Clinical Expertise
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Amputation
- Aneurysm
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Aneurysm Endograft Treatment
- Aortic Surgery
- Arteriosclerosis
- Arteriovenous Access
- Artery Blockage
- Bypass Of Blocked Blood Vessel
- Carotid Artery Surgery
- Carotid Atherosclerosis
- Carotid Blockage
- Carotid Intervention
- Carotid Stenosis
- Complex Venous Reconstruction And IVC Filter Removal
- Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dialysis Access Surgery
- Endovascular Therapy
- Familial Aortic Disease
- May-Thurner Syndrome
- Mesenteric Aneurysm
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Mesenteric Stenosis
- Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis
- Nutcracker Syndrome
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renovascular Hypertension
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Varicose Vein
- Varicose Vein Obliteration With Laser
- Vascular Access Surgery
- Vascular Diseases
- Vascular Trauma
- Venous Insufficiency
- Venous Ulcer
- Wound Management
About Dr. Blecha
Interests
Running, Chicago Bears, Skiing, Blackhawks Hockey, Chicago White Sox, Volleyball, MusicMedical Education
Medical School
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson UniversityResidency
St. Joseph Hospital - General SurgeryFellowship
- University of Wisconsin, Madison - Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery
American Board of Surgery, Surgery, General
American Board of Surgery, Surgery, General
Research
- "Modern Endovascular Therapy". Blecha, M; Gahtan, V, World journal of surgery
- A rare case of fibromuscular dysplasia involving multiple vascular beds. Renz, C; Tehrani, N; Malach, L; Soult, M; Blecha, M; Bechara, CF, Vascular
- Community Hospital Experience With Bovine Tissue in Infected Vascular Fields. Sowa, P; Soult, M; Blecha, M, The American Surgeon
- The safety of bovine tissue arterial repair in removal of infected prosthetic hemodialysis grafts. Sowa, P; Halandras, P; Blecha, M, The journal of vascular access
- Thoracic Aortic Trauma : Who gets an endovascular intervention and how to optimize outcomes Matthew Blecha, Corinne Bunn, Michael Soult, Vivian Gahtan, Endovascular Today
