Dr. Edward G. Mackay, M.D.
Board Certified Vascular Surgeon
American Board of General and Vascular Surgery

Dr. Mackay is one of the country’s leading specialists in the treatment of venous disease.  A native of Florida, Dr. Mackay has practiced vascular surgery in the Tampa Bay area since 1993.  As a highly regarded physician and leader in phlebology, he successfully treats varicose and spider veins with a combination of minimally invasive and micro-surgical procedures, including sclerotherapy, micro-incisional phlebectomy and endovenous therapies.

One to continuously evaluate emerging technologies, Dr. Mackay was the first physician in Florida to offer R.F. Closure®, followed shortly with Endovenous Laser Treatment. 

Dr. Mackay has been the guest speaker at numerous events and provides training in vein treatment procedures to physicians throughout the U.S. and internationally.  He has been co-director of the International Vein Congress (IVC), held annually in Miami, Florida for five years running. The IVC is attended by over 500 national and international physicians from all over the world who observe cases performed by Dr. Mackay and Jose Almeida.

Treating patients in need of vein therapy is not just a certificate to be added to Dr. Mackay’s wall.  It is the culmination of a life’s work and a passion of his.  Internationally respected as one of the world’s leaders in phlebology, Dr. Mackay has a proven history of results, helping thousands of patients overcome the pain and embarrassment of varicose and spider veins.

Education and Experience

• Medical Degree, Post-Graduate Training – University of Florida College of Medicine
• Residency in General Surgery and Fellowship in Vascular Surgery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Medical Center
• Board Certified in General Surgery from the American Board of Surgery, 1993
• Board Certified in Vascular Surgery from the American Board of Surgery, 1995
• Chief of General and Vascular Surgery, 1996 and 1998, Morton Plant Hospital
• President, Pinellas County Medical Association, 2006-2007
• Board of Governors, Pinellas County Medical Association, 1998-2004
• Fellow, the American College of Surgeons, member of the American College of Phlebology
• Member, the American Medical Association, the Florida Medical Association, the Pinellas Medical Society, the Florida Vascular Society and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

Presentations

• 2007, LEPAD Emory University, Atlanta, Lower Extremity Venous Disease, “The Forgotten Pump”
• 2006, “The Office Based Vein Practice,” Western Vascular Surgery Conference, Galway, Ireland
• 2006, “Six Years of Endovenous Experience,” United Kingdom Vein Conference, Guilford, United Kingdom
• Invited to speak at the 2006 20th Annual Congress of Academy of Family Physicians concerning new treatment of venous diseases
• Presented and performed live cases at the 2006 Brazil International Embolution Conference
• 2003-2007, Co-Director and Presenter at the International Vein Congress, Miami, Florida (www.IVConline.org)
• 2005, “The Office Vein Practice,” Irish Vascular Society
• 2005, “The Ambulatory Vein Surgery,” United Kingdom Vein Conference, Guilford, United Kingdom
• 2004, International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy, Miami, Florida “Venous Challenging Case Review” Workshop; “If Stripping of the Saphenous Vein is the Gold Standard, Why so Much Neovascularization/ Recurrence at 5 Years?”; “Ambulatory Phlebectomy Techniques”
• 2004, American College of Phlebology 18th Annual Congress – Marco Island, Florida; “Ambulatory Phlebectomy from Start to Finish”; “Phlebectomy versus Sclerotherapy for Branch Varicosities”; Instructor, Sclerotherapy Workshop
• 2004, New Cardiovascular Horizons – New Orleans, Louisiana “The Office Vein Practice”
• 2003, Florida Vascular Society “Office Varicose Vein Practice”
• 2002, American College of Phlebology Instructor of Sclerotherapy course, International Varicose Vein Conference – Key Biscayne, Florida
• 2002, American College of Phlebology Poster Presentation “Treatment of Recurrent Varicose Veins After Ligation and Stripping”
• 2002 Presentation ”Canadian Society of Phlebology Montreal Transcatheter Ablation of the Lesser Saphenous Vein”
• 2001 Presentation: International Society of Vascular Surgery SanPaulo, Brazil “Endovenous Laser Treatment of The Greater Saphenous Vein”

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