Also known as: GSW to chest
15-year-old boy shot at a parade with bullet passing through his hand and into his chest, causing pulmonary artery damage requiring emergency chest tube, lobectomy of the right middle lobe, and hand surgery to repair metacarpal fractures.
Also known as: Torn aorta
43-year-old patient with history of bicuspid aortic valve and thoracic aortic aneurysm previously repaired with elephant trunk technique 10 years ago, now presenting with weakening and dilation of the graft requiring innovative repair approach using intravenous ultrasound and stent placement from below.
Also known as: Carotid plaques
71-year-old patient admitted for syncope and fall presenting with dizziness, tinnitus, and an audible bruit. CT angio reveals stenosis in carotid artery with associated aneurysm requiring combined neurosurgical and vascular repair.
Also known as: Brain aneurysm
Aneurysm discovered deeper in the brain in same artery as the stenosis, requiring neurosurgical repair by Dr. Koracick in conjunction with vascular repair.
Also known as: Heroin addiction
Recurring storyline of teenage patient with opioid use disorder who ran away from rehab facility before her parents could arrive, continuing her pattern of abandoning treatment and causing family trauma. Central to Owen and Amelia's custody concerns for her baby Leo.