Doctors providing treatments for carotid artery disease include interventional radiologists and neurologists, neurosurgeons and vascular surgeons. Only the vascular surgeon is familiar with the entire range of vascular diseases and all treatment alternatives, thus can offer you an unbiased treatment.

Be sure to ask your doctor about his or her experience in performing the procedure you need and don't forget: "it's not always about what procedure you want, but what procedure you need..."