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Key Documents

PDFCurriculum Vitae available Online

Fritz Bech, MD

Contact Information

  • Clinical Offices
    VAPAHS 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304
    Telephone Work (610) 521-5503 Fax (610) 521-8652
  • Academic Offices
    Personal Information
    Email fbech@stanford.edu
    Administrative Contact
    Tony Colvin Clerkship Coordinator, Surgery 300A
    Not for medical emergencies or patient use

Clinical Focus

  • Vascular Surgery

Administrative Appointments

  • Clerkship Director, Surgery 300A, Stanford University School of Medicine , (2008– present )
  • Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , (2007– present )
  • Division Chief, Vascular Surgery, Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, Pennsylvania , (2002– 2007 )
  • Vice President, Medical Staff, Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania , (2005– 2007 )

Honors and Awards

  • Newton Prize in English Literature, Haverford College (1976)
  • High Honors in English Literature, Haverford College (1976)
  • Family and Community Medicine Prize, Medical College of Pennsylvania (1985)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Award for Clinical Excellence, Medical College of Pennsylvania (1985)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical College of Pennsylvania (1985)
  • Department of Medicine Prize, Medical College of Pennsylvania (1985)
  • Department of Surgery Prize, Medical College of Pennsylvania (1985)
  • Traveling Fellowship, Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society (1990)
  • Research Fellowship, Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society (1993)
  • Top Surgeons, Main Line Today (Pennsylvania) (2003)

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery (1995)
  • University of Chicago Hospitals (1992) IL
  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (1991) NH
  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (1991) NH
  • Medical College Of Pennsylvania (1985) PA
  • MD, Medical College of Pennsylvania Medicine (1985)
  • BA, Haverford College English (1976)

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

Research Interests

I am interested in the effects of new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies on medical decision making, patient outcomes, and cost. Current projects include the CLEVER trial, comparing treatments for intermittent claudication; effect of new IVC filter technology on DVT management; and the role of percutaneous intervention in the management of AV fistula maturation.

Publications