“I am pleased that I am able to offer my patients state-of-the-art technology and procedures that rival larger cities — right here in Peoria.”
Andy Chiou, MD
Vascular
Endovascular
Varicose Vein Treatments
Wound Healing
MD and Master’s in Public Health — Boston University
Surgical Internship and Graduate Studies — University of Minnesota
General Surgery Residency — New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York City
Specialty Fellowship in Vascular Surgery — Northwestern University, Chicago
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Radiology — UICOMP
Director of Endovascular Surgery and Director of Surgical Research / Dept. of Surgery — UICOMP
Adjunct Professor of Engineering — Bradley University, Peoria
40 Leaders Under Forty
Bedside Placement of IVC Filters. Endovascular Today. January 2005.
New Techniques for MRA/MRI for Evaluation of Carotid Disease. Modern Trends in Vascular Surgery. Yao JST, Pearce WH, Eds. Appleton and Lange Publishers. December 1999.
Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms. Current Therapy in Vascular Surgery. Ernest CB, Stanley JS, Eds. Mosby Publishers. October 1999.
New Techniques for MRI to Replace Ateriography for Lower Extremity Ischemia. Current Techniques in Vascular Surgery. Yao JST, Pearce WH, Eds. Appleton and Lange Publishers. December 2000.
The Pulseless Extremity. Pocket ICU Management, Palm Electronic Chapter. Farmer JC, Wall MH, Eds. PocketMedicine.com Publishers, New York, NY. 2003.
New MRI techniques for evaluating carotid disease. Cardiovascular and Thoracic Update. 2000.
Numerous International, National, Regional and Local Presentations.
Dr. Andy C. Chiou, a native of Peoria, Illinois is the director of the vascular and endovascular team. He has privileges and performs surgery and procedures at all three Peoria hospitals. He received his medical degree and a Master’s of Public Health in Health Care Administration from Boston University. He completed his general residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New York City. He also completed a fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery at Northwestern University in Chicago.
Dr. Chiou was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, serving as Chief of Vascular Surgery for the USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He has published extensively and presented his work nationally and internationally. He has obtained advanced training in endovascular techniques and is a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Society of Interventional Radiology.
Dr. Chiou is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and vascular surgery. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery and Radiology at the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP). He serves as the Director of Endovascular Surgery and Director of Surgical Research for the Department of Surgery. He has special interests in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid disease, vein problems, peripheral vascular disease and wound care. Dr. Chiou is involved in many research projects that bring the latest and most innovative techniques for vascular care to patients in Central Illinois.
Recently, Dr. Chiou helped develop and establish the OSF Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center and serves as Medical Director of the Center. This new Center focuses on individual patient needs and care plans, using the knowledge and experience of experts from many different fields and specialties.
He and his team are available for new patient appointments, consultations and to answer any questions you may have about veins, vascular or wound related problems.