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Office
450 Saint Michaels Dr
Santa Fe, NM 87505Phone+1 505-695-7070Fax+1 505-695-7072
Summary
- Dr. Kristen L. Biggs is the only female board-certified vascular surgeon in New Mexico who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of venous disease. She completed a six year general surgery residency program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, followed by a two year vascular surgery fellowship at UCLA. She is double board-certified in general surgery and vascular surgery.
Dr. Biggs relocated to Albuquerque in 2008 to become Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at The University of New Mexico Hospital. Always interested in staying current in her field, she happily accepted an additional mentorship position as the Associate Program Director of General Surgery. Additionally, she served as the Medical Director of the UNM Vein Center from 2010 until she founded her own practice in July 2012.
Kristen L. Biggs, MD, Skin Care & Vein Centre, PC began as a center in which to receive quality medical care for patients with venous problems and skin care concerns. It has evolved to become a center of excellence and a destination location for the most advanced laser skin care, body sculpting, and varicose vein treatment in the southwest.
Our practice celebrates many points of distinction:
We were the first center in New Mexico to offer MiXto Pro® Microfractional CO2 Skin Resurfacing.
We are the only center in Santa Fe to offer DualSculpting with CoolSculpting® technology.
Dr. Biggs is the only Board Certified Vascular Surgeon in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico.
We were the first Vein Center in New Mexico to be accredited in Superficial Venous Treatment and Management by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).
We were the first non-pilot Vein Center to be accredited by the IAC in the ENTIRE NATION.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 2006 - 2008
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2006
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
- NM State Medical License 2008 - 2024
- American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MediTouch HER, HealthFusion, Inc., 2013
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 23 citationsPost-endovascular aneurysm repair patient outcomes and follow-up are not adversely impacted by long travel distance to tertiary vascular surgery centers.Dusadee Sarangarm, Jordan Knepper, John Marek, Kristen L. Biggs, Diane Robertson
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2010-11-01 - 23 citationsEndovascular repair of a spontaneous carotid artery dissection with carotid stent and coilsKristen L. Biggs, Andy C. Chiou, Ryan T. Hagino, Richard P. Klucznik
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2004-07-01 - 24 citationsProlonged low-volume resuscitation with HBOC-201 in a large-animal survival model of controlled hemorrhage.Colleen M. Fitzpatrick, Kristen Biggs, Broadus Zane Atkins, Fonzie Quance-Fitch, Patricia Dixon
The Journal of Trauma. 2004-08-01
Professional Memberships
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