Stephen Dubenec

Dr Steven Dubenec is a Vascular Surgeon who has clinical appointments at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Mater Misericordiae Hospital and Strathfield Private Hospital.

He is currently involved in both National and New South Wales based committees devoted to improving the level of understanding, diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease. He is also involved in international clinical trials for peripheral arterial disease.

He is a member of the Australian & New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgeons, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Royal Society of Medicine

Clinical interests and areas of expertise include:

• Minimally invasive vascular interventions
• Angioplasty and stenting
• Endoluminal aortic stent grafting
• Carotid stenting
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Carotid artery disease
• Aneurysms
• Varicose Veins
• Minimally invasive varicose vein laser treatment and sclerotherapy

Raffi Qasabian

Dr Raffi Qasabian is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, with clinical appointments at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Bankstown Hospital, Mater Misericordiae and Strathfield private Hospitals.

Dr Qasabian is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgeons, and has been newly appointed to the NSW Regional Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He is a lecturer and co-ordinator of the Surgical Course for 3 ^rd year medical students at the Central Clinical School of the University of Sydney.

Following completion of his surgical studies in Australia, Dr Qasabian undertook a Fellowship year at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, where he gained valuable experience in open and endovascular surgical techniques. Since returning to Sydney, he has established a practice in vascular surgery with a particular interest in:

• Aneurysm disease
• Carotid artery surgery
• Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
• Diabetic feet
• Varicose vein surgery
• Vascular insufficiency in diabetics
• Minimally invasive vascular interventions:
• Balloon angioplasty and stenting for PAD
• Endoluminal stent-grafting of aneurysms
• Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for excessive sweating
• Renal transplant and access for dialysis
• Trauma

Michael Stephen

Area of Interest : Endoluminal approaches to Aneurysm Repair, Carotid Disease and Peripheral Vascular Disease

Dr Michael Stephen was a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Sydney partner entering private practice. He was a foundation member of the ANZ Society of Vascular Surgery and also the Vascular Unit at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has an extensive experience in complex vascular surgery, but also was a member of the group performing Australia’s first “key-hole” surgery for aortic aneurysms. He has had an expanding interest in minimally invasive surgery since.

Special interests and expertise include:

i). Minimally invasive correction of:

• Aortic aneurysm- stent grafts
• Thoracic aneurysms and dissections - stent grafts
• Lower limb and arterial disease
  o Iliac, femoral and tibial angioplasty and stents
• Carotid stenting

ii). Minimally invasive treatment of venous disease

• Laser (EVLT) treatment of major venous incompetence.
• Sclerotherapy (injections) for lesser venous disease

iii). Classical surgical repair of:

• Aneurysms
• Arterial occlusions
• Carotid disease
• Venous disease

iv). Complex vascular reconstructions with advanced tumour surgery

Hospital appointments

• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown
• Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Crow’s Nest
• Strathfield Private Hospital, Strathfield

Associate Professor Peter Vale

Assoc. Prof. Peter Vale is an Interventional Vascular Physician and Cardiologist who has clinical appointments at Mater Misericordiae Hospital Sydney and St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney

Assoc. Prof. Peter Vale is a member of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the International Union of Angiology, and is currently involved in both National and New South Wales based committees devoted to improving the level of understanding, diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease. He is also involved in the international clinical trials for peripheral arterial disease and cardiovascular research trial of angiogenesis and stem cell therapy. He has received fellowships from the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions and was a Young Investigator Award winner for the Council of Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association.

Assoc. Prof. Peter Vale has returned to Sydney from Boston after completing a distinguished fellowship in interventional cardiovascular medicine. He has also gained world-wide recognition in leading edge cardiovascular research into angiogenesis (the use of growth factors to stimulate the development of new blood vessels) in cardiac and peripheral arterial disease. He has numerous publications in leading peer-reviewed journals and written multiple book chapters. He is an invited speaker on the subject of peripheral arterial disease.

Assoc. Prof. Peter Vales areas of special interest and expertise include:

• Peripheral arterial disease including carotid artery disease and subclavian disease
• Critical limb ischaemic and lower limb ulceration
• Vascular diagnosis (ultrasound and angiography)
• Percutaneous revascularisation of peripheral arteries including renal artery stenosis, carotid stenosis, subclavian stenosis, haemodialysis fistulae
• Reno vascular disease and hypertension
• Coronary artery disease
• Venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism)
• Vasculitis, connective tissue disorders and immunologically-medicated vascular disorders
• Cardiovascular risk assessment
• Cardiac diagnosis (Stress ECG and Echo)
• Peri-operative medical management of surgical patients
• Angiogenesis and stem cell therapy for cardiovascular disease

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