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Charles W. Acher, MD
Jacquelynn D. Arbuckle, MD
Catherine C. Beckman, MD
Guilherme M. Campos, MD, FACS
Herbert Chen, MD
Clifford S. Cho MD
Lee D. Faucher, MD
Eugene F. 'Chip' Foley, MD
Michael J. Garren, MD
Jon Gould, MD
Bruce A. Harms, MD
Charles Heise, MD
John R. Hoch, MD
Gregory Kennedy, MD, PhD
K. Craig Kent, MD
Kenneth A,. Kudsk, MD
Dennis P. Lund, MD
Jon S. Matsumura, MD
Matthew Mell, MD
David Melnick, MD
Heather Neuman, MD
Peter F. Nichol, MD, PhD
James Orr, MD
Layton F. Rikkers, MD
Michael J. Schurr, MD
Margaret L. Schwarze, MD
 Rebecca S. Sippel, MD
Michael P. Sloan, MD
Girma Tefera, MD
Susan I. Toth, MD
William D. Turnipseed, MD
Roland J. Vega, MD
Sharon M. Weber, MD
Emily Winslow, MD
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Charles W. Acher, MD

Photograph of Charles W. Acher, MD

Professor, Division of General Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery

G5/317 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-3236

Appointments: (608) 263-8915

Office: (608) 263-1388

FAX: (608) 265-5755

Send an email to Charles W. Acher, MD acher@surgery.wisc.edu 

Education

  • MD, Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis, IN, 1973
  • Internship and Residency, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1973-1978
  • Fellow, GI and Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, England, 1978-1980
  • Peripheral Vascular Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1982-1983

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Acher is certified by the American Board of Surgery, with a certificate of additional qualifications in vascular surgery. His clinical interests include prevention of ischemic spinal cord injury in repair of thoraco-abdominal aneurysms (TAA), renal and visceral arterial occlusive disease, minimally invasive endovascular surgery, treatment of cerebral vascular occlusive disease for stroke prevention (carotid and subclavian revascularization), and limb salvage in severe vascular disease.

Research Interests

Dr. Acher's current research activities include participation in a VA cooperative study on aneurysm detection and management, research in treatment of thoracoabdominal aneurysm, and prevention of paraplegia in thoracic aneurysm surgery.

Recent Publications

  • Callcut RA, Acher CW, Hoch J, Tefera G, Turnipseed W, Mell MW. Impact of intraoperative arteriography on limb salvage for traumatic popliteal artery injury., The Journal of trauma. 2009 Aug;67(2):252-7; discussion 257-8.
    [PubMed ID: 19667876]
  • Mell MW, Wynn MM, Reeder SB, Tefera G, Hoch JR, Acher CW. A new intercostal artery management strategy for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair., J. Surg. Res. 2009 Jun 1;154(1):99-104.
    [PubMed ID: 19101698]
  • Acher CW, Wynn M. A modern theory of paraplegia in the treatment of aneurysms of the thoracoabdominal aorta: An analysis of technique specific observed/expected ratios for paralysis., J. Vasc. Surg. 2009 May;49(5):1117-24; discussion 1124.
    [PubMed ID: 19394541]
  • Sitzman TJ, Mell MW, Acher CW. Adult-onset dysphagia lusoria from an uncommon vascular ring: a case report and review of the literature., Vascular and endovascular surgery. 2009 Feb-Mar;43(1):100-2.
    [PubMed ID: 18829585]
  • Wynn MM, Mell MW, Tefera G, Hoch JR, Acher CW. Complications of spinal fluid drainage in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a report of 486 patients treated from 1987 to 2008., J. Vasc. Surg. 2009 Jan;49(1):29-34; discussion 34-5.
    [PubMed ID: 18951749]
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