Licking Memorial Health Systems is pleased to announce that Licking Memorial Vascular Surgery will offer appointments once a week in Suite 202 of the Pataskala Health Campus, located at One Healthy Place in Pataskala.  Beginning January 8, the office will be open every Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.  Vascular surgeons Mark T. DeFrancisco, D.O., and William H. Phillips, D.O., will alternate Fridays at the Pataskala office in addition to their regular hours at Licking Memorial Vascular Surgery at 1371 West Main Street in Newark. 
 
Dr. DeFrancisco received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens.  He completed a general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship at Doctors Hospital in Columbus.  He is board certified in vascular surgery.
 
Dr. Phillips received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He completed a general surgery residency at Doctors Hospital in Columbus and a vascular surgery fellowship at South Pointe Hospital in Cleveland.  He is board certified in vascular surgery. 
 
A vascular surgeon is a specialist trained to diagnose and provide care for disorders of the vascular system – conditions affecting the arteries and veins, excluding the intracranial and coronary arteries.  A wide range of services, including office-based and hospital care, are available for conditions including abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral arterial disease, deep vein thrombosis and venous insufficiency.  The vascular surgeons also perform wound care of the lower extremities.  Appointments can be made by calling (220) 564-1965.