Vascular Surgery is a surgical specialty that deals with the diseases pertaining to the vascular system or veins and arteries. Under this branch of surgery, diseases in the vascular system are managed through surgical reconstruction, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and medical therapy.

This specialty of surgery emerged from the cardiac and general surgery and M. Ch in Vascular Surgery is a surgical course in this discipline, which extends to a period of three years. The names of government colleges offering M. Ch in Vascular Surgery course in India are given below:

• Stanley Medical College, Chennai

• Madras Medical College, Chennai

Intake capacity:

The medical council of India has approved the Stanley Medical College to admit one student per year, while the Madras Medical College is approved with an intake capacity of two students per year for the M. Ch in Vascular Surgery course with consent from the Dr. M.G.R. Medical University to which both these colleges are affiliated.

Eligibility requirement:

For applying to the M. Ch in Vascular Surgery course, candidates must have completed their MS in general surgery course from an Indian university that is approved by the Medical Council of India and they should also have obtained permanent registration from the medical councils belonging to any state in India.

Selection Procedure:

Selection of candidates to the M. Ch in Vascular Surgery course is done based on their performance in the Common Entrance Test conducted by the committee of selectors constituted by the Directorate of Medical Education & Counseling.

Educational Curriculum:

Some of the subjects covered under, M. Ch in Vascular Surgery course are given below:

• Identification and surgical management of portal hypertension

• Identification and treating extra cranial cerebrovascular diseases

• Technical considerations and fundamental therapeutics

• Diagnosis and haemodynamics of venous and arterial diseases

• Surgical approach pertaining to vascular disorders

• Management of arterial diseases like uncommon arteriopathies, fibromuscular dysplasia, arterial aneurysms, non-specific aoto-arteritis, atherogenesis, etc…

• Venous diseases

• Identification and surgical management and reno-vascular hypertension

• Vascular grafts

• Management of lymphoedema

• Extremity amputations for vascular diseases

• Treatment of arterio-venous malformation

What are the surgical procedures followed for different diseases coming under Vascular Surgery?

Some of the diseases and the treatment offered by M. Ch Vascular Surgery specialists are given below:

• Aortic dissection – Thoracic Stent graft/open repair

• Acute limb ischaemia – Bypass surgery, thrombectomy and balloon embolectomy

• Peripheral arterial occlusive disease - Bypass surgery Endarterectomy Atherectomy/Angioplasty with/out Stenting

• Varicose veins - Ambulatory phlebectomy/radiofrequency vein ablation/Endovenous Laser Treatment/Foam sclerotherapy/Sclerotherapy/Vein Stripping

• Carotid stenosis - Carotid endarterectomy/Carotid stenting

Scope of M. Ch in Vascular Surgery:

Even though, general surgeons can treat minor vascular disorders, only candidates who have completed their M. Ch in Vascular surgery can treat major problems pertaining to vascular disorders. Therefore, these professionals are in great demand these days with the increasing number of patients facing vascular problems like varicose veins, venous diseases, etc… and they can find job placement in multi-specialty hospitals and medical universities in India and abroad.