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Sees Patients At: Bel Air and Elkton, MD and Newark, DE

Richard Bafford, MD, FACS, is a board-certified vascular surgeon at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, serving patients in Bel Air and Elkton, Maryland and Newark, Delaware. Dr. Bafford has been with the practice since 2013. 

Dr. Bafford was born and raised in the Baltimore metropolitan area. He is a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans and received a Master of Science in Public Health from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Afterward, he completed a doctor of medicine from Tulane University School of Medicine. His surgical residency and vascular surgery fellowship were completed at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Dr. Bafford is the author of multiple scientific and clinical papers in the field of vascular surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound.

Sees Patients At: Columbia, Ellicott City, Pikesville, and Westminster MD

Yi Zhou, MD, FACS, is a board-certified vascular surgeon at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in Columbia, Ellicott City, and Pikesville, Maryland,. Dr. Zhou aims to provide high-quality and individualized care to his patients.

Born and raised in China, Dr. Zhou moved to the United States to pursue his education. He completed his college education in Kentucky.

Dr. Zhou obtained his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. Followed by general surgery residency training at Albany Medical Center (Albany Med) in Albany, New York. He then pursued a two-year vascular surgery fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania.

During his residency and fellowship training, Dr. Zhou has given several national and regional presentations on aneurysm disease and mesenteric disease. He has also co-authored multiple clinical papers in the field of vascular surgery. Following his fellowship Dr. Zhou was on staff at the Wellspan Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, for four years.

Dr. Zhou is double board-certified in general surgery and vascular surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and holds a certificate as a Registered Provider in Vascular Interpretation.

Apart from taking care of his patients, Dr. Zhou enjoys classical music and watching motor racing.

Sees Patients At: Bel Air, Elkton, and Towson-SJMC, MD and Newark, DE 

Micah Girotti, MD, FSVS, is a board-certified vascular surgeon who joined the team at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in July 2017. He is dedicated to providing personalized, high-quality care to patients in Bel Air, Elkton, and Towson, Maryland and Newark, Delaware.

Dr. Girotti was born and raised in southeastern Virginia and attended college in South Carolina. He returned to Virginia for medical school and obtained his medical degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 2008. He then underwent a general surgery residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and during that time, he also completed a master’s degree in health and health care research and published original research about the quality of surgical care and hospital readmissions in vascular surgery. 

He completed his seven years of general surgery training and then went to Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, where he completed a two-year vascular surgery fellowship, specializing in all aspects of open and endovascular surgery. During his training, Dr. Girotti was recognized by medical students, residents, and faculty with multiple teaching awards. 

He looks forward to serving each and every patient at Vascular Surgery Associates with personalized medical and surgical care, customized to that individual.

 Sees Patients At: Bel Air, Elkton, and Towson-SJMC, MD and Newark, DE

Donald Hahn, MD, is a board-certified vascular surgeon who joined Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in 2019. He provides a wide range of vascular services to patients in Bel Air, Elkton,  and Towson-SJMC, Maryland and Newark, Delaware.

A Baltimore native, Dr. Hahn completed his undergraduate degree in microbiology at the University of Maryland, College Park, before obtaining his medical degree from the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown. He completed his general surgery residency at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, followed by two years of a vascular surgery fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Dr. Hahn has given several national presentations on complex aortic and carotid artery disease. In addition to his vascular surgery specialization, Dr. Hahn is board certified in general surgery and holds a certificate as a Registered Provider in Vascular Interpretation. He is thrilled to return to his hometown and provide excellent care in all aspects of vascular surgery to the people and community with whom he grew up.

Sees Patients At: Bel Air, Pikesville, Elkton, and Towson-GBMC, MD

P. Andrew Rivera, MD, RPVI, is a board-certified vascular Surgeon who joined Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in 2022. A Texas native, he completed his undergraduate studies in Music Composition at Baylor University and obtained a Master's degree in Music Composition from the University of North Texas.

Dr. Rivera then received his Medical Doctorate from the University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas and stayed on as a general surgery intern. His surgical residency was completed at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Nashville, where he gained experience in general and vascular surgery.

Subsequently, he completed a vascular surgery fellowship at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Louisiana. There Dr. Rivera gained considerable experience in treating patients with end-stage renal disease, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and complex aneurysm disease with both open and endovascular techniques.

Dr. Rivera has performed research in outcomes of cerebrovascular interventions using machine learning, and has won the SAVS Founders Award in 2022.

Sees Patients at Newark and Wilmington, DE

Johnpaul Chizea MD, is a vascular surgeon at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC. He is dedicated to providing a vast range of vascular and endovascular services to patients living in and around Delaware.

Dr. Chizea attended medical school at Pennsylvania State University College of Medine, Hershey Pennsylvania. He completed his surgical residency at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia and his Vascular Surgery fellowship at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta.

Following his training, Dr. Chizea was on staff at Crozer Chester Medical Center for five and half years and at an outpatient based lab for one additional year. He holds the Registered Provider in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) certificate and is board certified in surgery.

Dr Chizea is very excited to join the the VSA group. He is eager to serve the Delaware community and available to start taking patients immediately.

Sees Patients At: Bel Air, Elkton, and Towson-SJMC, MD and Newark, DE 

Micah Girotti, MD, FSVS, is a board-certified vascular surgeon who joined the team at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in July 2017. He is dedicated to providing personalized, high-quality care to patients in Bel Air, Elkton, and Towson, Maryland and Newark, Delaware.

Dr. Girotti was born and raised in southeastern Virginia and attended college in South Carolina. He returned to Virginia for medical school and obtained his medical degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 2008. He then underwent a general surgery residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and during that time, he also completed a master’s degree in health and health care research and published original research about the quality of surgical care and hospital readmissions in vascular surgery. 

He completed his seven years of general surgery training and then went to Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, where he completed a two-year vascular surgery fellowship, specializing in all aspects of open and endovascular surgery. During his training, Dr. Girotti was recognized by medical students, residents, and faculty with multiple teaching awards. 

He looks forward to serving each and every patient at Vascular Surgery Associates with personalized medical and surgical care, customized to that individual.

 Sees Patients At: Bel Air, Elkton, and Towson-SJMC, MD and Newark, DE

Donald Hahn, MD, is a board-certified vascular surgeon who joined Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in 2019. He provides a wide range of vascular services to patients in Bel Air, Elkton,  and Towson-SJMC, Maryland and Newark, Delaware.

A Baltimore native, Dr. Hahn completed his undergraduate degree in microbiology at the University of Maryland, College Park, before obtaining his medical degree from the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown. He completed his general surgery residency at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, followed by two years of a vascular surgery fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Dr. Hahn has given several national presentations on complex aortic and carotid artery disease. In addition to his vascular surgery specialization, Dr. Hahn is board certified in general surgery and holds a certificate as a Registered Provider in Vascular Interpretation. He is thrilled to return to his hometown and provide excellent care in all aspects of vascular surgery to the people and community with whom he grew up.

Sees Patients At: Bel Air and Elkton, MD and Newark, DE

Richard Bafford, MD, FACS, is a board-certified vascular surgeon at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, serving patients in Bel Air and Elkton, Maryland and Newark, Delaware. Dr. Bafford has been with the practice since 2013. 

Dr. Bafford was born and raised in the Baltimore metropolitan area. He is a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans and received a Master of Science in Public Health from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Afterward, he completed a doctor of medicine from Tulane University School of Medicine. His surgical residency and vascular surgery fellowship were completed at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Dr. Bafford is the author of multiple scientific and clinical papers in the field of vascular surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound.

Sees Patients at Newark and Wilmington, DE

Johnpaul Chizea MD, is a vascular surgeon at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC. He is dedicated to providing a vast range of vascular and endovascular services to patients living in and around Delaware.

Dr. Chizea attended medical school at Pennsylvania State University College of Medine, Hershey Pennsylvania. He completed his surgical residency at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia and his Vascular Surgery fellowship at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta.

Following his training, Dr. Chizea was on staff at Crozer Chester Medical Center for five and half years and at an outpatient based lab for one additional year. He holds the Registered Provider in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) certificate and is board certified in surgery.

Dr Chizea is very excited to join the the VSA group. He is eager to serve the Delaware community and available to start taking patients immediately.

Sees Patients At: Bel Air and Elkton, MD and Newark, DE

Richard Bafford, MD, FACS, is a board-certified vascular surgeon at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, serving patients in Bel Air and Elkton, Maryland and Newark, Delaware. Dr. Bafford has been with the practice since 2013. 

Dr. Bafford was born and raised in the Baltimore metropolitan area. He is a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans and received a Master of Science in Public Health from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Afterward, he completed a doctor of medicine from Tulane University School of Medicine. His surgical residency and vascular surgery fellowship were completed at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Dr. Bafford is the author of multiple scientific and clinical papers in the field of vascular surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound.

 Sees Patients At: Bel Air, Elkton, and Towson-SJMC, MD and Newark, DE

Donald Hahn, MD, is a board-certified vascular surgeon who joined Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in 2019. He provides a wide range of vascular services to patients in Bel Air, Elkton,  and Towson-SJMC, Maryland and Newark, Delaware.

A Baltimore native, Dr. Hahn completed his undergraduate degree in microbiology at the University of Maryland, College Park, before obtaining his medical degree from the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown. He completed his general surgery residency at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, followed by two years of a vascular surgery fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Dr. Hahn has given several national presentations on complex aortic and carotid artery disease. In addition to his vascular surgery specialization, Dr. Hahn is board certified in general surgery and holds a certificate as a Registered Provider in Vascular Interpretation. He is thrilled to return to his hometown and provide excellent care in all aspects of vascular surgery to the people and community with whom he grew up.

Sees Patients At: Bel Air, Elkton, and Towson-SJMC, MD and Newark, DE 

Micah Girotti, MD, FSVS, is a board-certified vascular surgeon who joined the team at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in July 2017. He is dedicated to providing personalized, high-quality care to patients in Bel Air, Elkton, and Towson, Maryland and Newark, Delaware.

Dr. Girotti was born and raised in southeastern Virginia and attended college in South Carolina. He returned to Virginia for medical school and obtained his medical degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 2008. He then underwent a general surgery residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and during that time, he also completed a master’s degree in health and health care research and published original research about the quality of surgical care and hospital readmissions in vascular surgery. 

He completed his seven years of general surgery training and then went to Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, where he completed a two-year vascular surgery fellowship, specializing in all aspects of open and endovascular surgery. During his training, Dr. Girotti was recognized by medical students, residents, and faculty with multiple teaching awards. 

He looks forward to serving each and every patient at Vascular Surgery Associates with personalized medical and surgical care, customized to that individual.

Sees Patients At: Elkton, Towson-GBMC, and Belair, MD 

Clinton Protack, MD, PhD, is a board-certified vascular surgeon who joined Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in 2019. He is proud to provide exceptional care to patients in Baltimore, Ellicott City, Pikesville, Towson-GBMC, and Westminster, Maryland.

He completed his undergraduate work at Lehigh University and received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York. His surgical residency was completed at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. At Yale University, Dr. Protack earned his PhD while investigating AV fistula maturation in the vascular biology and therapeutics program. He then proceeded to complete a vascular surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.  

Dr. Protack holds the Registered Provider in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) certificate and is board certified in surgery.

Dr. Protack is currently accepting new patients and is excited to partner with them in their health care journey. He welcomes them to Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, and encourages them to schedule an appointment.

Sees Patients At: Baltimore, Frederick, Pikesville, and Westminster, MD

Kristian Ulloa, MD, FACS, is a vascular surgeon at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC. He provides comprehensive and individualized care to patients in Baltimore, Frederick, Pikesville, and Westminster, Maryland.

Dr. Ulloa joined the team at Vascular Surgery Associates in 2011. After earning his undergraduate degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, he returned to his home state of New Jersey, where he completed his medical school training at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (formerly the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) in Newark. 

He then moved to Maryland to complete his general surgery residency and vascular fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. During his training, Dr. Ulloa presented research at multiple national and regional meetings. 

Throughout his career, Dr. Ulloa has also authored chapters in vascular surgery texts on endovascular treatment of venous disease as well as the management of peripheral aneurysms.

Dr. Ulloa has been recognized for his achievements and was awarded a Top Doc Award in 2017 and 2020 by Baltimore magazine.

Sees Patients At: Pikesville, Towson-SJMC, and Westminster, MD

Tammer Elmarsafi, DPM, is a fellowship-trained podiatric surgeon at Vascular Surgery Associates, LLC, in Pikesville, Towson-SJMC, and Westminster, Maryland.

Dr. Elmarsafi completed his medical school training at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine in 2016. After completing his residency training at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, a Level 1 trauma center, he went on to complete his fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital, which afforded him the title of Assistant Professor at the Georgetown School of Medicine Department of Plastic Surgery. 

Dr. Elmarsafi specializes in treating all aspects of the foot and ankle. Having specialized training and expertise in complex lower extremity pathologies, he has given many national and international lectures on topics related to vascular and diabetes-related complications. In addition, he has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored several textbooks on a myriad of foot and ankle-specific subjects. 

He is a highly skilled surgeon whose philosophy revolves around caring for all aspects of his patients, not only their lower extremity problems. Dr. Elmarsafi provides care to patients of all age groups, and complexity, and welcomes new patients and second opinions.