UK Vein Clinic

Peter is an experienced clinical practitioner specialising in vascular medicine. He designed our thread vein care pathway and leads the thread vein team

Peter studied at Liverpool Medical School, but completed part of his studies at America’s prestigious Mayo Clinic. After graduating, he worked in Hospital Medicine at Royal Liverpool University Hospital Trust, and established himself in several surgical specialities including general surgery, Ear Nose and Throat, and emergency medicine. He also worked as a Principal and Trainer in an established NHS medical practice in Cheshire, and became a founding partner of The Stamford Clinic

He is a member of the Expert Witness Institute, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, and Medical Director at thread vein specialist Dr Newmans Clinic

Stephen designed our varicose vein care pathway and leads the surgical team

A graduate of Imperial College, London and the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, Stephen is currently the clinical lead for vascular surgery at Guys’ and St Thomas’s hospital in London. He has been instrumental in building the venous service at the hospital and lead this component prior to becoming clinical lead. He is a Professor in Venous Surgery at Kings College, London. He was previously a consultant and senior lecturer at St George’s hospital in London

He has an international reputation for the treatment of venous disorders of both the superficial and deep system and is heavily involved in both education and training in these fields

He is a fellow of the European Board of Vascular Surgery and council member of the Royal Society of Medicine Venous Forum, a member of the European Venous Forum, the European Society of Vascular Surgery and the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Fabrizio leads our sonography team

After completing MScs in Vascular Ultrasound and Clinical Experimentation of Drugs in Florence, Fabrizio joined the Vascular Research Institute in Exeter. He is currently Senior Vascular Sonographer at St George’s Hospital in London

Fabrizio has tutored on several training courses in vascular ultrasound, and is Co-Founder of ABC Vascular - an online vascular training platform for healthcare professionals. An accredited Clinical Vascular Scientist, he was awarded the 2015 Ann Donald Award for Scientist of the Year, by the Vascular Technology Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Sanjay Patel is a Vascular Consultant here at the UK Vein Clinic

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He graduated from the University of Manchester Medical School in 2001, and trained in Manchester and Nottingham before undertaking a period of research for which he was awarded an MD(Res) by King’s College London

Sanjay went onto complete higher surgical training specialising in Vascular and Endovascular (minimally invasive) surgery. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) in 2014. He then undertook a specialist Lower Limb Fellowship at the prestigious Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital where he acquired specific skills in the treatment of blood vessels using minimally invasive techniques

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He was appointed as Consultant Vascular and Endovascular surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in 2014. He is currently the Lower Limb Lead