Dr. Peter Purcell is a Vascular Surgeon with 28 years of experience in the management of vascular disease. He is skilled and experienced in open vascular surgery as well as endovascular techniques. His practice includes the broad range of vascular surgery including carotid artery disease, aneurysms, lower extremity bypass, arteriography and venography, and the management of venous disease including varicose veins, deep venous thrombosis, and iliac vein disease (May-Thurner Syndrome). He is trained and experienced in endovascular (minimally-invasive) management of arterial disease, venous disease and aortic aneurysms.
Dr. Purcell is a graduate of the Brody School of Medicine of East Carolina University. After earning his medical degree, he completed his internship and residency in general surgery and critical care at the University of Cincinnati, and then completed specialty fellowship training in vascular surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board-certified in Vascular Surgery.
In addition to his office practice, Dr. Purcell has served as a member of the medical staff of hospitals in this region for many years, and has served as a hospital board of directors member, credentials committee member, chief of surgery, and as a member and chairman of hospital peer-review committees. He is married with three grown children, and he and his wife are members of Saint Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church in Blowing Rock.
