Columbia / South Carolina / United States
Dr. Arthur Cooler is a premier General Surgeon and Vascular Surgeon in Columbia, SC. Widely respected in his field, Dr. Cooler has co-authored numerous articles and has provided numerous educational lectures to other physicians, medical students, and patients themselves during his 20 plus years of practice. Skilled in a broad range of general surgery areas, he is especially interested in "Limb Salvage" or avoiding amputation for clogged leg arteries, using minimally-invasive alternatives like leg stents. If you have been told you need an amputation, get a second opinion from Dr. Cooler. Procedures performed by Dr. Cooler include: Gallbladder surgery, Appendix surgery, Small Bowel surgery, Colon surgery - benign & malignant disease, Hemorrhoid surgery, Inguinal and abdominal wall ventral hernia surgery, Pediatric hernia surgery, EGD/colonoscopy including esophageal dilatation, Colon cancer screenings, Laparoscopic surgery, Thyroid/parathyroid surgery, Skin lesions/soft tissue tumors - benign and malignant lesions/tumors, Amputations, tracheotomy, IVC filters, diagnostic arteriogram, carotid endarterectomy, upper/lower extremity endovascular surgery (atherectomy, angioplasty, & stent), fem pop bypass, treatment of acute limb ischemia, DVT treatment - thrombolysis/venous stenting, renal artery stenting for renal artery stenosis, EVAR (endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms) dialysis catheters, portacath/central venous catheter placement, peripheral vascular & carotid ultrasound interpretation. Dr. Cooler received his medical degree from The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in Augusta, Georgia after receiving a Bachelors of Science in Molecular Biology from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his residency in General Surgery at The University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
