Vascular and Endovascular Services
at Community Medical Center
Vascular and Endovascular Services at Community Medical Center (CMC) offers comprehensive care that includes evaluation, diagnosis and management of a full range of vascular diseases. Services at our cardiovascular locations include bypasses and stent placement and removal.
CMC is an academic medical center located in Toms River, New Jersey, and is a community-based hospital offering families across Ocean County expert care in a technology-rich environment. CMC is Ocean County’s largest and most active health care facility. Over the years, Community Medical Center has established and continues to maintain its reputation for providing our patients with comprehensive and compassionate care.
What Is Vascular Disease?
Vascular disease describes abnormalities in the circulatory system. Our arteries and veins carry blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to the body tissues and taking away tissue waste matter. Abnormalities can cause serious health issues. At Community Medical Center, our vascular specialists use noninvasive, minimally invasive and surgical procedures and therapies to eliminate or help patients manage these conditions.
Do I Need to See a Vascular Surgeon?
Vascular conditions are not always obvious. Many do not have any symptoms and people don’t realize they have them until a complication occurs. During your regular physical with your doctor, you should ask for an assessment of your vascular health. Your doctor can tell you whether or not a consultation with a vascular surgeon is necessary.
Vascular Surgery Services
Community Medical Center’s team of board-certified vascular surgeons provides outstanding care to patients with vascular disease. Our surgeons are among the most highly trained vascular specialists in the country. Each vascular surgeon is highly skilled in medical management, vascular medicine, traditional open surgical procedures, nonoperative treatments, minimally invasive endovascular procedures and hybrid approaches. They provide expert comprehensive care for a broad array of vascular diseases, tailored to each individual patient. CMC’s multidisciplinary team includes social workers, care coordinators, and others, who provide compassionate, high quality, coordinated care.
Will I Need Surgery?
If you are referred to a surgeon, this does not necessarily mean you will need surgery. Our vascular surgeons are experts on improving vascular health through various treatments, including noninvasive ones. Often, a preemptive visit with a surgeon can help you prevent the need for surgery.
Your vascular surgeon will decide on the best surgical approach for you — minimally invasive therapies or open surgery — based on several factors including:
- The type of vascular disease and how severe it is
- Age
- Medical history
- Lifestyle
- Results of tests performed during your evaluation
Our Team
Our board-certified vascular surgeons and specialists use the latest, innovative diagnostic technologies to determine what issues our patients are facing and map out an effective course of treatment.
Diagnostic Vascular Services
Non-Invasive Vascular Testing
Performing more than 9,000 diagnostic tests annually, the Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory at Community Medical Center provides diagnostic testing and screening for a full range of vascular diseases.
The lab provides testing for vascular diseases and conditions including ultrasounds and duplex ultrasounds (which simultaneously visualize the structure of blood vessels and measures the blood flow in them), as well as surveillance testing for aneurysm repairs.
- Carotid duplex/ultrasound
- Arterial duplex/ultrasound
- Venous duplex/ultrasound
- Venous duplex/ultrasound
- Venous reflux testing
- Aorta duplex/ultrasound
- Transplant ultrasound/duplex
- Inferior vena cava duplex/ultrasound
- Renal artery duplex/ultrasound
- Mesenteric duplex/ultrasound
- Vein mapping
- Dialysis access mapping
- Dialysis access evaluation
- Renal duplex/ultrasound
- Ankle/brachial index
- Wrist/brachial index
- Temporal artery duplex/ultrasound
Surveillance testing for aneurysm repairs, bypasses, stents and other procedures are also performed.
We offer non-iodine ultrasound contrast testing for improved diagnosis.
Locations
The lab has three locations:
Community Medical Center
99 NJ 37
Toms River, NJ 08755
Community Medical Center Cardiovascular Lab
67 NJ 37
Riverwood Building 1, Suite 102
Toms River, NJ 08755
RWJBarnabas Health Heart & Vascular Services at Barnegat
770 Lighthouse Drive
Building A, Suite 140
Barnegat, NJ 08005
Radiologic Imaging
CMC provides a full range of inpatient and outpatient diagnostic radiologic imaging services. Your provider may order additional tests such as computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Our Radiology Department is located at:
Comprehensive Breast Center
368 Lakehurst Road
Toms River, NJ 08755
For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact The Radiology Department at Community Medical Center: 732-557-8146.
Vascular Diseases and Conditions We Treat
- Aortic aneurysms
- Aortic dissection
- Atherosclerosis
- Blood clots
- Carotid artery disease
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Diabetes vascular disease and limb salvage
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Fibromuscular dysplasia
- Lymphedema
- Marfan syndrome
- Non-healing wounds caused by vascular disease
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Pulmonary embolism
- Raynaud's disease
- Renal artery stenosis
- Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
- Stroke
- Transient ischemic attack
- Varicose veins
- Vasculitis
- Visceral artery disease
Procedures and Treatments We Offer
Treatments for vascular diseases and conditions may include:
- Aneurysm surgery
- Angioplasty and stenting
- Atherectomy
- Carotid artery disease intervention
- Chemotherapy port placement and removal
- Complex aortic reconstructions
- Endarterectomy
- Endovenous ablation (laser treatment of diseased vein)
- Creation of dialysis access
- Limb salvage
- Peripheral vascular bypass
- Revascularization
- Thrombectomy/Embolectomy
- Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR)
- Varicose veins treatment
- Vascular bypass
- Vena cava filter placement and removal
- Wound management
Access to the Latest Medical and Clinical Research
RWJBarnabas Health offers patients access to the latest technology and medical advancements via participation in some of the most renowned clinical studies available. Clinical studies help bridge research and patient care by evaluating therapies, drugs and diagnostic tools to drive discoveries into clinical practice.
Comprehensive Care Helps You Manage Your Condition for a Better Future
You may need to take additional steps to manage your vascular health on a day-to-day basis — whether that means medication, diet, or lifestyle changes.
We offer comprehensive screening and counseling programs for patients who are confronting a vascular issue. Our engaged professionals will ensure that you have the education and resources you need to manage your care and minimize the effects of vascular disease.
Awards and Recognitions
Community Medical Center has been identified as a Carotid Care Quality Champion by the Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® (SVS VQI) clinical registry recognition program. The program honors healthcare organizations across the country dedicated to improving the safety and effectiveness of vascular care through participation and engagement in VQI’s carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy registries.
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Request an Appointment
Prior to scheduling an appointment with one of our vascular specialists, you may need a referral from your primary care physician. In some cases, you may make a self-referral. Please check with your insurance provider. For a self-referral, please contact us to request an appointment.
