Overview
Dr. James M. Poindexter Jr., M.D., received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and completed his medical degree at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, Missouri. He served as surgical and chief resident at the University of Connecticut before completing his vascular surgery fellowship training at New York Medical College. He then served first as an Assistant Professor and then as Associate Professor of Surgery at the Morehouse School of Medicine, providing clinical instruction to Morehouse and Emory University residents at Grady Memorial Hospital.Dr. Poindexter is board-certified in surgery and licensed in both Georgia and Missouri, Dr. Poindexter's Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory was one of the first to receive full accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission on the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories. It is regularly used in the clinical evaluation of vascular conditions. Dr. Poindexter continues to serve as an attending vascular surgeon at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Dr. Poindexter has been recognized for his professional acumen with numerous awards, among them the J.P. Wilson Surgical Attending of the Year Award from the Atlanta Medical Center and the Georgia Baptist Medical Center. Dr. Poindexter has served patients at Piedmont Hospital since 1996. Dr. Poindexter welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.
Dr. Poindexter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lymphedema. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome, Arterial Insufficiency, Venous Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1718 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 360, Atlanta, GA 30309
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Poindexter isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Poindexter isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Arterial Tortuosity SyndromeDr. Poindexter isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome.
- Stasis Dermatitis and UlcersDr. Poindexter isAdvanced. Learn about Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers.
- Venous InsufficiencyDr. Poindexter isAdvanced. Learn about Venous Insufficiency.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Poindexter isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Poindexter isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Poindexter isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Poindexter isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Deep Vein ThrombosisDr. Poindexter isExperienced. Learn about Deep Vein Thrombosis.
- Degos DiseaseDr. Poindexter isExperienced. Learn about Degos Disease.