Vascular Surgey
Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction.
Varicose veins and spider veins are a very common condition treated by our Surgeons. For many years the treatment of varicose veins and spider veins involved surgical stripping. New minimally invasive techniques like EVLT or Endo Venous Laser Therapy and Foam Sclerotherapy have evolved to provide a better patient experience and quicker recovery following treatment of varicose veins.
Our Vascular Surgery Department delivers cutting edge advanced management options to patients for the treatment of varicose veins. Our objective is to provide a safe, effective and minimally invasive procedure with an emphasis on cosmetic outcome for our patients.
Minimally invasive procedures provided at Bon Secours Hospital Tralee avoid painful groin incision and stripping of the truncal veins. These techniques can be applied to all age groups and to patients with medical co-morbidities (i.e. when other medical conditions are co-occurring). In younger patients, this offers quicker recovery and in older patients, a chance to remove painful venous problem causing phlebitis and ulcers without major surgery.
The interventions offered by our vascular team are patient and disease specific to best fit our patient’s need, lifestyle and associated conditions.
The majority of treatments are provided on a walk in-walk out day case basis.
Mr. Gregory Fulton
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Biography
Originally from Belfast, Mr Fulton graduated in medicine from Trinity College Dublin with an Honours in Surgery in 1990. Mr Fulton carried out his postgraduate training in Ireland and became a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in 1994. Mr Fulton completed a two year Research Fellowship at Duke University in North Carolina, USA and was awarded an MD thesis by Trinity College Dublin in 1997. In 2000, Mr Fulton was awarded an Intercollegiate Fellowship and went on to complete an International Fellowship in Endovascular Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA in 2002.
Mr. Max B. Mahendran
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Biography
Mr Mahendran graduated in medicine in the Chennai University of India. He went on to complete his surgical training in the United Kingdom in 1991 and graduated with his surgical fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Mr Mahendran moved to Ireland in 1995 to continue his higher surgical training. He has had extensive surgical training in specialised units, in Colorectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary, Liver Transplant and Thoracic surgery. Since 2002, Mr Mahendran has trained in numerous hospitals around Ireland, where he specialised in Vascular and Endovascular surgery involving arterial and venous diseases. He developed a special interest in the treatment of Varicose vein diseases and venous Ulcers and attained specialist Phlebology training at multiple varicose veins treatment & training centres around the world, USA, UK, Italy, Germany, Latvia, Slovenia and Poland. He has memberships with various organisations and continues to incorporate up to date techniques within his practice of minimally invasive venous treatments.
Mr Mahendran has taken many opportunities to teach throughout his career. He was appointed as the Senior lecturer in vascular surgery at the National University of Ireland in Galway where he taught medical students, nursing and biomedical engineering students. He was deeply involved as a mentor in the research programmes for medical and biomedical engineering students. He developed the Endovascular training and vascular nurse training programmes for the Western Vascular Institute. He served as a Director on the board of Western Vascular Institute.
Mr Mahendran was the first vascular surgeon to introduce minimally invasive venous treatment technologies in the Munster region. He set up the Phlebology practice dedicated to specifically treat varicose veins, at the Bon Secours Tralee in 2009. Here, he promotes Healthy Legs for Healthy Living by improving awareness regarding venous problems within the community.
Contact Details
- Mr. Max B. Mahendran
- Tel: 066 712 7601
- Fax: 066 716 7116
- Email: veincareireland@gmail.com
Mr Tony Moloney
Consultant Vascular/Endovascular Surgeon
Biography
Originally from Dungarvan, Co Waterford, Tony graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons
in Ireland in 1999. He completed Basic and Higher Surgical Training in Ireland, a Higher Diploma in Quality in Healthcare, a Doctor of Medicine Master’s and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2009.
He spent 6 years in Toronto, completing a 1-year Fellowship in 2010, he was then a Vascular Surgeon at the Toronto General Hospital from 2010 to 2011 before going on Staff at St Michael's Hospital, Toronto in July 2011 where he worked until 2015. During this time, he was also an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto, Clinical Director of the Vascular Laboratory and completed a further Master’s in eHealth at McMaster.
In 2015 he was appointed as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at University Hospital Limerick where he has remained in full time practice. Over the last 8 years he was an Associate Clinical Director; Administrative Head, Department of Surgery; Clinical Lead, Department of Vascular Surgery; Clinical Director of the Non-invasive Vascular Laboratory; and Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, University of Limerick.
Over the last 24 years he has gained considerable experience in all facets of Vascular Surgery and
Medicine including open aortic and endovascular surgery; carotid surgery; open, percutaneous and hybrid procedures for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease; and open, endovenous, and medical management
of varicose veins and venous ulcers.
