Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

The Division Of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery strives to provide comprehensive care of the patient with vascular disorders involving all parts of the body outside of the heart and brain. Using state of the art equipment and facilities, including multiple hybrid operating rooms, we are able to treat even the most complex of arterial and venous diseases. From the clinic to the operating room to the hospital and up until the point the patient is home, our team provides direct management, guidance, and oversight of the patient experience. We provide care at numerous clinic and hospital sites as well as two dedicated vein care treatment centers. We are proud to be advancing our field through our involvement in the national Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI), a live database that synthesizes data to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness and cost of vascular healthcare by collecting and exchanging information.

David Frankel, MD
Ankur Chandra, MD
Marc Sedwitz, MD
Jeffery Weiss, MD

Advanced Practice Clinicians:

Erin Kozlowski, NP
Rae Richard, NP


Our vascular surgery practice locations are as follows:

Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines

Ankur Chandra, MD
David Frankel, MD

Scripps Clinic La Jolla – Anderson Medical Pavilion

Marc Sedwitz, MD
Jeffery Weiss, MD

Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley

Ankur Chandra, MD
David Frankel, MD

Scripps Clinic Encinitas

Jeffery Weiss, MD

Featured Services

  • Endovascular and open repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms

  • Endovascular and open repair of aortic and aorto-iliac obstructive disease

  • Endovascular and open treatment of extracranial cerebrovascular disease including carotid endarterectomy and stenting

  • Open and endovascular treatment of visceral arterial vascular disorders (chronic mesenteric ischemia, renovascular HTN, visceral artery aneurysms)

  • Evaluation and management of thoracic outlet syndrome

  • Evaluation and management of iliac and popliteal aneurysms

  • Evaluation and management of peripheral arterial obstructive disease

  • Creation and management of permanent hemodialysis access

  • Comprehensive management of venous insufficiency and varicose veins

  • Comprehensive management of deep vein thrombosis, inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, and acute and chronic ilio-femoral venous thrombosis/obstruction

  • Anterior spine exposure Vascular ultrasound laboratory oversight and reading

Our division provides ongoing education to internal medicine residents, general surgery residents and dermatology fellows.

For more information or to apply, please visit the Graduate Medical Education page.

  • Single cell RNA sequencing of carotid atherosclerotic disease
  • Clinical outcomes research utilizing VQI database