Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Ruby Lovasz, a 20-year-old Alma College student and resident assistant, might be one of the last people you would expect to need a vascular surgeon. As a former high school basketball player and busy college senior, Lovasz maintains an extremely active lifestyle. When she began having strong leg and back pain, she sought out medical attention. An ultrasound revealed a clot in her leg and additional tests revealed she had a very small pulmonary embolism in her lung. Vascular Surgeon Jacob Frisbie, D.O., performed a thrombectomy to remove the clot and diagnosed her with a rare disorder called May-Thurner Syndrome (MTS). Now that Lovasz has recovered from surgery and is successfully managing her MTS, she is applying to physician assistant schools to become a vascular P.A. Her goal is to help others achieve their best possible vascular health, the way Dr. Frisbie helped her. Those who would like more information about MyMichigan’s comprehensive vascular surgery program may visit mymichigan.org/vascular.
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Ruby Lovasz, a 20-year-old Alma College student and resident assistant, might be one of the last people you would expect to need a vascular surgeon. As a former high school basketball player and busy college senior, Lovasz maintains an extremely active lifestyle. When she began having strong leg and back pain, she sought out medical attention. An ultrasound revealed a clot in her leg and additional tests revealed she had a very small pulmonary embolism in her lung. Vascular Surgeon Jacob Frisbie, D.O., performed a thrombectomy to remove the clot and diagnosed her with a rare disorder called May-Thurner Syndrome (MTS). Now that Lovasz has recovered from surgery and is successfully managing her MTS, she is applying to physician assistant schools to become a vascular P.A. Her goal is to help others achieve their best possible vascular health, the way Dr. Frisbie helped her. Those who would like more information about MyMichigan’s comprehensive vascular surgery program may visit mymichigan.org/vascular.
Copyright MidMichigan Health, CC BY-NC-ND. You may share this video for educational purposes but must credit MidMichigan Health and may not change the video in in any way or use it commercially.
