Joseph J. Ricotta, M.D.
Special Expertise: Vascular Surgery
Board Certified: Vascular Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties: Endovascular Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Peripheral Artery Disease, Limb Salvage, Carotid Disease, Aortic And Peripheral Aneurysms, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Dialysis Access
Memberships: Society Of Vascular Surgery, Distinguished Fellow; American College Of Surgeons, Fellow; American Medical Association; Florida Vascular Society
Patients in need of vascular care all under one roof need look no further. Joseph J. Ricotta, M.D., M.S., D.F.S.V.S., F.A.C.S. and his team at Prime Vascular Institute recently moved into a 24,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility in Delray Beach.
The new facility offers advanced, state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment options including two outpatient surgery suites, ten exam rooms, ultrasound and wound treatment rooms. Prime Vascular also has grown its staff from four to 35, including five physician assistants and five nurses.
“We have doubled our staff in the last year and are able to provide a full complement of treatment options under one roof,” says Dr. Ricotta, whose practice has some of the best outcomes in the country.
As one of the top vascular and endovascular surgeons in the country, Dr. Ricotta recently reached a national milestone, having performed more than 250 TCAR procedures, the most performed by a single surgeon. TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization) reverses blood flow away from the brain while the physician repairs blockage in the carotid artery to prevent stroke.
Dr. Ricotta has been a trailblazer in the treatment of carotid disease. In addition to being the first in the U.S. to use endovascular robotics to perform minimally invasive vascular surgery, he was the first in Palm Beach County to perform Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy that uses high-energy shock waves to break up calcium that block blood vessels.
Dr. Ricotta also specializes in preventing leg amputations, treating life-threatening blood clots and pioneered renowned limb-preservation and pulmonary embolism treatment programs in Delray Beach.
“We are investigators in several national clinical research trials, and we have brought many new technologies to South Florida which result in better outcomes for the patient.
Dr. Ricotta is also National Director for Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy for Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, and Chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery at Delray Medical Center. He founded the FAU Vascular Surgery Fellowship and is a professor of surgery at FAU School of Medicine, where he is training future physicians and vascular surgeons. He has authored more than 225 publications and delivered more than 400 lectures on the national and international stage.
Location: 16215 Jog Road, Ste. 100, Delray Beach, 561-303-0013, primevascular.com
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