MUSC Health Dialysis Access Institute - Charleston

Adam Tanious, MD, MBA, MMSc is a faculty member of the MUSC Department of Surgery as an Associate Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery. Since arriving to MUSC he has served as the associate program director of the vascular residency program and currently is the Medical Director of Vascular-Dialysis Access at MUSC Charleston. Dr. Tanious' clinical interests include the treatment of patients with aortic, carotid, peripheral arterial, and venous disease in addition to patients with End Stage Renal Disease. He likewise has a particular interest in multidisciplinary collaboration for complex cases where vascular mobilization and/or reconstruction is anticipated. His research interests revolve around innovation in surgery as well as surgical education. Since Joining MUSC, Dr. Tanious has also earned his MBA and created/leads the Vascular Innovation Group efforts focused on developing new technologies in the field of vascular surgery. He joined MUSC after completing his Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency + 2 years of dedicated research at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where he served as Chief Resident in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Prior to his training at MGH, he completed a Master of Medical Science in Clinical and Translational Research, and his first 3 clinical years of Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency + 1 year of dedicated research at the University of South Florida. He earned his medical degree from Michigan State University. He serves as a journal reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Annals of Vascular Surgery and is a co-creator of the Vascular Education Video Library Consortium - a national, multi-institutional collaboration to create a centralized resource of subspecialty lectures and educational tools for vascular trainees. He has over 50 peer-reviewed publications, 30 presentations, and multiple published abstracts and book chapters. He holds 1 patent and has submitted provisional patents for 2 other devices he hopes to bring to market to help the vascular patient population.

Timothy Legare, MD, MS, RPVI, is a fellowship-trained vascular surgeon dedicated to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care. Dr. Legare specializes in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease, limb preservation, dialysis access surgery, aortic and arterial aneurysms, carotid disease and venous disease, using the latest open and minimally invasive endovascular techniques. His passion for innovation is reflected in his numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on advanced vascular topics, including complex dialysis access and vascular trauma. He remains committed to staying at the forefront of surgical advancements to provide his patients with the highest level of care. Dr. Legare completed his undergraduate studies at the College of Charleston, earned a master's degree in medical science at the University of South Florida, and went on to receive his medical degree from the University of Central Florida. There, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society, recognizing his excellence in academics and compassionate care. He completed his general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, where he received numerous awards for his dedication to patient care, including the Norma J. Preston Humanism Award and the Colin Goodier Award. Dr. Legare is passionate about building lasting relationships with his patients, listening closely to their goals, and guiding them through their treatment with empathy and expertise. He believes that the best outcomes come from combining advanced surgical skills with a deep commitment to compassionate, personalized care.

A first generation immigrant, Dr. Li made South Carolina her first home when she arrived in the US at age 7. She now returns to start her faculty position at MUSC after completing both her general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. She has trained with experts in managing complex aortic problems to bring advanced technologies to patients otherwise deemed non-operable by standard therapies. Her training institution also specialized in advanced limb preservation techniques in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease that reduced limb loss, skills which she now brings to MUSC. Academically, she is interested in health disparities and in applying knowledge gained from studying large databases and registries to individualize patient care. She also has a strong interest in quality improvement practices to understand why disparities exist and to optimize patient outcomes. She received her Bachelors in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and went on to do research at the Massachusetts General Hospital before attending Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta to complete her medical degree. During her training at BIDMC, she participated in extensive health services research with mentors at BIDMC and completed a Master's in Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is excited to be in Charleston and to provide up-to-date, quality care to the patients of this community.

Dr. Korepta is an associate professor of vascular surgery. She joins MUSC from Loyola University Chicago Medical Center and previously Brigham and Women's Hospital. She has a strong interest in women's health and the treatment of aortic disease, carotid disease, hemodialysis access, and lower extremity venous and peripheral artery disease. She introduced new, minimally invasive outpatient venous and arterial procedures to the office-based setting in both her practices in Chicago and Boston and worked to establish a regional vein center of excellence. She has expertise in arteriovenous access creation and helped to grow a multi-disciplinary, outpatient based hemodialysis access center. She is focused on expanding outpatient based procedures in the management of venous disease, hemodialysis access, and peripheral artery disease as well as to continue to deliver innovative inpatient vascular care to further establish the MUSC Heart and Vascular Center as the premier location within the state for the management of complex vascular problems. In 2005, she received her Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. She worked as a research assistant in a Cholera vaccine development lab at Harvard Medical School, while attending the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, MA, from 2005 to 2007. Dr. Korepta completed her M.D. in 2017 from Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, in Grand Rapids, MI, and returned to Harvard School of Public Health to complete a master's degree in Clinical Effectiveness before joining the staff of Brigham and Women's Hospital as a vascular surgeon in 2017. Her training has been extensive and broad within vascular surgery from world-renowned surgeons. As a native of South Carolina, she is excited to return and bring new and innovative techniques for the treatment of vascular conditions to the Charleston area.