal properly. David saw a podiatrist about it, who quickly discovered virtually no blood flow going into David’s lower leg. He referred David to Dr. Lam.

“You know, in all my years of living, I have always been led in the right direction,” said David. “And I cannot even express how grateful I am for being led to Dr. Lam.” After diagnostic testing, Dr. Lam surmised that David had 100% blockage to his lower leg and recommended angioplasty and stenting to restore blood flow so that his wound could heal.

Dr. Lam took care of David’s vascular issue, of course. But even more notable to David were the incredible care and compassion shown to him and to his sister.

See, David had explained to Dr. Lam at his first appointment that, as his sister’s sole caregiver, he needed to be healthy and strong in order to continue caring for her. “He told me not to worry, that he would make sure I was able to take care of my sister,” David said. “He always asked about her and showed the same level of compassion and caring to my sister as he did to me.”

On surgery day, Dr. Lam remembered that David would be on his own since Bernice wasn’t well enough to accompany him or help with his post-op care. “He arranged rides to and from the hospital for me, got me out of there in time to be home before my sister’s home health assistant left and even asked me what kind of food I would like.”

That David’s health condition presented itself during COVID was something he may have had some concern about initially. “But knowing I would be right in Dr. Lam’s own private clinic from start to finish and observing all the safety protocols they have in place took any anxiety I felt completely away,” said David. “In this day and age, when seniors can sometimes get backburner treatment, I was truly amazed at the level of care I received at Lam Vascular & Associates. I know Dr. Lam has hundreds of patients, but I sincerely felt like I was the only one. If you choose Dr. Lam, he is the right doctor.”

More than half of the estimated 1.6 million Americans who have experienced an amputation lost their limbs due to vascula...
05/17/2022
Limb Salvage Center - Endovascular Therapy, Angio Suite

More than half of the estimated 1.6 million Americans who have experienced an amputation lost their limbs due to vascular conditions including PAD and diabetes. For this reason, Dr. Russell Lam of Lam Vascular & Associates created The Limb Salvage Center. https://lamvascular.com/limb-salvage-center/

The Limb Salvage Center is a state-of-the-art center designed to help you fully understand your PAD treatment options and help you decide the best therapy for you.

If you’ve been told amputation is your only option, we recommend getting a second opinion. The Lam Vascular Second Opini...
05/12/2022
Russell Lam, MD - Get a Second Opinion - Lam Vascular & Associates

If you’ve been told amputation is your only option, we recommend getting a second opinion. The Lam Vascular Second Opinion Program is designed to help you fully understand your options, and with guidance from Dr. Lam and our team of specialists, choose the right treatment plan or procedure for you. https://lamvascular.com/second-opinion/

If you or someone you love is facing amputation, schedule a second opinion consultation with renowned Dallas vascular surgeon, Russell Lam, MD.

More than 18 million Americans suffer from Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Knowing the facts, risk factors and symptoms...
04/26/2022
PAD Resources - Lam Vascular & Associates

More than 18 million Americans suffer from Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Knowing the facts, risk factors and symptoms associated with PAD, and getting proper treatment could quite literally save your limb and your life. Learn more about PAD: https://lamvascular.com/pad-resources/

What is PAD? What are the symptoms of PAD? Here at Lam Vascular & Associates, we provide all the downloadable important resources about PAD.

Meet the newest member of the Lam Vascular & Associates team, Nane Santos. As a Nurse Practitioner, she provides Dallas ...
04/19/2022
Meet Nane Santos, NP-C - Vascular Nurse Practitioner

Meet the newest member of the Lam Vascular & Associates team, Nane Santos. As a Nurse Practitioner, she provides Dallas vascular surgery and endovascular surgery care services in the outpatient setting, including assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, treating and educating patients. https://lamvascular.com/meet-nane/

Nane Santos is a Nurse Practitioner at Lam Vascular & Associates, providing vascular care to patients in Dallas.

Dr. Duran recently met with Rose Hayden from Hunt Regional Healthcare for their ongoing series titled “Healthbeat.” Duri...
04/07/2022
Healthbeat Interviews Dr. Duran About Vascular Disease - LAM Vascular

Dr. Duran recently met with Rose Hayden from Hunt Regional Healthcare for their ongoing series titled “Healthbeat.”

During the interview, Dr. Duran spoke about vascular disease awareness. https://lamvascular.com/healthbeat-interviews-dr-duran-about-vascular-disease/

Our very own Dr. Cassidy Duran, a board-certified vascular surgeon, recently met with Rose Hayden from Hunt Regional Healthcare for their ongoing series titled “Healthbeat.” During the interview, Dr. Duran spoke about vascular disease awareness. An expert on the subject, Dr. Duran has the distin...

Lam Vascular & Associates is the go-to for comprehensive vascular care with special expertise in the treatment of periph...
03/28/2022
Why Choose Lam Vascular & Associates? - Lam Vascular & Associates

Lam Vascular & Associates is the go-to for comprehensive vascular care with special expertise in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) with minimally invasive techniques. Experience. Innovation. Compassion. That is the Lam Vascular way. Learn more about us: https://lamvascular.com/why-lam-vascular/

Look no further for your vascular surgery needs in Dallas, Texas. Experience. Innovation. Compassion. Comprehensive vascular care, the Lam Vascular way.

When Ken Taylor’s friend told him a joke about getting old, it really hit home. “He said, ‘You know how to tell you’re g...
03/10/2022

When Ken Taylor’s friend told him a joke about getting old, it really hit home. “He said, ‘You know how to tell you’re getting old? When you know more doctors than regular people!’” Ken gave it some thought and realized that seemed to be true for him!

From open heart surgery to a series of surgeries (four, to be exact) to address an artery blockage in his leg, Ken had spent a good deal of time visiting doctors and hospitals over the last few years.
Ken was losing hope as he battled severe leg pain in spite of multiple surgeries to address it. “My cardiologist finally ran a tube from my groin all the way down to my ankle and told me if that didn’t fix it, I’d have to consider amputation,” he said.

Ken and his wife Paulette are people of faith and, in spite of his setbacks, they desperately held on to hope that there was a solution out there somewhere. They, their family and church continually prayed for answers. When a friend happened to mention knowing someone who almost lost his leg but was doing well after seeing Dr. Lam at Lam Vascular & Associates, Ken wasted no time getting in touch.

Within a week, Ken and Paulette were sitting in Dr. Lam’s office waiting to go over all the diagnostic tests he had just performed on Ken. “When he came into the exam room, I asked him, ‘Well Dr. Lam, can you help me?’ and do you know what he said? He said, “No. But I can fix you.’”
The Taylors were so relieved. Dr. Lam diagnosed Ken with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and laid out an aggressive treatment plan in the hopes of saving his leg.

Ken’s treatment and ultimate recovery was not an easy road. The tube placed in his leg by the other surgeon had caused a brutal staph infection that took significant time and effort to eradicate. Dr. Lam surgically removed the tube in a procedure that took more than six hours. “He got in there and found that the infected tube had been put straight through my calf muscle so he had to rebuild a new calf muscle from scratch,” said Ken.

As a diabetic for more than 25 years, he knew the recovery would not be easy. But Ken spent 7 ½ long WEEKS in the hospital. “My leg looked like a road map and at one point, I had four wound vac machines hooked up to it,” he chuckled.

But little by little, day by day, they saw improvement. And the day Ken was able to briskly walk 15 laps around the physical therapy track in record time, he knew he was going to be okay.

When Ken finally went for his final follow-up appointment with Dr. Lam, it was a joyful occasion for all. “I really thought he was going to do a dance in the exam room with me,” said Ken. “He was so happy with my progress and even admitted that at one point, he didn’t know if I’d still have that leg at the end of it all. But I believed in him. He’s truly the finest and most caring doctor I have ever known…and I’ve known a lot of doctors!”
Today, Ken is back to mowing and edging his own lawn and looks forward to putting out the American flags with his Masonic Lodge buddies this Memorial Day weekend. The Taylors will be married 54 years this coming January and Ken credits much of his recovery to the love and support of his wife. “When I was in the hospital, do you know she came to see me every cotton-pickin day and even spent some nights with me too?” marveled Ken.

If Ken could sum up his experience in one word it would be grateful. He is grateful for his life, his wife, his leg, his health, and so very grateful to have met Dr. Lam.

David has been in good health his whole life, so it came as a surprise when a simple stubbed toe wouldn’t heal properly....
03/03/2022
Dr. Lam Saved My Foot: One Caregiver’s Story - LAM Vascular

David has been in good health his whole life, so it came as a surprise when a simple stubbed toe wouldn’t heal properly.

“I was truly amazed at the level of care I received at Lam Vascular & Associates. I know Dr. Lam has hundreds of patients, but I sincerely felt like I was the only one. If you choose Dr. Lam, he is the right doctor.” Read more about David and his story: https://lamvascular.com/dr-lam-saved-my-foot-one-caregivers-story/

David, a full-time caregiver to his sister, gives abundant praise and credit to Dr. Lam and his team for saving his toe and his foot from amputation.

Dr. Lam doesn’t just save legs; he saves lives. Cindy Blakely, lifetime Mesquite, Texas resident, can attest to this. He...
02/24/2022

Dr. Lam doesn’t just save legs; he saves lives. Cindy Blakely, lifetime Mesquite, Texas resident, can attest to this. Here’s her story.

In October of 2016, Cindy started to experience significant pain in her left hip. With no real ideas about what was causing the debilitating pain that was robbing Cindy of her ability to walk, her primary care physician recommended in-house rehabilitation.
During this time, Cindy accidentally rolled over her own foot with her wheelchair. Painful, yes; but ultimately, the mishap might have saved her life.
That injury landed Cindy in the emergency room, where she was finally diagnosed with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), a limb-threatening circulatory condition where narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs.
“Dr. Lam was on the team who handled my diagnosis and ultimately the amputation of my left leg,” said Cindy. “I lost a leg, but Dr. Lam literally saved my life. I was dying before he got there, and I am so grateful that he was there and had the knowledge and experience to help me, not only to save my other leg but to save my life.”
Cindy is a mother of two grown children and a proud grandmother to two young boys. She still battles some health issues but regularly visits Dr. Lam to keep her PAD under control. “He is a godsend,” she said. “If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be alive. When issues come up, Dr. Lam and his wonderful staff help me resolve them so I can keep going and living my life.”
Today, Cindy focuses on her health more than ever. She eats a healthy diet, stays active and spends time with the people she loves. “I appreciate all that Dr. Lam and his staff have done for me,” she said. “I would never move away or change doctors. Because of Dr. Lam, I am alive and able to enjoy what’s left of my life.”

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8210 Walnut Hill Ln Suite 505
Dallas, TX
75231

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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Exciting news! With the addition of the latest imaging technology available, we are now home to one of the most state-of-the-art endo suites in the country. This will allow us to better serve our patients undergoing limb-saving minimally invasive vascular surgery. Learn more at https://lamvascular.com/new-era-in-digital-imaging-for-improved-integrated-vascular-care/

Dr. Wishnew New TikTok
Dr. Wishnew New TikTok

Dance your way to better vein health with Dr. Wishnew! https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8vUhWWo/

Just a little inside peek into Dr. Wishnew's day! Dr. Wishnew has started a TikTok @wounds_with_wishnew. Check it out at https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8LWP1K8/

Fun fact: Every day, your heart pumps over 1,800 gallons of blood through your veins and other vessels.

Patients suffering from severe PAD are often told that amputation is their only option. Before settling on such a scary prognosis, seek a second opinion. It just might be your second chance. Watch this video for some startling facts and head to lamvascular.com/limb-salvage-center/ to learn more about how The Limb Salvage Center is dedicated to preventing amputation whenever possible.

Walking, running, dancing, jumping...whatever your legs were made for, we know one thing. They weren’t made for hiding or holding back. If you’re suffering from varicose veins, come see us for a solution.

Diabetes is one of the strongest risk factors for PAD. Take a peek at this video to learn more.

Cue the sparklers. 🎆 Happy Independence Day!

Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad. ❤ Happy Father’s Day to all the dads that are our doctors, team and patients!

No need to fear; the Vein Center at Lam Vascular & Associates is here!

Rock those shorts with help from The Vein Center at Lam Vascular & Associates! 🌤

Congratulations to the class of 2021! 🎓🎉Walk with confidence into the next chapter.

See if varicose or spider vein treatment is right for you so you can make a splash this summer. Learn more in just a few minutes with our Vein Self-Test: lamvascular.com/vein-quiz/

Oh the places your feet have taken you! Be sure to take good care of your feet and keep an eye out for signs of swelling, non-healing wounds or discoloration, especially if you have diabetes. These can be signals of PAD.

When it comes to PAD treatment, each plan is unique to each patient's needs. Learn more about how we diagnose and treat PAD: https://lamvascular.com/diagnosing-pad-treatment/

A mother’s work is never done—but today, you deserve a rest. Happy Mother’s Day! 🌸

In honor of National Nurses Day, we want to say a big thank you to our nurse practitioner Courtney Wright. Your compassion, optimism and kindness do not go unnoticed here at Lam Vascular & Associates. Learn more about Courtney: https://lamvascular.com/meet-courtney/

We were so happy to be able to help David so he can continue helping others! Check out his story here:

We may not all agree on everything, but we can all agree that good health is important! The common value of good health is celebrated on World Health Day on April 7. Spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), physical, mental and emotional well-being is promoted and celebrated all over the world on this day. Here's to good health!

If you or a loved one is suffering from PAD, amputation is not the only way! Dr. Lam can help you find a treatment plan that may help prevent the need for amputation.

If varicose and spider veins are standing in between you and the life you want to live, take our 2-minute quiz to see if it's time to see a doctor: https://lamvascular.com/vein-quiz/

Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy

A simple procedure done right in-office to erase spider veins? Yes, it's true! Here's a video of Dr. Lam performing sclerotherapy on a patient at The Vein Center. It's like magic. 😮 Stay tuned for before and after pics!

Your Lam Vascular & Associates team wishes you a safe and festive New Year's Eve. See you next year!

Thank you to all veterans for your service to America on Veterans Day and always.

Standing Stronger Together, Texas.
Standing Stronger Together, Texas.

2020 tried to knock us down, but we are Standing Stronger Together, Texas. As the world continues to recover, we are happy to let you know all of our Lam Vascular & Associates locations are open and seeing patients for all services. We’re back to doing what we love – helping people get out of pain and regain their lives and mobility.

Facing an amputation? Get a second opinion at Lam Vascular & Associates' Limb Salvage Center. Visit lamvascular.com/limb-salvage-center and schedule your appointment today.

Minimally invasive procedures that save legs and save lives! Check out the Limb Salvage Center at Lam Vascular & Associates.

Sandra's Lam Vascular Story
Sandra's Lam Vascular Story

While Sandra was visiting France, she started experiencing horrible cramping in her left leg. Cramping so painful she had to sit down often and no longer felt comfortable exploring the city alone. She knew she had to do something about it. After her trip, she was diagnosed with PAD and then moved to Dallas shortly after that, which is when she decided to visit Dr. Lam. Read Sandra's whole story at lamvascular.com/sandra-testimonial/

The reason Dr. Duran chose vascular surgery: Incredible technology that can help patients with complex vascular problems. The reason she loves being a vascular surgeon: The personal connection with patients and the ability to see the impact her work makes in patients' lives.

Did you catch Dr. Lam on Good Morning Texas this morning? Watch it here!

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Doctor Duran's office calls me a few minutes ago, tells me insurance as of yesterday has not approved next weeks procedure and makes me reschedule for the 20th. I call my insurance and they say they DID approve it but no one from the doctor's office had called them to get it. Then I call the doctor's office back, get transfered to their insurance department, and all I get is voicemail.
The past month or so has been my first experiences with these people. They work hard to take care of their patients, even to calling after bad weather the night before to see if I will be able to make it to my appointment today. I would recommend them to anyone.
Really newd to get with you.After one pad surgury can walj 50 ft without massive pain
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