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Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS

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(Dr. Philip Anthony Decker, MD)

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery and General Surgery

University of Louisville School of Medicine (1996)

Professional interests include: stroke, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral artery disease (PAD), and more.

2801 NEW HARTFORD ROAD
Owensboro, KY 42303

(270) 683-3720

Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS is a vascular surgeon in Owensboro, KY specializing in vascular surgery and general surgery. He graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1996 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS is affiliated with Owensboro Health, OWENSBORO HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INC and Owensboro Health.

Office Locations

Address:

2801 NEW HARTFORD ROAD
Owensboro, KY 42303

Address:

421 Seventh Street
Tell City, IN 47586

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Stroke

A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when a blood vessel supplying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is ruptured or blocked. The brain cannot function without a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients, so when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, even for a brief moment, brain cells begin to die. When a sufficient number of brain cells die, the brain itself can no longer function, meaning that strokes are very dangerous. Strokes can result in impaired movement, speech, cognitive ability, the impairment of important physical functions, and even death.

Anyone can have a stroke, regardless of age and health. Strokes are known to happen at random. However, certain conditions and behaviors can increase one's risk of stroke over time.

Risk factors for stroke include:

Heart disease
Older age
Smoking
Diabetes
High blood pressure
High blood cholesterol and lipids

There are two main types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. Ischemic stroke occurs more commonly and is when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked. Blockages are caused by blood clots and built-up plaque (deposits of fat and cholesterol), which leads to atherosclerosis, a condition where the blood vessels narrow and harden. The resultant restricted blood flow may lead to an ischemic stroke by blocking essential oxygen to the brain, causing the heart to exert more effort to pump blood.

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in or around the brain ruptures. The burst vessel leaks blood into surrounding brain tissue, causing irreparable brain damage.

Hemorrhagic strokes are less common and may occur from head injuries, brain aneurysms, brain tumors, and bleeding disorders, amongst other conditions.

Both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes require immediate medical treatment. Medical intervention can prevent severe and life-threatening brain damage. Signs of stroke include:

-Disorientation or confusion

-Difficulty speaking

-Difficulty walking

-Impaired vision

-Weakness in the face, legs, or arms

-Severe headaches

When someone suspected of having a stroke reaches the hospital, the patient will usually receive a CT or other scan that provides an image of the brain. The scan results can reveal clotted or leaking blood in the brain. Physical exams, neurological exams, and blood tests may also be used to check for blood clotting and sugar. Treatment begins generally immediately if a stroke is detected.

Medical treatment for ischemic strokes includes a thrombolytic medicine which breaks up and disperses blood clots. This medicine can greatly improve stroke recovery and long-term health. However, the thrombolytic medicine must be administered as soon as possible to achieve these results. Other treatments for ischemic strokes are blood thinners and thrombectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a blood clot in the brain. Thrombectomy is performed by inserting a catheter (thin needle) into the artery to reach the blood clot and mechanically remove it. With the clot removed, normal blood flow to the brain resumes. Thrombectomy is typically performed at most six hours after a patient shows signs of a stroke.

Hemorrhagic strokes are treated with blood-saving medication and surgery. For a hemorrhagic stroke caused by the rupture of an aneurysm (blood vessel bulges), surgery to stem the bleeding aneurysm and vessel may be used. One surgical technique is stent-assisted coiling, which adds a stent (small wire-meshed tube) into the blood vessel to block the leaking opening of the aneurysm. A non-surgical procedure is endovascular coiling, where a catheter (thin, hollow needle) places a platinum wire coil at the spot of the aneurysm. The coil blocks bleeding and prevents the aneurysm from continuing to leak blood. These procedures are usually combined with blood-thickening medications. Blood transfusions may be administered if substantial blood loss has occurred.

Since stroke patients may have lost some essential functions while the blood flow to their brains was obstructed, both ischemic stroke and hemorrhage stroke patients may receive post-stroke rehabilitation to rebuild their physical and mental abilities. Some restorative treatments include occupational, physical, and speech therapy. Patients may also receive care from neurologists, who can assist patients in recovering certain brain functions and cognitive abilities, and rehabilitation psychologists, who may help patients with their emotional, behavioral, and cognitive recovery. Some stroke patients require lengthy rehabilitation and may never fully regain function, while others may recover more quickly. While the fastest recovery improvements are usually seen in the first three or four months, stroke rehabilitation can last for years.

If someone begins to show signs of stroke, contact emergency services and call 9-1-1 immediately since blood flow must be restored as soon as possible to help avoid significant brain damage. If an ambulance takes the person to the hospital, paramedics can initiate stroke treatment as soon as the patient enters the ambulance, allowing for more prompt medical intervention and care.

abdominal imaging	55
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	369
gastrointestinal procedures	120
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192
minimally invasive procedures	120
pelvic imaging	55
preventive care	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	190
vascular procedures	262

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	585
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	60
Less than 65	137

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

abdominal imaging	77
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	345
gastrointestinal procedures	118
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
minimally invasive procedures	118
pelvic imaging	77
preventive care	78
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	227
vascular procedures	313

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	49
Less than 65	133

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

abdominal imaging	98
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	330
gastrointestinal procedures	84
hospital care	198
inpatient care	198
minimally invasive procedures	84
pelvic imaging	98
preventive care	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	263
vascular procedures	360

**Gender**
Male	578
Female	564

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1080
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	124
Less than 65	264

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

abdominal imaging	113
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	322
gastrointestinal procedures	105
hospital care	139
inpatient care	139
minimally invasive procedures	105
pelvic imaging	113
preventive care	50
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	281
vascular procedures	392

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	586
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	63
Less than 65	121

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

abdominal imaging	92
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	243
gastrointestinal procedures	90
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
minimally invasive procedures	90
pelvic imaging	92
preventive care	47
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	234
vascular procedures	343

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	53
Less than 65	109

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

abdominal imaging	62
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	209
gastrointestinal procedures	102
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
minimally invasive procedures	102
pelvic imaging	62
preventive care	67
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	151
vascular procedures	226

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	35
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

abdominal imaging	43
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	211
gastrointestinal procedures	80
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
minimally invasive procedures	80
pelvic imaging	43
preventive care	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	84
vascular procedures	113

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	29
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

abdominal imaging	53
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	126
gastrointestinal procedures	43
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
minimally invasive procedures	43
pelvic imaging	53
preventive care	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	166
vascular procedures	236

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	50
Less than 65	61

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

abdominal imaging	116
diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	279
gastrointestinal procedures	126
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
minimally invasive procedures	126
pelvic imaging	116
preventive care	59
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	367
vascular procedures	500

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS treated as a vascular surgeon in Owensboro, KY were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	78
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	272
gastrointestinal procedures	97
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
minimally invasive procedures	97
pelvic imaging	78
preventive care	50
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	219
vascular procedures	306

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Female	223
Male	245

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	447
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	46
75 to 84	131
Less than 65	98
65 to 74	193

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	15
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American College of Surgeons and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine (1996)

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American College of Surgeons

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Owensboro Health

OWENSBORO HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INC

Owensboro Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. P. Anthony Decker, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Ethicon US, LLC	$525 Energy Harmonic $88	DERMABOND Portfolio $72	Endoscopy: Endocutters $44	STRATAFIX $44	Harmonic $39	Other $238
TELA Bio, Inc.	$83 Ovitex $83
Davol Inc.	$43 SURGICAL $43
Covidien Sales LLC	$34 ReliaTack $34
Medtronic, Inc.	$32 Situate $32
Other	$327 Energy# Enseal $32	Sacral Nerve Stimulation - Neuro $29	Sutures $24	GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial $20	MOVANTIK $19	Other $202

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,043

Biography

Dr. P. Decker is a specialist in general surgery and vascular surgery. Areas of expertise for Dr. Decker include peripheral artery disease (PAD), stroke, and hiatal hernia. Dr. Decker studied medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Owensboro Health. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Owensboro, KY.

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