The UC Davis Vascular Center faculty provides full-time coverage for out- and inpatient vascular care services at UC Davis Medical Center, including consultation, diagnostic services, and endovascular and surgical care.

Gary R. Caputo, M.D., professor of radiology.

David L. Dawson, M.D., professor of surgery, joined the university in 2002 after a 10-year Air Force tour of duty. A former consultant on vascular surgery to the USAF Surgeon General, he served in his last military assignment as a senior NASA manager at the space program's Johnson Space Center. He has a special expertise in complex lower extremity arterial problems and the uses of minimally invasive surgical and endovascular techniques.

Larry-Stuart Deutsch, M.D., C.M., professor of radiology, has interest in minimally invasive image-guided therapies for peripheral vascular disease, liver and biliary tract disease.

Nasim Hedayati, M.D. Dr. Hedayati joined the faculty at the UC Davis Vascular Center in August 2007. She specializes in the treatment of vascular diseases, including abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease, mesenteric and renal artery disease, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, and venous disorders. She has extensive training in both the less invasive endovascular procedures and the traditional open vascular operations. Furthermore, Dr. Hedayati has a strong background in both clinical and basic science research focusing on cardiovascular diseases with numerous publications and presentations at local and national meetings. She is continuing her clinical research here at UC Davis.

Cheng Ji, M.D., staff physician, has a special clinical interest in diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology as well as interventional radiology. His research interests focus on endovascular chemotherapy of brain tumors, and chemotherapy for prevention and treatment of vasospasm.

John R. Laird, M.D., director of the UC Davis Vascular Center, is an internationally renowned cardiologist who has lectured and performed endovascular procedures around the world. His practice focuses on interventions for carotid artery disease, abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysmal disease, renal artery disease and peripheral artery disease.

Eugene S. Lee, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, is an expert in surgical treatment of carotid, aneurysmal and peripheral vascular disease. He has particular experience with aortic stent grafts, placing the AneuRx, Talent, and Gore stent graft devices. He conducts ongoing experimental research investigating oxygen biology and the causes and prevention of intimal hyperplasia at a vascular anastomosis.

Daniel P. Link, M.D., professor of radiology and chief of interventional and vascular radiology, specializes in radiological diagnosis and interventional evaluation of urinary and genital systems. He also provides angiography services and arterial embolization therapy. His research centers on blood-flow measurement techniques, with investigations into new embolic agents, combination embolic therapies, liver blood flow, and microscopic anatomical changes (histopathology) of chronicarterial occlusions.

Wayne Monsky, M.D., assistant professor of radiology, is experienced in all aspects of interventional radiology including diagnostic angiography and venography, directed thrombolysis for DVT and arterial thrombosis, arterial angioplasty/atherectomy and stenting, uterine fibroid artery embolization, varicose vein treatments, tumor chemoembolization, radiofrequency tumor ablation, TIPS, central venous access, percutaneous and transcatheter emolization procedures, gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy tube placement, percutaneous billiary and renal procedures, as well as dialysis shunt rescue.

William C. Pevec, M.D., professor of surgery, has led the Division of Endovascular and Vascular Surgery since 1996. Expert in the management of complex aortic problems and reconstructive surgery of major aortic branches, Dr. Pevec, like all of the surgeons in the center, treats the full spectrum of arterial and venous diseases. He established the UC Davis endovascular surgical program and regularly performs minimally-invasive interventional procedures as part of his practice.

Jason Rogers, M.D., associate professor of cardiovascular medicine, is board certified in interventional cardiology and vascular medicine, and is an integral member of the cardiovascular clinical and research program at UC Davis. He is an investigator on multiple research protocols directed at the treatment of peripheral arterial disease, novel applications of intravascular ultrasound/virtual histology, and structural heart disease, with an emphasis on the management of valvular heart disease using emerging minimally invasive/percutaneous procedures.

Jamie L. Ross, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine and director of the vascular access unit, focuses her research on the triad of blood flow, vascular injury and accelerated thrombosis to improve the success of vascular dialysis access. These areas of vascular research are all vital to understanding the accelerated damage to blood vessels that is prevalent in kidney disease patients.

Kathrine M. Ware, M.S.N., nurse practitioner for the Vascular Center, has a patient-centered approach to health for individuals, with a focus on maximizing wellness within the spectrum of the disease process. Her clinical interests include non-cardiac vascular disease, as well as risk-factor and life-style modifications including smoking cessation, lipid management, nutrition, exercise, stress reduction and self-care. She has experience with complex wound care and venous disease, and is interested in health policy and patient advocacy.

Charles Whitcomb, M.D., associate professor of cardiovascular medicine, specializes in the evaluation and management of patients in both clinical and cardiac catheterization laboratory settings. His specialty includes cardiovascular disease and, specifically, noninvasive cardiology.