|
 Dr.
Edward G. Mackay, M.D.
Board Certified Vascular Surgeon
American Board of Surgery
A native of Florida, Dr. Mackay
has practiced vascular surgery in the Bay area since 1993. He
is a specialist in the field of Phlebology, the science of
veins and their diseases. As a highly regarded physician and
leader in Phlebology, Dr. Mackay successfully treats varicose
and spider veins with a combination of minimally invasive and
micro-surgical procedures, including sclerotherapy, micro-incisional
phlebectomy and endovenous therapies.
Dr. Mackay was the first physician in the state of Florida to
offer VNUS® Closure, and the first in the Bay area to offer
Endovenous Laser Treatment to compliment other effective and
safe treatments. Dr. Mackay continuously evaluates emerging
technologies, selecting those that will most benefit his
patients. Dr. Mackay is on staff at Largo Medical Center and
is an affiliate staff member at Morton Plant Mease Hospitals.
He has been the guest speaker at numerous community events and
provides training in vein treatment procedures to physicians
throughout the US and internationally.
Dr. Mackay is the Co-Director of the International Vein Congress, held annually in Miami, Florida. The IVC is attended by over 500 physicians observing cases. Dr. Mackay has contributed to the success of endovenous laser ablation by developing a special technique that minimizes superficial phlebitis associated with EVLT. IVConline.org
Education and Experience
»University of Florida
College of Medicine: Medical Degree/Post-Graduate Training
»Georgia
Baptist, Atlanta / University of Tennessee, Knoxville Medical
Center
»Residency in General
Surgery
»Fellowship in Vascular
Surgery
»Extensive
post-graduate training in Phlebology
»Chief of General and
Vascular Surgery:1996; 1998
»Pinellas County Medical
Society Board of Governors
»Pinellas County Medical
Society Vice President
»Fellow of the American
College of Surgeons, Member of the American College of Phlebectomy, the
American College of Phlebology, and a member of the American
Medical Association, the Florida Medical Association, the
Pinellas Medical Society, and the Florida Vascular Society, America Society for Laser
Medicine and Surgery
Presentations
»2001 Presentation: International Society of Vascular
Surgery SanPaulo, Brazil “Endovenous Laser Treatment of The
Greater Saphenous Vein”
»2002 Presentation: Canadian Society of Phlebology
Montreal “Transcatheter Ablation of the Lesser Saphenous Vein”
»2002 American College of Phlebology Poster
Presentation “Treatment of Recurrent Varicose Veins After
Ligation and Stripping”
»2002 American College of Phlebology Instructor of
Sclerotherapy course. International Varicose Vein Conference –
Key Biscayne, Florida
»2003 – Florida Vascular Society “Office Varicose Vein
Practice”
»IVVC – “Clinical and Anatomic Classification of
Varicose Vein Dissection”
»IVVC – “Recurrence of Varicose Veins without
Stripping”
»IVVC – “Recurrence of Varicose Veins without
Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy”
»IVVC – “Treatment of Recurrent Varicose Veins without
Stripping”
»IVVC – “Sclerosing Agents”
»IVVC – “Treatment of Short Saphenous, Perforators and
Tributaries”
»2004 IVVC – Florida Vascular Society. “Office Varicose
Vein Practice”
»IVVC – “Clinical and Anatomic Classification of
Varicose Vein Dissection”
»IVVC – “Recurrence of Varicose Veins without
Stripping”
»IVVC – “Recurrence of Varicose Veins without
Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy”
»IVVC – “Treatment of Recurrent Varicose Veins without
Stripping”
»IVVC – “Sclerosing Agents”
»IVVC – “Treatment of Short Saphenous, Perforators and
Tributaries”
»2003 Co-Director International Vein Conference -
Miami, Florida
»2004 New Cardiovascular Horizons – New Orleans,
Louisiana “The Office Vein Practice”
»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 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 Co-Director International Vein Conference, Miami,
Florida
»2005 Co-Director International Vein Conference, Miami,
Florida |
