Peripheral Artery Disease
The most effective treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) involves widening the artery or bypassing artery blockages to increase blood flow to affected areas.
Most vascular specialists are only able to treat PAD above the knee. We specialize in restoring blood flow to lower limb extremities below the ankle and into the foot and toes.
What is PAD?
Peripheral Artery Disease is the narrowing of the arteries that carry blood away from the heart. It is most common in the legs and feet and can lead to severe leg pain, cramps, and wounds that don’t heal. Left untreated, PAD can lead to gangrene and amputation. Peripheral artery disease affects 10% of the American population.
About Dr. Leschak
Dr. Stephen Leschak, MD, is a board-certified interventional radiologist with more than twenty years of experience in the management and treatment of peripheral vascular disease. He is an expert in Arterial and Venous Peripheral Vascular Disease, Interventional Oncology, and Hepatobiliary Disease. He has been on staff at leading hospitals across the country, including Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Fox Chase Cancer Center, University of Tennessee, and University of Mississippi Medical Centers.
Currently, his main focus is providing exceptional endovascular care to patients with critical limb ischemia, arterial and venous ulcerations, and limb salvage. He is one of only a small number of doctors in the country with the training and expertise to restore blood flow to lower limb extremities affected by Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), below the knee and ankle.
Medical Studies
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“Surgical treatment of PAD has decreased each year…, whereas endovascular treatment has increased each year.” [American Journal of Roentgenology, 2020]
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In a 2017 study of 14,685 eligible patients with PAD, endovascular procedures were associated with a risk-adjusted 16% decreased risk of amputation or death compared to open surgery.