Specialists in Varicose Veins

Australian centres of excellence for the treatment of vascular disorders

Convenient, Expert, Local Vein Care

Not one discipline can meet the needs of people with venous disease, because a select combination of specialist services are required.

HealthiVein incorporated a number of experts, which include interventional phlebologists, radiologists, vascular surgeons, vascular physicians, dermatologists and lymphologists. The team of excellence also include the support staff – nurses, medical assistants, surgical assistants and practice administrators.

HealthiVein began out of an unmet need to address complex vein problems. The founders recognised that many severe varicose vein problems were not being met by the hospital system. As a result, the HealthiVein group was developed.

Australian Registered & Board Certified Specialist Medical Practitioners

Dr Joseph Grace
MEDICAL DIRECTOR & Phlebologist
  • MBBS (HONS) FACP
  • REGISTERED MEDICAL SPECIALIST – AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL BOARD
  • BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER – AUSTRALASIAN  COLLEGE OF PHLEBOLOGY
  • CO-FOUNDER – INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY (MIGS)

Experience includes over 2,500 Laser Ablations and 9,000 Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy Injections. This covers varicose and spider veins, clotting disorders, vascular birthmarks, leg ulcers – with related conditions – venous interventions and diseases.

Dr David Robinson
VASCULAR SURGEON AND PHLEBOLOGIST
  • MBBS FRACS(Vasc)
  • REGISTERED MEDICAL SPECIALIST – AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL BOARD

Emeritus Professor Laurens Bester
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST AND PHLEBOLOGIST
  • MB ChB BSc (Hons) Pharm MFGP MMed Rad(D) FRANZCR FACP
  • REGISTERED MEDICAL SPECIALIST – AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL BOARD
  • BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER – AUSTRALASIAN  COLLEGE OF PHLEBOLOGY

Australian Registered & Board Certified Registered Medical Practitioners

Dr Carlos Tahuil Ochoa
SENIOR PHLEBOLOGY REGISTRAR
  • AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL BOARD REGISTERED

An innovative Doctor, with a Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery from the Central University of Venezuela. He has a Diploma in Phlebology from the Australasian College of Phlebology. Dr Ochoa has more than 12 years of experience practicing medicine in two different countries — Australia and Venezuela — achieving full unrestricted licenses to practice medicine in both countries. He has been a tutor for international medical graduates with Health Education Australia Limited for six years. His experience includes orthopaedic and vascular surgery.

Dr Ochoa is a Member of the Australasian College of Phlebology, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and Medical College of Miranda (Venezuela).

Dr Ochoa has special interests in non-operative and minimally invasive treatment of venous disease, sports medicine, the management of chronic disease, preventative medicine and travel medicine

‘I see myself in the quest for innovation.’

Dr Melissa Lamb
SENIOR PHLEBOLOGY REGISTRAR
  • AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL BOARD REGISTERED

Doctor Melissa Lamb studied a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Sydney. Her early training was undertaken at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.

Dr Lamb is an trained emergency doctor, working in Phlebology with the HealthiVein group. She has a special interest in cardiovascular medicine and vascular surgery. Dr Lamb has the privilege of working in both disciplines. Dr Lamb is also an educator within her emergency team.

Dr Lamb is a Member of the Australasian College of Phlebology.

She takes great pleasure in working with her accomplished colleagues in the HealthiVein group, where innovation and image-guided vascular surgery are world-class.

‘I am passionate about providing expert procedures with innovative medicine to deliver the very best for our patients.’

Dr Harsh Aggarwal
JUNIOR PHLEBOLOGY REGISTRAR
  • AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL BOARD REGISTERED

Dr Harsh Aggarwal graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of NSW. With his initial interest in surgery and particularly plastics, he has since had extensive experience in emergency and intensive care medicine. Dr Aggarwal has spent the last five years in general practice, with a year in cosmetics. 

He is a registrar with the Australasian College of Phlebology. He also expects to complete his fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practice over the next two years. 

Dr Aggarwal has special interests in entrepreneurship, utilising trends (currently health, wellness and the gig economy) to empower individuals and families to get control of their choices. He is also interested in philanthropic investment. 

‘I see myself empowering individuals and families through bettering their health or entrepreneurship.’

Australian Registered & Board Certified Sonographers

Rena X K Xu
Senior phlebology sonographer
  • AUSTRALIAN SONOGRAPHER ACCREDITED REGISTERED

Rena has a Bachelors Degree in Medicine from China and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Medical Ultrasonography) from the University of Sydney. Rena has worked at various radiology centres throughout Australia for over 20 years. Since 2006, she has worked as the chief sonographer with the HealthiVein group. She is a Member of the Australasian College of Phlebology, Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, Australian Sonographer Association and the American College of Phlebology. Rena is registered with the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry.

Dr Lian
Liang
Senior phlebology sonographer
  • AUSTRALIAN SONOGRAPHER ACCREDITED REGISTERED

Rena has a Bachelors Degree in Medicine from China and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Medical Ultrasonography) from the University of Sydney. Rena has worked at various radiology centres throughout Australia for over 20 years. Since 2006, she has worked as the chief sonographer with the HealthiVein group. She is a Member of the Australasian College of Phlebology, Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, Australian Sonographer Association and the American College of Phlebology. Rena is registered with the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry.

Yana Parsi
Senior phlebology sonographer
  • AUSTRALIAN SONOGRAPHER ACCREDITED REGISTERED

Yana has a Graduate Diploma in Medical Sonography with the University of Sydney. She is a member of the Australasian College of Phlebology, the Australian Sonography Association, and the Australian Sonography Association Registry.

Australian Registered & Board Certified Allied Health Practitioners

Dr Kristopher Sanford
OSTEOPATHIC PRACTITIONER
  • OSTEOPATHY BOARD OF AUSTRALIA REGISTERED

Dr Kristopher Sanford studied a Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor Applied Science (Osteopathy) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). For the past four years, Kristopher has worked in Sydney as a general osteopathic practitioner. Throughout this time, he has worked closely with the team at HealthiVein group on both vascular and musculo-skeletal cases.

Prior to moving to Sydney, Kristopher was the head injury prevention and rehabilitation specialist for a premier league soccer team in Melbourne, where his love of working with the mechanics and injuries of the lower limbs began.

Kristopher has also spent time consulting at SportsMed, an orthopaedic surgical hospital in Mumbai, India. This helped shape his passion for working with medical and surgical teams to achieve the best results.

Kristopher takes great pride and pleasure in working with the HealthiVein group.

‘I am passionate about pushing the boundaries of the medical model to achieve the best outcome for my patients.’

Senior Patient Managers & Specialist Medical Assistants

Maream senior patient manager
Maream
Senior Patient Manger and Medical Assistant
Peta Minihan
SENIOR MEDICAL ASSISTANT

 

Peta has previously worked as a Registered Nurse for 19 years in various medical facilities and holds a degree in Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing).  She ceased work as an RN to raise her young family. Peta joined the friendly team at HealthiVein in 2018 to assist in the weekly running of the busy clinic.

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Medical Administration

Sophie Semerci
Sophie Semerci
Patient Support Manager

Sophie Semerci graduated from Western Sydney University  with a Bachelor in Construction Management. She was accepted into Western Sydney University in 2022 for a Bachelor of Nursing. She will start her first year in 2023.

Neeraj Aggarwal
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

Neeraj Aggarwal graduated from Monash University in 2008 with a Bachelor in Accounting, while also completing his first year in a Bachelor of Physiotherapy.

He then put his accounts on hold, while pursuing a sporting career, where he lived oversees and learned discipline and continued to pursue excellence in the sporting field. After this, he moved to Sydney and started his accounting career, applying his non-technical skills — pursuit of excellence, continuous learning and hard work — in the accounting field, gaining a number of small business clients. He continues to handle all account related works for small businesses, ranging from payroll, BAS submissions, accounts payable and accounts receivable.

‘I am passionate about learning and expanding myself in the health and wellness field and personal development realm, as I feel we never stop learning.’

Bernard IT specialist
Bernard Adjei
Software engineer
Maria Mendieta
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
  • MAGISTER IN MARKETING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

With a Bachelor degree as an Industrial Designer from the Pontificia Javeriana University, Colombia, a Masters in Marketing from the Universidad Jose Camilo Cela, Spain and a Masters in Project Management from Central Queensland University, Maria has had the opportunity to develop business through marketing plans and strategies for different companies and projects around the world for more than 6 years.

Maria’s experience working in one of the biggest Innovation Centres in Europe (Tecnalia), and as an entrepreneur of different start-ups in diverse sectors of the industry, gives her the necessary tools to solve complex problems related to marketing. 

‘I have a passion for self-taught knowledge and Marketing. I believe knowledge is a way of evolving and growing.’

Meredith McGowan
CONTENT WRITER AND EDITOR

Meredith has a Bachelor of Arts Degree and an Honours Degree in English from Newcastle University, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing from Macquarie University.

Meredith has worked in Education, Community Services and Health sectors, with experience editing from the vocational education level to academia. She has written and edited technical information, informative material and newsletters for organisations both large and small. Meredith has had the honour to work with various authors on their books.

Meredith is a Profession Member with the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) and an Ordinary Member with the Australasian Medical Writers Association (AMWA).

‘I believe it is important to include people who struggle to read when writing to inform.’

Patrick Le Gentil
Consultant, ICT

Patrick Le Gentil is a specialist Information and Communication Technology(ICT) Consultant. 

Over the years, he has lent himself to organisational startups and turnarounds.  As a well-versed, standards-driven ICT professional, Patrick has successfully undertaken and delivered enterprise architecture based, business process automation projects for multi-national enterprises in the UK and the United Arab Emirates. 

Recognised as a team player with influential leadership qualities, he is renowned for his ability to drive and motivate. He has maintained an impeccable track record in identifying and implementing solutions that bring about realisable outcomes.

I aspire and thrive on delivering optimised automated operational environments that are effective and efficient.

Contact us

Call Us

(02) 8061 4040

Email Us

concierge@healthivein.com

Head Office

Suite 303, Level 3, 156 Pacific Hwy
St Leonards NSW 2065

Sydney Australia

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