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One in every ten children is born with a congenital vascular lesion. About ten percent of these patients will require some form of treatment, whether it be medical, surgical or laser photocoagulation.

At Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the comprehensive, multi-disciplinary Vascular Anomalies Center diagnoses and treats children and adults with congenital vascular anomalies. Our program is a leading facility serving patients from all over the United States and other parts of the world. The Vascular Anomalies Center at Arkansas Children’s Hospital provides state of the art care and has pioneered many of the diagnostic and treatment techniques available today.

Program Features:

Vascular Anomalies Team

The academic focus of Arkansas Children's is supported by vascular anomalies team members at many levels, from the teaching of medical students and residents about vascular anomalies and other subjects in our various disciplines to the specialized training of practicing physicians from all over the United States and abroad regarding technical aspects of vascular anomaly diagnosis and treatment.

Meet the team

The Vascular Anomalies Center is recognized as a premier international program in the field of vascular anomalies, offering medical and surgical therapy at the forefront of research, and has been one of the leaders in novel therapy over the past 15 years. Our multi-disciplinary team has extensive experience in the diagnoses and treatment of all types of vascular anomalies:

  • Hemangiomas
  • Vascular tumors
  • Arteriovenous malformations
  • Capillary malformations/port wine stain
  • Lymphatic malformations
  • Venous malformations
  • Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome, Parkes-Weber Syndrome
  • Proteus Syndrome, CLOVES Syndrome, Weber-Osler Syndrome
  • FAVA (fibroadipose vascular anomaly)

Possible Conditions

Meet the Team

The Vascular Anomalies Center at Arkansas Children's is staffed by a closely integrated multidisciplinary team of physician specialists and related support staff representing the disciplines of Hematology/Oncology, Craniofacial Orthodontics, Pediatric Surgery, Research, Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Pathology, Radiology, Dermatology, Pediatrics, and Orthopedic Surgery. Clinical team members work together to provide the needed care appropriate for each patient.

Medical Director

Otolaryngology Nursing Team

Hematology/Oncology Nursing Team

Gynecology Nursing Team

Genetics Counselor

Interventional Radiology Nursing Team

Locations

For questions about the Vascular Anomalies Center, contact Jeannie DeLoach, RN, BSN, CPN.
Email: DeloachJE@archildrens.org
Phone: 501-364-6948

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Experts in Diagnosis and Treatment

Approximately, ten percent of all children born in the United States are born with a vascular birthmark. While many of these birthmarks will disappear within a few years of age, about ten percent of these children have a birthmark that will require the opinion of a specialist. The parents of these children are often confused and feel helpless, due to their lack of knowledge regarding diagnosis and treatment options. Many recent advances have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of hemangiomas and vascular malformations. Our goal is to give you the most up-to-date information as well as give you resources to help you understand your child's condition. Each person with a vascular anomaly is different and not all treatment options will be appropriate for every patient. The information provided on vascular anomalies and treatment options is to be used as a general guideline.

The Vascular Anomalies Program provides treatments in a variety of ways. Some of these treatments include:

  • Antibiotics
  • Laser Therapy
  • Observation
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Steroids
  • Surgery

Research is an essential element of our Vascular Anomalies program, again utilizing the strength of the multidisciplinary team approach. Team members have made many significant advances in the field to continually advance treatment options and discover fundamental mechanisms of the underlying disease processes.

The Center for Investigation of Congenital Aberrancies in Vascular Development at the Arkansas Children's Research Institute was established in 2008. The center was created to open a dedicated molecular and biology laboratory to investigate vascular anomalies and conduct pilot work on in vitro and in vivo experimental models of disease. In the process, the laboratory has successfully isolated Hemangioma stem cells, explored various molecular markers, and grown various vascular anomalies in nude mice and tissue culture. Our team has presented this work at international scientific conferences and has several manuscripts in progress. Dr. Gresham Richter serves as the Research Director of the Center for Investigation of Congenital Aberrancies in Vascular Development. Our facility occupies 650 ft 2 that is fully operational to conduct the entire spectrum of laboratory techniques, including immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, Northern blotting, RTPCR, tissue culture, and animal experiments. Local institutional intramural funding has supported the initial equipment acquisition and pilot projects.

Some of the awards our research team has won are as follows:

William P. Potsic Basic Science Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Pediatric Otolaryngology from the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

  • 2011 First Place-Dr. Dai, "Enos Protein Expressions is Decreased in Involuting Hemangioma's"
  • 2011 Second Place-Dr. Hou, "Novel In-Vivo Model for Human Lymphatic Malformations"

Their achievement is the first time in the award program's history that researchers from the same institute were awarded first and second places in the same year.

  • After registering, you will be asked to complete a medical history form and insurance paperwork. Don’t forget to bring your child’s insurance card.
  • When your child’s name is called, one of our team members will guide you into the clinic and take your child’s height and weight.
  • In the exam room, you will meet one of our specialty nurses who will ask you some questions about your child’s medical history.
  • Our physicians will visit with you and your child and examine the area with the vascular anomaly. Then they will determine if any tests are needed and work with you to develop a treatment plan based on your child’s individual needs.

Vascular Anomalies Clinical Patient Resources

The organizations and support groups provided may be helpful to families and patients of the Vascular Anomalies Clinic. 

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