Oceanside & Encinitas, California
Elsie Ross MD
Dr. Elsie Ross is a board-certified vascular and endovascular surgeon specializing
in comprehensive care for conditions affecting the arteries and veins. With advanced
training from Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Health Care, she
brings extensive expertise in peripheral artery disease, limb salvage, carotid disease
and stroke prevention, venous disease, and open, endovascular, and hybrid vascular
procedures.
Dr. Ross combines clinical excellence with a strong commitment to advancing vascular
care through research, education, and national leadership.
Our Services
Varicose Veins & Venous Disease
Ropey veins, legs that ache and feel heavy by the end of the day, and skin that darkens or hardens above the ankle all trace back to valves in the leg veins that no longer close. Ultrasound maps which vein is refluxing, so treatment is aimed at the source rather than at whatever is visible on the surface.
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Peripheral Artery Disease & Leg Circulation
Cramping in the calf or thigh that arrives at a predictable distance and eases within a couple of minutes of stopping is claudication, and it means the arteries feeding the leg have narrowed. Ankle pressures and ultrasound show how much blood is actually reaching the foot, which is what separates a walking program from a procedure.
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Dialysis Access Creation & Maintenance
Hemodialysis needs an access that will take needles three times a week for years. Building a fistula or graft in the right vessel is the first job. Watching it for the narrowing that precedes a clot, and repairing it before a session is missed, is the longer one.
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Limb Salvage & Wound Care
A wound on the foot or ankle that has not closed in a few weeks is usually a blood supply problem wearing the disguise of a dressing problem. Tissue cannot heal on flow it is not getting, so restoring circulation to the foot comes first and is the step that keeps amputation off the table.
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Leg Swelling & Lymphedema
One swollen leg and two swollen legs are different problems. Vein, lymphatic, heart, kidney and medication causes all present as swelling and pull the treatment in opposite directions, so compression is prescribed after the cause is known rather than before.
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Carotid Artery Disease & Stroke Prevention
The carotid arteries in the neck feed the brain, and plaque built up there can send debris upstream. Vision that greys out in one eye for a few minutes, or speech that slurs and returns, is that happening in miniature and is worth acting on immediately rather than waiting to see.
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Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance & Repair
An aneurysm is a widening of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, and it produces no symptoms at all while it grows. Most are found on a scan ordered for something else. Diameter and how fast that diameter is changing decide whether it is measured on a schedule or repaired.
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Second Opinions
Being told you need a bypass, a stent or an amputation is worth a second read of the images it was based on. Bring the scans and the reports and the review starts with what those actually show, including the option of watching rather than operating.
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Insurance We Accept
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Alignment Health Plan Medicare Advantage PPO
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Blue Shield IHP
- Champion Health Plan
- CHG
- Cigna PPO
- Galaxy Health Network
- Health Excel IPA
- Healthnet
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Medicare
- Molina
- Multiplan
- OCN CAP and FFS
- Perlman Medical Group
- Prime Health Services
- Prospect Medical Group
- Regal Medical Group
- Scripps Coastal Medical Group
- Scripps Employee Medical Plan
- Sharp Community Medical Group
- Senior Doc IPA
- TriCity IPA
- Three Rivers
- United Health Care
- USA MCO
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