James D. Buttorff, MD

Vascular Surgeon

Dr. James D. Buttorff is a Vascular Surgeon in Tacoma, WA with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the vascular system. As a Vascular Surgeon, James D. Buttorff, MD performs diagnostic tests and surgical procedures to diagnose and treat vascular disease. Vascular Surgery is a medical specialty centered on diagnosing, preventing, and treating diseases and disorders of blood vessels, arteries, and veins. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Vascular Surgeons include aneurysm, atherosclerosis, carotid and peripheral artery disease, deep vein thrombosis, spider veins, varicose veins, venous ulcers, dialysis access, diabetic wounds, and thoracic outlet syndrome . Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Vascular Surgeons include x-ray, MRI, ultrasound, and CT imaging, catheter ablation, angioplasty, artery stenting, compression therapy, sclerotherapy, and surgical procedures to correct diseases and disorders related to the circulatory system.

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Legal Medicine Specialist

The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections.