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  Anthony M. Sussman, M.D.  

Anthony M. Sussman, M.D., received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and completed medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Sussman completed his surgical residency at Memorial University Medical Center and his vascular surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Medical Association of Georgia.

       
  Anthony J. Avino, M.D.  

Anthony J. Avino, M.D., received his undergraduate degree cum laude from Vanderbilt University and completed medical school at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He completed his surgical residency at the University of Florida Health Science Center and at the Mayo Clinic, and his vascular surgery fellowship at the University of South Florida. Dr. Avino is an Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Medical Association of Georgia.

       
  Christopher L. Wixon, M.D.  

Christopher L. Wixon, M.D., received his undergraduate degree from Franklin and Marshall College and attended medical school at Pennsylvania State University Hospital. Dr. Wixon completed his surgical residency at the University Health Systems of Eastern North Carolina and his vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Arizona medical Center. Prior to joining Savannah Vascular Institute, Dr. Wixon was an associate professor of vascular surgery at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands. He is an Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the International Society of Endovascular Surgery.

       
  E. Jerry Cohn, Jr., M.D.  

E. Jerry Cohn, Jr., M.D., received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio and his medical degree from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He completed his residency at The University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville, and completed his General Vascular Surgery Fellowship at The University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore. Dr. Cohn joined Memorial Health University Physicians -- Savannah Vascular Institute in 2003. He is board certified in vascular surgery and general surgery.

       
  Christopher Walls, M.D.  

Christopher Walls, M.D., received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in New Haven, Conn., and his medical degree from Emory University in Atlanta. He completed both his residency and vascular surgery fellowship at Emory University. Dr. Walls was an assistant professor of surgery at Emory University. He joined Memorial Health University Physicians -- Savannah Vascular Institute in 2004. Dr. Walls is board certified in vascular surgery and general surgery.

       
  Sheppard Mondy, III, M.D.  

Sheppard Mondy, III, M.D., received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and his medical degree from Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Mondy completed his surgical residency at University of Alabama Hospitals and Clinics, University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is board certified in general and vascular surgery with added qualifications in surgical critical care. Dr. Mondy is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

       
  Larry Horesh, M.D.  

Larry Horesh, M.D., is a graduate of Yale University Medical School in New Haven, Connecticut. He completed his internship and two years of training in general surgery at Washington University. He then completed his radiology residency at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Horesh was fellowship trained in interventional radiology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

       

Robert E. Jones, M.D., received his undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi and attended medical school at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Dr. Jones completed his residency training in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at the University of Virginia and a cardiothoracic fellowship at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is a fellow of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery at Memorial Health University Medical Center.

       

 

Kirstin Nelson, M.D.  

Kirstin Nelson, M.D., received her undergraduate degree from Ohio State University and completed medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Nelson completed her radiology residency at Ohio State University Hospitals and her interventional radiology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina.

       
  Ganesha Perera, M.D., MPH  

Ganesha Perera, M.D., MPH, received his undergraduate degree from the University of California and attended medical school at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Perera completed his surgical residency at the University of California Irvine Medical Center and a vascular surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has published numerous articles and is a candidate member for the American College of Surgeons and the Midwestern Vascular Surgery Society.

       

Catherine Bradley, FNP-BC, RNFA , graduated from Georgia Southern University with a master's degree in nursing. In addition to being a registered advanced practice nurse, she is a certified family nurse practitioner. Bradley has been at Savannah Vascular Institute since 1997. She is a member of the Nurse Practitioner Council of Coastal Georgia, the Society of Vascular Nursing, and the American Nurses Association.

       

Julie H. Paskauskas, R.T., RDMS, RVT, is a Savannah native who has been with Savannah Vascular Institute for 9 years. She has more than 17 years experience in general and vascular ultrasound imaging. Paskauskas is registered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.

 

Claudia Yarbrough, FNP-BC, RNFA, graduated from Georgia Southern with a master's degree in nursing. In addition to being a registered advanced practice nurse, she is a certified family nurse practitioner. Claudia has been with Savannah Vascular Institute since 2000. Yarbrough is a member of the American and Georgia Nurse's Association, and the Nurse Practitioner Council of Georgia."

 


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