What Is Vascular and Endovascular Surgery?
Vascular and endovascular surgery is responsible for diagnosing and treating diseases of blood vessels, including arteries and veins, throughout the body. These vessels are critical to overall health and organ function, carrying oxygen-rich blood and returning blood back to the heart. Vascular surgeons are tasked with assessing, managing and treating conditions when circulation is disrupted or vessels become narrowed, blocked, weakened or damaged,
Vascular surgery focuses on blood vessels outside of the heart and brain, making it different to cardiac or neurovascular care. Conditions that affect our legs, arms, abdomen, kidneys and other organs often fall under the care of a vascular surgeon. Leg pain while walking, swelling, visible varicose veins, non-healing wounds, sudden limb pain, or changes in skin colour or temperature are all symptoms that may indicate a potential vascular issue in patients. People can also be referred after imaging and scans reveal narrowing, clot formation or aneurysms that require specialist input.
Vascular care is rarely limited to one-off treatment and is usually ongoing. Even if we don’t feel them, many vascular conditions develop gradually and turn into conditions that may require careful monitoring, lifestyle guidance, medication management and, when necessary, procedural or surgical intervention. Endovascular techniques is also a branch of vascular surgery and uses minimally invasive catheter-based approaches. This has become an essential part of modern vascular care allowing many patients to receive effective treatment with shorter recovery times and reduced surgical impact.
Problems affecting the blood vessels are often linked to wider health factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking history or metabolic disease. For this reason, vascular care at NMC is approached with a long-term view. Our vascular and endovascular surgery teams focus on careful assessment, measured clinical judgement and structured care plans. Treatment is planned to address current symptoms while also reducing future vascular risk over time.
Our teams manage a wide spectrum of vascular conditions, from common vein disorders to complex arterial disease, across all our hospitals and clinics in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. We tailor care based on the individual needs of our patients, severity and progression of conditions. Our teams provide diagnosis and monitoring, medical therapy, minimally invasive endovascular procedures and open surgical intervention.
Our vascular surgeons are highly skilled and regularly manage conditions such as peripheral artery disease (PAD), carotid artery disease, aneurysms, deep vein thrombosis, chronic venous insufficiency and diabetic vascular complications. Concerns with acute presentations like limb ischaemia or sudden clot formation are assessed promptly in our care. While chronic conditions are followed carefully to reduce the risk of complications over time. This balanced approach allows our teams to respond quickly when needed, while maintaining long-term oversight for progressive disease.
Vascular care at NMC is delivered in close collaboration with other specialties including cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology, neurology, wound care, radiology and internal medicine. Many vascular disorders overlap with systemic disease and coordinated treatment lets us to treat patients holistically and allows us earlier detection and safer long-term outcomes. It also supports continuity when patients require input from multiple specialties.
The facilities supporting vascular and endovascular surgery at NMC are structured around how care is actually delivered. Imaging, catheter-based procedures and surgery are planned together, so patients can be assessed, treated and followed up without unnecessary waiting. Our recovery units are equipped to support both planned vascular procedures and urgent presentations whenever needed. On site at our facilities, patients can access diagnostic services including duplex ultrasound, CT angiography and MR angiography. These facilities allow accurate assessment of blood flow and vessel structure. Endovascular suites are used for procedures such as angioplasty, stenting and catheter-based clot treatment, while surgical theatres are equipped for complex reconstructions when open surgery is needed.
Wherever patients are seen within the NMC network, vascular services are delivered using the same clinical and safety standards. This means patients experience consistent standards whether care begins in an outpatient clinic, continues through diagnostic testing or moves into a surgical setting. The way which we coordinate internally helps avoid unnecessary delays and allows treatment decisions to be made with clarity and stability.
