Reflections from Mr Zola Mzimba FRCSE RPhS, Director Veins North West and member of BAS Board I recently attended the Vascular Societies’ Annual Scientific Meeting 2021. After eighteen months of Zoom meetings, webinars and online interactions I’d forgotten what an early start feels like to get to the airport for the morning flight to Manchester! […]
Spider veins and varicose veins are a common medical condition that affect every 8 in 10 adults, with women more likely to develop them than men. Factors which can contribute to developing symptoms from varicose veins include age, being overweight or having a job that requires long periods of standing. Our new Phlebology Consultant Mr […]
The advent of COVID-19 has meant we have all had to re-evaluate and reassess how we deliver care. There is no doubt that this will be a challenging time for practitioners in all aspects of medicine but especially in a specialty such as Phlebology (Vein Specialists). We do not have the same feeling of clinical […]
What do the treatment of varicose veins and golf have in common?? “It’s a funny thing. The more I practice the luckier I get” The famous words of Arnold Palmer. This premise is true for most things in surgery and none more so than venous disease. Varicose veins are a common disorder and as such […]
The British Association of Sclerotherapists (BAS) is delighted to welcome two recent appointments to the BAS Management Board. Dr Haroun Gajraj is a vascular surgeon specialising in the management of complex venous conditions including varicose veins, thread veins, deep venous thrombosis and their complications. He carries out duplex ultrasound, EVLT (laser), VNUS closure, foam sclerotherapy and […]