Hongyu Fang, MD

Andrew W. Hoel, MD is a vascular surgeon with Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. He is also the director of surgical services at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which includes operations and quality oversight for 60 operating rooms in which 35,000 procedures are performed annually. His clinical interests include aortic aneurysm repair, aortic dissection, carotid stents, endovascular surgery, peripheral arterial disease and wound care. Dr. Hoel is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Ashley K. Vavra, MD is vascular surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. She performs both open and endovascular surgery for a wide range of disorders including arterial occlusive disease, abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, carotid artery stenosis, venous insufficiency, permanent dialysis access and thoracic outlet syndrome. Dr. Vavra is an assistant professor of surgery in the division of vascular surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) is an integrated healthcare delivery system consistently ranked as a Top 15 Teaching Hospital in the U.S. The NorthShore system, headquartered in Evanston, Ill., includes four hospitals - Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park and Skokie. NorthShore also includes a 900 physician multispecialty group practice, NorthShore Medical Group, with 130 locations in the Chicagoland area. NorthShore has annual revenues of $2.1 billion and employs 10,500 people.