John D. Frusha, a board certified vascular surgeon, received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the LSU Medical Center in New Orleans.  He completed a general surgery residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans and served a one-year general vascular fellowship at the Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Mass.  He has been in private practice with Vascular Surgery Associates, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, since 1984.  He is the Medical Director of Vascular Associates Laboratory, one of the first accredited noninvasive vascular laboratories in the U.S.