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Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery

Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: osteomyelitis, skin ulcers, septic (infectious) arthritis, and more.

6377 East Tanque Verde Road Suite 101
Tucson, AZ 85715

(520) 296-5500

Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO is a vascular surgeon in Tucson, AZ specializing in vascular surgery. She graduated from Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO is affiliated with Carondelet Health Network, TMC Health, Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital and ARIZONA ENDOVASCULAR CENTER PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

6377 East Tanque Verde Road Suite 101
Tucson, AZ 85715

Some issues Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO can help you with:

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure done to check on the health of the heart. A tiny, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel through a very small opening, usually in the groin, and threaded through the blood vessel up to the heart. Once the catheter is in place, it can diagnose problems in the heart and perform certain corrective procedures.

A coronary catheter can be used to:

Take blood samples
Inject dye for an angiogram
Check for valve defects
Measure oxygen and pressure levels within the heart chambers
Take a biopsy
Perform a percutaneous coronary intervention, or procedure to clear blocked arteries
Widen narrowed valve openings

Because all of this can be accomplished without the need for open surgery, cardiac catheterization has become a popular option.

Debridement (Removal of Unhealthy Tissue)

Debridement is a procedure that removes damaged skin to help the body heal a chronic wound, acute injury, or burn. Several layers of skin surrounding a chronic wound can include foreign debris, dead (necrotic) tissue, infected tissue, and calloused (hyperkeratotic) skin. If left untreated, these damaged skin layers can spread infection to other parts of the body and may aggravate the wound and delay its healing.

Debriding (removing) this damaged and diseased skin encourages the growth of healthy new tissue, impeding infection by triggering the body's natural cycle of tissue renewal. For this reason, debridement functions both as a wound treatment and as a preventative measure against more complex consequences of infected skin, such as sepsis and amputation. In some circumstances, debridement provides additional aesthetic benefits such as decreased scarring. Debridement also permits doctors to retrieve tissue samples for testing, such as to determine whether patients need antibiotic treatment.

Wounds that frequently require debridement include:

Nonhealing diabetic ulcers
Chronic wounds
Severe burns
Contaminated wounds

Debridement can be performed either surgically or nonsurgically; some methods are less invasive than others. Doctors select the appropriate debridement technique by considering the location, cause, and size of a patient's wound and may also weigh the patient's overall wellbeing, age, and risk of infection.

Surgical debridement is performed by cutting away dead, infected, and hyperkeratotic skin with a surgical scalpel. For deep wounds that tear away the skin and go into the muscle, skin from another region of a patient's body may be grafted onto the wound, which may then be periodically assessed and rebandaged until fully healed.

Non-surgical debridement is achieved with water or a dissolvent gel. Water softens the damaged skin and affected tissue, allowing doctors to remove it with wet-to-dry dressing. When wet tissue dries, it adheres to the dry dressing or bandage and comes off when the dressing is pulled away. In contrast, dissolvent gel deconstructs tissue, which can be cleaned off of the wound. Nonsurgical debridement is less invasive than surgical techniques; however, it can entail repeat treatments, slowing wound recovery.

While the prospect of stripping away skin may seem jarring, debridement can be critical to the treatment and healing of wounds which cannot not heal independently.

abdominal imaging	36
doctor visit	97
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
pelvic imaging	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	180
vascular procedures	244

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	54
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	102
ablation	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	30
doctor visit	502
excision	30
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
minimally invasive procedures	22
pelvic imaging	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	487
vascular procedures	657

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	13
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	126
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	85
ablation	15
doctor visit	389
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
minimally invasive procedures	30
pelvic imaging	85
ultrasound (sonogram)	396
vascular procedures	575

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	18
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	104
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	145
doctor visit	878
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
pelvic imaging	145
ultrasound (sonogram)	795
vascular procedures	1269

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2018 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO treated as a vascular surgeon in Tucson, AZ were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), pelvic imaging and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	92
ablation	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	30
doctor visit	468
excision	30
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75
minimally invasive procedures	26
pelvic imaging	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	464
vascular procedures	689

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2018 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	126
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	13
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	55
85 and over	28
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	60

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO From 2018 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	22
High Cholesterol	20
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	11
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	3
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO graduated from Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed residency at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Carondelet Health Network

TMC Health

Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital

ARIZONA ENDOVASCULAR CENTER PLLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Inari Medical, Inc.	$3,246 FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S $1,769	CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $1,477
Endologix, Inc.	$1,852 OVATION $1,159	AFX $648	$45
Cook Medical LLC	$1,578 Cook Medical AAA $382	Cook Medical Zenith $356	Cook Medical Zilver PTX $239	Cook Medical Advanced Tech $191	Cook Medical AFEN $135	Other $275
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$1,179 ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire $936	ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $124	ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $120
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$1,127 GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis $561	GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $290	EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control $251	GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $26
Other	$5,821 ENTRE $528	HawkOne $400	Indigo System $348	Relay Grafts $332	Grafts $275	Other $3,939

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,254
Travel and Lodging	$4,550

Biography

Dr. Sara McKeever's specialty is vascular surgery. She attended Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her professional affiliations include Carondelet Health Network and TMC Health.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2018 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2018 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Catherine McKeever, DO From 2018 - 2021

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