The Vascular Surgical Unit at Box Hill Hospital is one of the larger Vascular units in the State of Victoria.

It is very active in terms of clinical service providing vascular expertise to the Eastern Health population as well as attracting patients from all over Victoria and even interstate.

The Unit is able to offer a comprehensive range of "state of the art" investigational services including duplex ultrasound and angiography.

The complete range of Vascular interventions are available at Box Hill Hospital. These include:

• Carotid Surgery; endarterectomy, bypass etc
• Aneurysm; open surgery, endoluminal stent grafting
• Lower limb bypass surgery
• Intra abdominal bypass
• Renal Artery stenoses
• Mesenteric, visceral artery surgery
• Percutaneous balloon angioplasty +/- intraluminal stent placement
• Varicose veins
• Deep venous reconstructions
• Venous access surgery
• All acute vascular catastrophes

The Vascular Unit is also keenly involved with medical education both at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. It is accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons as a training site for vascular surgeons. Research into vascular disorders in order to improve understanding and enable more effective interventions has been and remains an important component of the Vascular Unit's activities. The Unit is very interested in the quality of patient care and patient outcome and has pioneered a Vascular Surgical Audit system.

The members of the Unit are all highly qualified and appropriately credentialed Vascular Surgeons. All have trained extensively in Australia and supplemented this with extended experience working in vascular surgical Units overseas. The Unit regularly attracts visiting professionals from overseas.

Access to the Unit is possible by contacting a Vascular Surgical Consultant directly or through the Outpatient Department at Box Hill Hospital. (Tel. 9895 3353).

The Vascular clinic is held every Monday at 1:30pm.

24 hour access for vascular emergencies is provided by the Unit and is available via the Emergency Departments at Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital and Angliss Hospital.

Vascular Surgical Consultants