Greenville's Leader in Vascular Care & Minimally Invasive Treatments

Richard D. Blair, MD

Interventional Nephrologist
Medical Director

Richard D. Blair, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in dialysis access management. He performs minimally invasive procedures to treat dysfunctional vascular accesses. Dr. Blair is the Medical Director of Vascular Care of Greenville and Vascular Care of New Bern in North Carolina, where he provides critical care and maintenance to those with a dialysis access.

Dr. Blair is a graduate of Harvard Medical School. After earning his medical degree, he completed a general surgery internship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, followed by an internal medicine residency at Saint Francis Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Blair also completed a nephrology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

Richard D. Blair, MD is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also certified by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology and has participated in numerous research studies.

Nathan Saucier, MD

Interventional Nephrologist

Nathan Saucier, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in all aspects of dialysis access management. He performs a broad scope of minimally invasive procedures such as angioplasty, stent placement, thrombectomy, and more at Vascular Care of Greenville and Vascular Care of New Bern in North Carolina.

After graduating magna cum laude from Virginia Tech, Dr. Saucier earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed an internal medicine residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, followed by a nephrology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Saucier is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. He is also the co-author of numerous publications and presentations.

Nathan Saucier, MD is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. He is also certified by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology in hemodialysis vascular access procedures.

Jared M. Criddle, MD

Interventional Radiologist

Jared M. Criddle, MD is an interventional radiologist specializing in minimally invasive procedures for a broad range of vascular conditions. Dr. Criddle performs critical maintenance and management of vascular accesses for dialysis patients, as well as peripheral arterial disease (PAD) procedures, uterine fibroid embolization, varicose vein treatments, and more at Vascular Care of Greenville in Greenville, North Carolina.

Dr. Criddle earned his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. He completed a radiology residency at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, followed by a vascular and interventional radiology fellowship at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California.

Jared M. Criddle, MD is board certified in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology by the American Board of Radiology and is a member of the Society of Interventional Radiology.

Hardik Patel, MD

Interventional Nephrologist

Hardik Patel, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in minimally invasive procedures such as hemodialysis vascular access management, percutaneous arterio-venous fistula creations, and peritoneal dialysis (PD) placements.

Dr. Patel earned his medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine. He continued his training at Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center to complete his residency in internal medicine. He completed his nephrology training at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.

Hardik Patel, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. He is also certified by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology for hemodialysis vascular access procedures, peritoneal dialysis catheter insertions, and percutaneous AVF creations.

Brent J. Portz, DO

Interventional Nephrologist

Brent J. Portz, DO is an interventional nephrologist specializing in dialysis access management, as well as peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter placements and percutaneous arterio-venous fistula creation. Dr. Portz treats patients at Vascular Care of Greenville in Greenville, North Carolina.

Dr. Portz earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He followed medical school with an internship and residency at SOVAH Health in Danville, Virginia, and a fellowship at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Brent J. Portz, DO is board certified in nephrology and internal medicine.