Dr. Dorian J. Defreitas

Robert Mendes is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Mendes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Carotid Artery Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Carotid Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Angioplasty. Dr. Mendes is currently accepting new patients.

Jason Kim is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Carotid Artery Surgery. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gangrene, Carotid Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

As a surgeon that specializes in the vascular system, which is the body's network of blood vessels, I appreciate that there are many different ways to significantly help people. I truly believe making a connection with a person is one of the most important aspects in patient care. I don’t tell my patients what decision to make about their health. It's my job to understand the priorities in their life and then give them information and guidance to make their own decision. In doing so, a stroke can be prevented by repairing arteries to the brain. Fixing an aneurysm, which is caused by a weakness in the wall of an artery, can save someone from hemorrhaging to death, and treating the arteries to the legs can prevent an amputation or help reduce some causes of severe leg pain. Dr. Shortell is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Carotid Artery Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Varicose Veins, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Thrombectomy.