The professional areas of UVRA's vascular surgeon, Dr. Robert P. Smilanich, focus in both teaching and applying the latest techniques of surgical intervention to treat disorders of the arterial and venous circulation. Dr. Smilanich is skilled in such areas as thoracic endografting, endovascular procedures, balloon angioplasty, and aortic and peripheral vascular stent or graft placement. Dr. Smilanich is fellowship-trained and board certified in general and vascular surgery.

Dr. Smilanich graduated from medical school at George Washington University in Washington D.C. He continued his studies there to complete an internship and residency in general surgery. He then concluded a fellowship in vascular surgery at Penn State University. Dr. Smilanich served as a major in the United States Air Force, working as chief of the vascular surgery service at the University of Texas Health Science Center before becoming director of the Utah Vascular Center.

Vascular Surgery

Utah Vascular Center is a group of doctors with superior skill in the treatment and management of patients with peripheral vascular disease, chronic and complex wounds, and potential limb loss. The doctors emphasize prevention, risk factor evaluation and reduction, patient education, comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, and advanced care. The surgeons specialize in open, endovascular, minimally invasive and bloodless non-invasive procedures for the full range of vascular disease and conditions:

• Carotid artery stenosis
• Visceral artery disease, including renal arteries
• Abdominal and thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Vascular access for hemodialysis
• Aortoiliac occlusive disease
• Lower extremity arterial and venous problems
• Diabetic foot salvage
• Non-healing wounds
• Limb salvage and preservation

Utah Vascular surgeons and their colleagues offer novel treatment options to patients for whom traditional methods might have been unsuccessful. Specialists in interventional and diagnostic radiology work with our vascular surgeons on a case-by-case basis to diagnose, manage, and follow patients.

Utah Vascular Center
1055 N. 300 W. Suite 205
Provo, UT
(801) 374-9100
www.utahvascular.com