Westmead, Wahroonga and Norwest Vascular Surgeons
Western Sydney Vascular is a team of experienced surgeons dedicated to providing timely, compassionate care for all vascular conditions.
Our vascular surgeons work in both public and private hospital systems across Sydney’s west and Sydney North West, with consulting locations at Westmead, Norwest Private, Wahroonga and Katoomba.
Surgical procedures are performed at Westmead Hospital, Westmead Private, Norwest Private, The SAN, Auburn Hospital, Blacktown Hospital and Mt Druitt Hospital.
Western Sydney Vascular has provided exceptional medical and surgical care for tens of thousands of patients living with vascular conditions, from life-threatening aneurysms through to the latest treatments for carotid artery disease and peripheral artery disease.
We also provide the latest minimally invasive treatments for veins and varicose veins.
Our experienced vascular surgeons service many areas of Sydney including Westmead, Parramatta, Hornsby, Eastwood, Epping, Norwest, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Bella Vista, Dural, Hornsby, Wahroonga, Richmond, Windsor and the Blue Mountains. Ask us about surgeons in your location by calling our team today.
If your heart is the captain, your blood vessels are the crew and we know urgent care can be lifesaving.
The urgent conditions we can review and triage within 48-72 hours with a call from your GP includes:
- Bleeding Veins
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Painful, infected feet & legs
- Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease such as mini strokes
Note: Varicose vein and spider vein treatments often cause annoying symptoms such as restless legs, pain, heaviness. While these symptoms are distressing they are not classified as “urgent”.
Diabetic Foot Clinic
Our surgeons also offer a free weekly diabetic foot and chronic ulcer clinic at Westmead Hospital on Thursdays with a podiatrist, diabetic educator and a clinical nurse specialist.
We also service this clinic at Blacktown Hospital on Wednesdays.
For private patients, we offer a dedicated ulcer clinic at Norwest Private Hospital.
Untreated diabetic foot issues can result in serious health complications including amputation, which is why it is important to be aware of early signs of diabetes complications in your feet.
Click here to learn more about our services for diabetic foot including signs and symtoms to look out for such as pain or a tingling sensation in the feet at night, skin temperature changes, blisters or other wounds without pain.
Minimally-Invasive Vein Care
A one-stop-vein shop – Western Sydney Vascular provides imaging, assessment and treatment of venous conditions in one place.
We treat the gamut of deep venous conditions including DVT (deep vein thrombosis) and venous obstruction.
We also offer minimally-invasive solutions for spider veins as well as effective treatments for large, painful veins that left untreated increase the risk of blood clot, pigmentation and ulceration.
Ask us today about the latest treatments for varicose veins including laser therapy that destroys and seals veins, sclerotherapy, radiofrequency ablation and glue.
We also frequently perform phlebectomy procedures, a day procedure that is minimally invasive and uses a small scalpel to remove varicose veins that are very close to the skin surface of the leg.
In more advanced cases vein stenting may be undertaken.
Western Sydney Vascular also provides vascular access for renal dialysis patients (fistulas)
and patients requiring chemotherapy lines.
Our doctors frequently treat weekend warriors and elite athletes alike who
experience vascular issues during exercise.
Western Sydney Vascular has a state-of-the-art Doppler ultrasound clinic in both our Westmead Private, Sydney Adventist Hospital (The SAN) and Norwest Private rooms.
Ask your GP for a direct referral to our clinic which is open 8:00am-4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Scans and procedures we perform can be found here.
Ultrasounds involve no radiation and can help to identify blockages (stenosis), abnormalities like plaque or blood clots (DVT), narrowing of vessels and evaluating varicose veins.
Evidence shows that ultrasounds performed by experienced vascular sonographers have a greater accuracy rate.
Ultrasound can also be used to detect tumours and malformations and identify specific areas where blood flow is reduced.
All scans can be bulk-billed for pensioners, otherwise a small gap fee applies.
Multiple scans on the same day will also attract a fee.
Urgent Vein Clinic
With a phone call
from your GP
Affordable Care
Bulk-billing aged pensioner ultrasounds
Minimally Invasive
Walk-in, walk-out
vein treatment
Compression Wear
We offer fittings and
sell Medi stockings
Vascular surgeon vs Cardiothoracic surgeon vs Cardiologist? What’s the difference and who should I see?
A vascular surgeon operates on any vessels on the periphery of the body including the arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels (for instance in the legs, arms and abdomen).
The responsibilities tasked to a vascular surgeon include assessing patients with vascular problems, performing ultrasounds and angiography and treating vein and artery conditions through minimally invasive procedures or larger, open surgeries and prescribed medications.
Vascular surgeons also provide lifestyle advice on diet, exercise and leg ulcers.
Conditions you would see a vascular surgeon for include vein disease (varicose veins), aortic aneurysm, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), Carotid Artery Disease, leg ulcers and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) also known as a blood clot. Vascular surgeons also frequently correct blockages inside a blood vessel when compression of the veins and arteries occurs such as Thoracic Outlet Syndrome or popliteal artery entrapment.
A cardiothoracic surgeon on the other hand operates on diseases of the heart or lungs.
Conditions that a cardiothoracic surgeon treats includes heart attack (myocardial infarction), coronary artery disease (artery blockage), leaking heart valve, regurgitating heart valve, valvular stenosis (blocked or narrowed valves), heart failure and left ventricular aneurysm (stretched heart muscle).
Finally, a cardiologist performs minimally invasive cardiac procedures such as angiogram, rather than large open surgeries.
The cardiologist is a physician who specialises in assessing and diagnosing symptoms of the heart such as chest pain, dizziness and shortness of breath as well as the management of conditions such as hypertension, cholesterol and abnormal heart rhythms.
Our Services conditions and treatments
- Abdominal Aortic Aneursym (AAA)
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Aortic Disease
- Aortic Iliac Ultrasound
- Arterial Scans
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Claudication Treatment
- Diabetic Foot Clinic
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- DVT Monitoring
- Endovascular Aortic Surgery
- Fistula Surveillance
- Haemodialysis Access
- Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)
- Inflammatory Vasculitic Disease
- Leg Ulcers
- Lower Limb Peripheral Disease
- Lower Limb Ultrasound
- Lymphoedema
- Ischaemia
- Occlusive Aortic Iliac Disease
- Pelvic Vein Incompetence
- Popliteal Entrapment
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Resting/Exercise Testing
- Renal Ultrasound
- Stroke Prevention
- Stroke
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Upper Limb Ultrasound
- Varicose Vein/Spider Veins
- Visceral Artery Disease