Waleed Edrees: Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Varicose Veins Specialist, Kent

Specialist in vascular and endovascular surgery with a special interest in carotid surgery for stroke prevention and minimally invasive varicose vein surgery including laser and VNUS closure. Private varicose veins surgery and treatment in Medway, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells and Dartford.

Mr Waleed Edrees, MBBCh, MSc, FRCSEd, MD, FRCSEd (Gen.Surg), is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust in Kent. He qualified at Cairo University and undertook basic surgical training at Cairo and in the Gulf before coming to the UK in 1995. 

Mr Edrees received higher surgical training at Belfast and Manchester, during which he spent two years engaged on vascular research and was awarded an MD by the Queen’s University of Belfast in 2001. He has practised as a consultant vascular surgeon since April 2006.

Mr Edrees has a one-stop specialised vascular clinic at Gravesham Community Hospital. He provides private treatment at the Spire Tunbridge Wells, Spire Alexandra, the Somerfield and Fawkham Manor Hospitals. He is a specialist in carotid surgery for stroke prevention and endovascular surgery, especially minimally invasive varicose vein surgery such as laser and VUNS Closure.

He has an interest in management and is currently the Governance Lead for the surgical directorate at Medway. He also plays a major role in patients' safety through his membership of the patient safety committee.

Clinical interests

Mr Edrees has a broad range of clinical interests, including:

• Varicose vein treatment including minimally invasive VNUS Closure (radiofrequency) & laser treatment, conventional surgery and microsclerotherapy for thread veins

• Carotid endarterectomy (for TIA/ Stroke/ Amaurosis fugax and asymptomatic disease in selected patients) for stroke prevention

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery including conventional open repair and endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)

• Peripheral vascular disease especially in diabetics

• Lower and upper limb arterial reconstructions

• Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for hyperhiderosis (sweaty hands/armpits) or facial blushing

• Botox injection for axillary hyperhiderosis

Membership of professional associations

• The Vascular Society

• The European Society of Vascular Surgery

• The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland

• The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

• British Medical Association

Where can I go for treatment?

You can get NHS treatment from Mr Edrees at the Medway Maritime Hospital - 01634 830000.

Mr Edrees runs specialist vascular clinics at the following private hospitals in Kent:

Appointments, consultation and private treatment

All appointments should be made via Mr Edrees' private secretary, whose contact details can be found below. Mr Edrees is available for private patient appointments as follows:

Areas covered

Mr Edrees practises in various hospitals in Kent, which are convenient for patients seeking private vascular surgery and varicose veins treatment in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Maidstone, Dartford & Gravesend, Medway Towns (Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Strood, Rainham), Sittingbourne, Faversham and Ashford.

Contact details

Mr Waleed Edrees, MBBCh, MSc, FRCSEd, MD, FRCSEd (Gen.Surg)

Private secretary: Jackie Cizmic

Tel:  01622 620916

Fax: 01622 620921

Email:  jackie@kentmedical.co.uk

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