New Procedure Makes History
Revolutionary Detour System — Alternative to More Invasive Bypass Surgery
FDA Approved • Non-Invasive • Rapid-Recovery
Excerpts from Salinas Valley Health Press Release — July 18, 2023
“I feel great, I knew this treatment was my best chance at having a normal life again. My disease didn’t just affect me, it impacted my whole family. I’m very thankful for Dr. Joye.”
— Javier Lopez, patient
Not only is Dr. Jim Joye at Salinas Valley Health one of the first two physicians in the nation to perform the new FDA approved procedure, Dr. Joye is also the clinician who twenty years ago, came up with the idea for the medical breakthrough. He created this innovative approach to treat complex peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with a non-invasive technique and specialized stent to bypass a blocked femoral artery and restore blood flow to the leg.
“It feels extraordinary,” says Dr. Jim Joye, Salinas Valley Health interventional cardiologist. “It’s been my life’s work and it took a lot of smart people to make this happen. I get emotional when I think of all of the patients this will help live longer and better lives.”
The revolutionary technique is the first ever fully percutaneous transmural arterial bypass (PTAB) therapy using the Detour System and is an alternative to more invasive bypass surgery. Instead of days in the hospital and 6-12 weeks of recovery, patients have an overnight stay in the hospital or like Javier Lopez go home the same day as the procedure and see an immediate improvement in blood flow and pain relief. The Detour System has undergone years of global clinical trials and following FDA approval in June for use in the United States, Cleveland Clinic and Salinas Valley Health were selected to be the first to perform the Detour Procedure.
James D. Joye, DO, FACC
Dr. Joye has been providing personal, thoughtful, and cutting-edge care to his interventional cardiac, structural heart, and vascular patients for over 25 years.
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An established expert in the fields of endovascular intervention, limb salvage, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and complex coronary intervention.
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A leader in cutting-edge clinical research who has taught countless physicians the advanced techniques needed to achieve the best outcomes for their patients.
A loving husband and father of two, who understands that it takes a great team of loving family members and experts to provide exceptional medical care.
A native Ohioan, who completed his medical education and training in Ohio and Pennsylvania before establishing his practice in the Bay Area in 1998.
BS in Biology from Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA.
DO degree from the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University.
Medal of Merit for outstanding contributions to medicine.
Konneker Medal for entrepreneurship and innovation.
Chief Fellow during internal medicine and cardiology training at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
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