Luis Queral, M.D., the director of the Center, is nationally and internationally recognized for his knowledge and scientific contributions in employing state-of-the-art vascular surgical techniques. During his more than 20-year career in vascular surgery, Dr. Queral has published numerous articles about vascular conditions and treatments, organized many national and international medical conferences, and given over 100 presentations to scientific and medical groups around the world.

Elliott Badder, M.D., is the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Mercy Medical Center. During his more than 30 years as a surgeon, Dr. Badder has also taught residents on surgical rotation, written numerous articles and abstracts for prestigious medical journals, and made many educational and scientific presentations. Dr. Badder has done an enormous amount of work with the vascular system, and served as Director of Mercy's Vascular Laboratory from 1978 to 1997.

Paul Lucas, M.D., joined Mercy in 2002 as an attending vascular surgeon, completing his fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Maryland. He received his surgical residency training at Union Memorial Hospital. Dr. Lucas is board certified in general and vascular surgery. He is a member of numerous medical professional organizations including the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and Med-Chi of Maryland. He has a variety of research articles to his credit, on such topics as the stenting of the carotid artery in vascular surgery practice.

Richard Wilkerson, M.D. joined The Vascular Center at Mercy after completing his fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He previously completed a residency in general surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, where he received the Resident Physician of the Year award and served as chief administrative resident. A full-time surgeon with experience as a teacher and published author, Dr. Wilkerson is dedicated to the treatment of vascular disease.