Clinical
The Division of Vascular Surgery provides tertiary level emergency and elective care for people with vascular diseases in the Southeastern Ontario region and consultations to physicians for assessments and care. The scope of vascular surgery provided includes, but is not limited to, that for diseases of the aortic arch and great vessels, thoracic aortic surgery, surgery on the abdominal aortic and its branches, peripheral vascular surgery of the upper and lower extremities, and cerebrovascular disease outside of the cranium.

Complete vascular surgical care and consultation is provided 24 hours a day seven days per week. Outpatient consultation is coordinated through the vascular surgery office and patients are seen in clinic. Inpatient consultation is either arranged

Research
Research within the Division of Vascular Surgery is clinically focused on topics such as the natural history of aortic abdominal aneurysms and the high-risk population of aortic abdominal aneurysms greater than six centimeters.

In addition, the Division supports research focused on health service through the exploration of issues involving access to clinical service and accountability of service providers. This role includes maintenance of prospective databases to assess the timeliness of access to health care and definitive treatment.