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Our Physicians

The surgeons with Norton Vascular Centers treat a wide range of diseases and disorders of the veins and arteries using surgical and nonsurgical methods, with the goal of improving patients' quality of life by returning them to independence and full functionality.


Our Medical Directors

Norton Vascular Associates

 

John D. Edwards, M.D.

Dr. Edwards joined the practice in April 2008. Prior to joining Norton Vascular Associates, Dr. Edwards led a number of endovascular surgery programs while at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He also shared his expertise in endovascular procedures in various teaching capacities, and his clinical research in the field of endovascular diseases has been widely published. Dr. Edwards is board certified in vascular surgery. He is a graduate of Rush Medical College in Chicago. He completed his residency at the University of Michigan and later earned his fellowship in clinical vascular surgery at Harvard University.

 

Thomas Wright Klamer, M.D.

Dr. Klamer joined the practice in 1983 after obtaining his medical degree from Ohio State University. He received his surgical and vascular training from the University of Louisville and the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he served as clinical assistant professor of surgery for two years. Dr. Klamer serves as director of the medical staff and vascular lab at Norton Suburban Hospital. He is an active member of multiple surgical societies, has been appointed to many hospital committees and serves as clinical professor in surgery at the University of Louisville. He also heads the endovascular surgical team. Dr. Klamer has published many articles related to general and vascular surgery, which have been presented at meetings throughout the country.

 

Glenn Earl Lambert Jr., M.D.

Dr. Glenn Lambert began his practice in 1979. He graduated from Duke University and obtained his medical degree from Tulane University. He completed his surgical and vascular training at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, the University of Louisville and Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, respectively. Dr. Lambert has served as chairman of the department of surgery at Norton Suburban Hospital and president of the Louisville Surgical Society. Additionally, he serves as clinical professor in surgery at the University of Louisville and is medical director for the Wound Treatment Center at Norton Suburban Hospital. Dr. Lambert has published numerous articles related to limb salvage, which have been presented at national meetings throughout the country.

University Surgical Associates

Amit Jitendra Dwivedi, M.D.

Amit Dwivedi, M.D., is medical director of Norton Hospital Vascular Lab. He also serves as assistant professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Dwivedi earned his medical degree from Topiwala National Medical College in Mumbai , India . He completed an internship and then a residency in general surgery at Wayne State University in Detroit before completing a fellowship in vascular surgery at North Shore University Hospital/Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Manhasset, N.Y. Dr. Dwivedi is board certified in general and vascular surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Medical Association and Greater Louisville Medical Society, among several other national and regional professional medical associations.

 

Charles B. Ross, M.D.

Charles Ross, M.D., is medical director of Vascular Services for Norton Hospital and chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapeutics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Ross also serves as associate professor of surgery at U of L. He is on the medical staff of the Norton Hospital Vascular Laboratory. Before coming to Louisville, Dr. Ross served as an assistant professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville and as director of endovascular surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He also treated patients at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Nashville. A native of Kentucky, Dr. Ross earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky. He completed an internship as well as a residency in general surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in peripheral vascular surgery at Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans. Dr. Ross served as an officer in the Kentucky Army National Guard and the United States Naval Reserves. He is board certified in general and vascular surgery. Dr. Ross is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and past president of the Kentucky Vascular Surgical Society. He is a member of several national and regional professional medical societies.

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