Division of Vascular Surgery

Ravi Veeraswamy, M.D., serves as the Chief of Vascular Surgery and is the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services in the MUSC Health Charleston Division. His clinical interests are primarily in treating aortic disease with advanced and minimally invasive techniques. He is an expert on using new technology such as fenestrated stents in the management of aortic aneurysms and other aortic conditions.

Thomas Brothers, M.D., is a fellowship trained vascular surgeon who focuses his practice on the management of circulation and peripheral vascular disease. He is a passionate educator and has served as the General Surgery Program.

Timothy Legare, M.D., MS, RPVI, is a fellowship-trained vascular surgeon who specializes in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease, limb preservation, dialysis access surgery, aortic and arterial aneurysms, carotid disease and venous disease, using the latest open and minimally invasive endovascular techniques.

Chun Li, M.D., is a fellowship trained vascular surgeon with clinical expertise in vein disorders, including carotid, periferal arterial disease, aortic, and venous diseases. Academically, she is a healther services researcher and   has a strong interest in quality improvement practices to understand why disparities exist and to optimize patient outcomes.

Dr. Ryan W. King is a vascular surgeon  specializing in complex vascular disease using both open and endovascular techniques. He completed his integrated vascular surgery residency at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and returned to MUSC after practicing at the University of Kentucky.  His clinical interests focus on aortic pathology, including aneurysms and dissections, with an emphasis on innovative, patient-specific solutions for complex anatomy.

Lindsey Korepta, M.D., RPVI is an associate professor of vascular surgery with a strong interest in women's health and the treatment of aortic disease, carotid disease, hemodialysis access, and lower extremity venous and peripheral artery disease. She serves as the Vascular Surgery Residency Program Director.

Jean Marie Ruddy, M.D., is a fellowship trained vascular surgeon and has clinical interests in lower extremity venous insufficiency and atherosclerotic disease of the abdominal aorta, carotid artery, and extremity vessels. She serves as Vice Chair of Research in the MUSC Department of Surgery, and dedicates time to scientific research with particular interest in hypertensive vascular remodeling and infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Adam Tanious, M.D., is vascular surgeon with surgical expertise in treatng patients with aortic, carotid, peripheral arterial, and venous diseases in addition to patients with End Stage Renal Disease and Complex Vascular Reconstructions/Mobilization.  He serves as the Medical Director of the Vascular Dialysis Access Institute - Charleston. His research interests revolve around innovation in surgery as well as surgical education.

Sharee Wright, M.D. is  a vascular surgeon who practices all aspects of vascular and endovascular surgery. She specialized in diabetic limb salvage, aortoiliac disease, aortic aneurysms, and carotid disease. Her leadership roles include serving the department as Vice Chair of Healthcare Disparities Education and Cultural Dexterity and the College of Medicine as the Senior Associate Dean, Pathways.

Cassandra Clift, Ph.D., is a cardiovascular extracellular matrix biologist utilizing mass spectrometry techniques to evaluate cardiac valvular and vascular pathologies, therapeutic biomaterials, and engineered cardiovascular disease models. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina in the Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and was a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. At MUSC, she investigates the role of N-glycosylation in extracellular vesicle mediated signaling in EV-ECM and EV-cell interactions.