The Limbstitute:

A center for comprehensive treatment of peripheral venous and arterial diseases

Tom Tran, PA-C, Mike Richards, PA-C, and Dr. Asad Qamar of the Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence pride themselves in delivering high-tech care with a very personalized touch. In the summer of 2013, they combined their talents and formed the Limbstitute, based in Summerfield.

The facility is retrofitted to include all the technology and diagnostic resources necessary for testing, locating, and facilitating the treatment of venous insufficiencies, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and non-healing wounds.

Expanding ICE’s services into a division dedicated solely to limb salvage and comprehensive vein care answers a critical need in the community. Many amputations performed across the nation could have been prevented, and this center makes it easier for patients to receive world-renowned care under one roof. In addition to the management of PAD, services include the use of the most innovative and minimally invasive procedures for the advanced treatment of veins and wounds.

“The biggest advantage of combining specialties is we can provide rapid diagnosis and rapid treatment,” says PA Richards. “All too often, patients end up losing limbs because they are referred to other physicians, then await test results, and then have to make an appointment with the physician. The process becomes delayed.

At the Limbstitute, the process is streamlined to achieve maximum results for patients.”

The Limbstitute’s practitioners focus solely on what they are trained to handle. PA Richards explains, “We don’t try to do more than we’re capable of. If a patient has a vein problem, he will see either me or Tom. If a patient has an arterial problem, we have access to the cardiology specialists of ICE.”

Cardiology is not the only specialty available to Limbstitute patients. They also have access to the ICE family of services including phlebology (vein care) and primary and internal medicine. ICE and the Limbstitute will continue to offer their services backed by the founding principles of Innovation, Compassion, and Excellence.