by Dean Wasserman MD, RVT, FACS Some epidemics are obvious and sensational while others are subtle and insidious. The currently observed increase in the prevalence of leg swelling is of the latter type. At first glance,...Continue Reading
Educating medical providers regarding two epidemic topics is not easy. The education gap between vein providers and the lay public and medical professionals offers a teaching endeavor that we must pursue to enhance venous...Continue Reading
by Alessandro Frullini, MD When I was asked to write an article on the treatment of small veins and teleangectasias with educational purposes, I recalled a great number of papers I have read on the same topic. With few e...Continue Reading
It is generally agreed upon that the fundamental treatment for chronic venous insufficiency and venous leg ulcers is compression. Compression increases the interstitial fluid pressure assisting the transport of fluid back...Continue Reading
It was 1988. I’d never used a laparoscope in my surgical or vascular training. I’d never placed a trocar into an abdomen, but what the heck - if a gynecologist could do it, why not me? To learn, I needed some...Continue Reading
by Mark A. Mattos, MD The practice of vascular surgery continues to evolve and vascular surgical education and training principles must evolve with it. A host of educational challenges now exist which were not present ev...Continue Reading
by Stephanie Dentoni, MD Thrombophilia is a word that has not received much attention in the medical community. It is intimidating and often associated with a complicated and troublesome course. The heart of thrombophili...Continue Reading
Dr. Mitchel Goldman has pretty much seen it all when it comes to phlebology. As founder and third president of the North American Society of Phlebology (now the American College of Phlebology), a board certified dermatolo...Continue Reading
by Emily Jones Considering an estimated 75% of Americans use the internet, are vein doctors doing enough to market their practices online? Having a website is an important part of modern marketing, but many physicians fi...Continue Reading
by John C. Opie, MD, Amber Hook, MA Optima Vein Care, Scottsdale, AZ A 38-year-old healthy male patient presented to clinic, July 2008, with multiple venous stasis ulcers of his left lower extremity. When he was 20, whil...Continue Reading
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