Originally Posted by nospam

Here is my problem. The "UCSD Center for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome" seems to have no association with the UCSD Vascular Surgery dept. (Dr. Brown is a neurosurgeon). I am going to ask Dr. Niren Angle what he knows about this as he used to be the head of Vascular Surgery at UCSD.

If you have only neurogenic TOS and want scalenectomy only, Dr. Justin Brown seems to be a good option. I'm guessing Dr. Brown will send you over to the vascular guys if he determines rib resection is needed. Perhaps he is among those who believe rib resection is only necessary when a cervical rib or similar anomaly is involved.