
Overview
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Milroy Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Varicose Veins, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Thrombectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 74 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
120 E Carver St, Durham, NC 27704
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.
3 Clinical Trials
Sanford Office
Michael Gordon is a General Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Sanford, North Carolina. Dr. Gordon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Milroy Disease. His top areas of expertise are Milroy Disease, Aagenaes Syndrome, Lymphedema-Distichiasis Syndrome, and SAPHO Syndrome.
Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center
I am a plastic and reconstructive surgeon specializing in breast reconstruction, microsurgery and gender affirmation surgery. I am also a certified functional medicine provider. I aim to provide up-to-date, evidence-based medicine to every patient I treat. I enjoy discussing nutrition, stress, and wellness with each of my patients and how these factors can impact their surgical experience. Even though I am a surgeon, I always aim to treat the whole patient. Dr. Knackstedt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Milroy Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Poland Syndrome, Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Mastectomy, and Osteotomy.
Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center
I am a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with a specialty focus in microsurgery, which most often involves transfer of tissue from one part of the body to another to restore or replace tissues that has been affected by cancer or trauma. However, I have a broad range of interests, and I feel that my responsibility as a reconstructive surgeon is to be familiar and comfortable with reconstructive procedures throughout the entire body. By fulfilling this responsibility, my hope is to provide operative treatments that restore form, function, and wholeness to patients whose illnesses or injuries have taken something away from them. The conditions that I treat most commonly are cancers of the breast, head and neck, and the bones and soft tissues of the extremities. I also provide surgical solutions for lymphedema, including lymphaticovenous anastomosis and lymph node transfers. Other areas of clinical expertise include cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast and trunk, including gender-affirming surgeries and body contouring. Within cancer care, I believe my most important job is to enable colleagues in other cancer disciplines to do their lifesaving work without fear that their operations and treatments will permanently disable, disfigure, or otherwise harm their patients. Reconstructive surgery allows us to optimize cancer care without this fear. Dr. Sisk is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Milroy Disease. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Shortell isDistinguished. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Shortell isDistinguished. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- LymphangiectasisDr. Shortell isDistinguished. Learn about Lymphangiectasis.
- LymphedemaDr. Shortell isDistinguished. Learn about Lymphedema.
- Meige DiseaseDr. Shortell isDistinguished. Learn about Meige Disease.
- Nutcracker Syndrome (NCS)Dr. Shortell isDistinguished. Learn about Nutcracker Syndrome (NCS).
- Advanced
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Shortell isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Shortell isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Shortell isAdvanced. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Shortell isAdvanced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Peripheral Artery DiseaseDr. Shortell isAdvanced. Learn about Peripheral Artery Disease.
- Venous InsufficiencyDr. Shortell isAdvanced. Learn about Venous Insufficiency.
- Experienced
- Aagenaes SyndromeDr. Shortell isExperienced. Learn about Aagenaes Syndrome.
- AngioplastyDr. Shortell isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Compartment SyndromeDr. Shortell isExperienced. Learn about Compartment Syndrome.
- GangreneDr. Shortell isExperienced. Learn about Gangrene.
- Idiopathic EdemaDr. Shortell isExperienced. Learn about Idiopathic Edema.
- Lymphedema-Distichiasis SyndromeDr. Shortell isExperienced. Learn about Lymphedema-Distichiasis Syndrome.


