The Buffalo Vascular Team
Committed to Our Patients
Buffalo Vascular Care is an accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF). It is a premier full clinical vascular interventional practice specializing in image guided minimally invasive vascular and nonvascular treatments. Our practice has been serving Western New York since 2001. Our physicians specialize in cutting edge minimally invasive treatments designed to alleviate symptoms without surgery.
Our entire team works seamlessly together with your treating providers to offer you the effective patient-centric medical care. The Buffalo Vascular Care team provides consultation and procedural management at our outpatient facility located on Transit Road in Depew, NY. On-site accredited vascular lab allows our team to provide timely evaluations with Doppler/Ultrasound imaging for various conditions.
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF)
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) was established in 1980 to standardize and improve the quality of health care in outpatient facilities. AAAASF accredits thousands of facilities world-wide, making it one of the largest not-for-profit outpatient accrediting organizations. Physicians, clinicians, legislators, state/federal health agencies and patients acknowledge that AAAASF sets the “Gold Standard in Accreditation.”
Azher Iqbal, MD
Medical Director of Buffalo Vascular Care
Dr. Iqbal is a board certified and fellowship trained vascular interventional radiologist. He has more than 20 years of experience earning recognition as a Top Doctor in his specialty for over 10 years. His expertise is in outpatient minimally invasive treatment of various vascular and nonvascular conditions.
Dr. Iqbal is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at SUNY Buffalo and teaches medical students during clinical rotations at Buffalo Vascular Care. During the course of his practice, Dr. Iqbal has hosted many training sessions on advanced endovascular techniques for numerous interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons within WNY and United States. He additionally chairs medical educational conferences annually in WNY. He is considered a leader in minimally invasive endovascular treatments. He has acted in advisory role to various medical industry engineering departments providing technical advice.
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology, SUNY Buffalo
- Diplomate American Board of Radiology
- Board Certified Vascular Interventional Radiologist
- Member of Board of Directors, Outpatient Endovascular and
- Interventional Society (OEIS)
- Member of Society of Interventional Radiology and CLI Global Society
- Founder of Vascular Interventional Associates
Blanka Heary, RPA-C
Clinical Coordinator
Blanka Heary, RPA-C is certified by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants and has been practicing medicine in Buffalo, NY since 2002. Blanka focuses on the importance of her patients’ health and treatment needs as well as communication with their other healthcare providers to ensure best treatment outcomes. She is dedicated to educating her patients on their medical conditions and treatment options allowing her patients to be well informed prior to making treatment decisions.
Blanka has been an integral part of Buffalo Vascular Care since 2009 team as a Senior Physician Assistant and Clinical Coordinator. Outside of her medical practice, she is as a guest lecturer at Daemen and D’Youville Colleges. Since 2009, Blanka has coordinated the VIA Foundation’s annual medical conferences where she has also lectured on vascular care. She is a member of Society of Interventional Radiology and the Outpatient Endovascular and Interventional Society. Blanka is a graduate of Daemen College.
Heidi Campbell, RPA-C
Heidi is certified by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants and had been practicing medicine in Western New York since 1997. Heidi aids in the medical diagnosis and treatment of a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. She works closely with her patients and their families to provide proper education regarding medical conditions, treatment options and potential follow-up care.
Heidi graduated cum laude from D’Youville College in 1997. She has an extensive background in Primary Care medicine. She has been a preceptor to medical, physician assistant and nurse practitioner students throughout the community.
Reasons To Choose Buffalo Vascular Care
Non-Surgical Options & State of the Art Equipment
Our experienced Buffalo Vascular Care team includes Certified Registered Nurses, Registered Vascular Ultrasound Technicians, Registered Radiology Technicians, Medical Secretaries, & Medical Assistants.
BVC Mission
Our mission is to improve the health and quality of life of patients through image guided minimally invasive techniques as an alternative to major surgery.
The Buffalo Vascular Care Commitment
Vascular Interventional Associates is committed to improving the health and quality of life of patients through the practice of image guided minimally invasive techniques as an alternative to major surgery.
- We will provide professional, complete, convenient, high quality vascular and non-vascular care to our patients.
- We will utilize the appropriate state-of-the-art minimally invasive image guided techniques to ensure a high quality result for our patients.
- We will be responsive to the needs of patients and referring physicians, providing prompt turnaround on consultations, documentation and procedures.
- We will meet high standards for complete and compassionate clinical care in our community.
- We will utilize continued quality assurance programs to ensure high quality patient outcomes and consistent procedural results.
- We will continue to place special emphasis on continuing education to stay up-to-date with emerging changes and techniques.