Adena Health adds two vascular surgeons to growing team, expanding services

CHILLICOTHE – Adena Health has added two new vascular surgeons as part of its expanding services.

The pair of new vascular surgeons are Rahul Kar, MD, and Vikram Rao, MD.

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De. Rao serves as the new medical director for vascular surgery services, having practiced in the Cleveland area for nearly 20 years. Board-certified in both general surgery and vascular surgery, he earned his medical degree from Stanley Medical College in India and completed his residency at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga. He went on to complete two fellowships in Detroit, Mich., the first in trauma surgery at Henry Ford Hospital and a second in vascular surgery at Wayne State University.

Dr. Kar worked as a vascular surgeon in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., and is making a return to Ohio, having earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed his residency at New York-Presbyterian Queens in Flushing, N.Y., and fellowship at the Loma Linda Medical Center in Loma Linda, Calif.

Both highly trained physicians come to Adena’s vascular program with proficiencies in aortic disease, carotid disease, dialysis access, limb salvage, peripheral arterial disease, treatment of renal and mesenteric artery, and venous disease.

The pair want to use their skills to make a difference in what they see as a valuable opportunity for modern vascular care in this area of the state.

“Vascular surgery is one of those fields that’s constantly growing in terms of new advances, and being able to provide the most current treatment available is something this community deserves,” said Kar in a news release.

Dr. Rao agrees, adding patients can feel confident in the experience and expertise of the care team that’s been assembled.

“I always tell patients that you have the best team around here, and that we really care about you,” Rao said in the release. “It can be scary and emotionally draining for a patient to come to a specialist for any sort of treatment, but with this program and team of providers, you are going to be offered quality, modern vascular care in this community.”