Devin Zarkowsky is a vascular surgeon and founder of California Vascular Health Specialists. Affiliated with UCSF and Dartmouth, Dr. Zarkowsky created his practice to deliver care that goes beyond treatment alone. He approaches vascular medicine as a partnership, supporting patients throughout their vascular health journey through direct communication, close collaboration, and care designed to meet patients where they are.
His work emphasizes bringing specialized vascular care closer to patients while advancing outcomes through research, clinical expertise, and a more connected model of care. In addition to his clinical leadership, Dr. Zarkowsky has contributed public commentary on access and the consequences of care moving farther away from the communities that need it.
More about his perspective on access and patient care can be found in his Healthcare Guys commentary.
When asked by the surgery department chair as a medical student why I wanted to treat vascular patients, my response was to be useful, useful to people with a challenging systemic disease that often results in stroke, amputation, and death. Often, wounds that have not healed for months on a foot or a hand, or persistent leg pain provoked by walking or simply laying in bed are subtle indicators that …
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