Vascular surgery is full of awesome anatomy and big open vessel exposures, but endovascular surgery is here to stay and can be hard to get into, particularly as a learner. The basics of endovascular surgery share very little with the basics of open surgery and getting up to speed can be a big challenge. This episode is an introduction to all things endovascular surgery, from wires, catheters and sheaths to balloons and stents. Take a listen to get up to speed quickly in prep for an upcoming vascular rotation and skip the pain of trying to follow your attendings words so you can instead pay attention to the actual case.

Dr. Frank Davis is an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Craig Brown is a PGY-7 in the General Surgery program and the upcoming 2023 vascular surgery fellow at the University of Michigan.

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