Mr RICk BOND - Vascular Surgeon

MBBS FRCS FRACS PhD

Rick Bond is specialist vascular surgeon and associate Professor at UWA. He is the current state Director for Vascular surgery in West Australia and the is the Head of Vascular Surgery at both Fiona Stanley and Fremantle hospitals and examiner for the Royal Australian College of surgeons (RACS). Privately, he consults in East Fremantle, Rockingham, and Busselton and operates at St John of God Murdoch, and Waikiki Private Hospital, Rockingham. He also performs minor procedures in his rooms in East Fremantle.

Rick is a dual trained British and Australian vascular and general surgeon with over 30 years of medical experience. He started his training at the Royal Free Hospital in London and completed his consultant training in England in 2004. During this time he attained a PhD from Oxford University for research into the outcomes of carotid surgery. In 2005 he immigrated to Australia and became a citizen. He took the Australian surgical exams and has become a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons as well as retaining his membership of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain.

Rick specialises in all areas of vascular disease. He is experienced with both open surgical techniques and endovascular, minimally invasive therapies. He believes in the importance of maintaining good open surgical skills in addition to embracing and advancing endovascular techniques. His broad experience allows him and his team to provide unbiased advice and excellent treatment tailored to each individual patient. 

Rick has contributed widely to medical publications and has pioneered the use of new techniques and technology in the field of Vascular surgery. To download his google scholar page click HERE.

Consult Locations:

VASC Clinic - Unit 109 / 1 Silas Street, East Fremantle 6158
Waikiki Specialist Rooms - 221 Willmott Drive, Waikiki WA 6169
Duchess Street Medical Centre - 69 Duchess Street, Busselton WA 6280
Hedland Health Campus - 2/34 Colebatch Way, South Hedland WA 6722

Surgery Locations:

St John of God Hospital - 100 Murdoch Drive, Murdoch WA 6150
Waikiki Private Hospital - 221 Willmott Drive, Waikiki WA 6169
Hedland Health Campus - 2/34 Colebatch Way, South Hedland WA 6722

Mr Anwar Choudhary - Vascular Surgeon

MBChB, FRACS

Anwar Choudhary is a specialist vascular and endovascular surgeon in Western Australia and holds a consultant position at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Fremantle Hospital. Privately he operates at Mount Hospital, Hollywood Private Hospital, and St John of God Subiaco Hospital. Anwar is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery.  His endovascular training has been further recognised in Australasia by CCRTPET (Conjoint committee for recognition of training in peripheral endovascular therapy) in the fields of Fenestrated and branched aortic endografting as well as Peripheral endovascular therapy.

Anwar grew up in New Zealand and completed his undergraduate medical training through Otago University. He completed vascular surgery specialist training through several high-volume tertiary centres in Australasia (Perth, Sydney, Auckland, and Wellington) under the guidance of many accomplished and experienced vascular surgeons. After vascular training and post training fellowship, Anwar then returned to Perth to take up his current consultant position.

Anwar is proficient and experienced in treatment of all vascular surgery conditions including aortic aneurysms (abdominal, thoracic, and thoracoabdominal), arterial aneurysms, lower limb arterial disease, carotid artery disease, thoracic outlet syndrome (venous, arterial, and neurogenic), diabetic foot ulcers, dialysis access (AV fistula creation and maintenance), TAVI access, central venous access, and varicose veins.

Anwar strives to deliver high quality care to all his patients. He will discuss with you how your condition is best managed and what your different treatment options are. His regular practice includes medical management, advanced endovascular surgery (minimally invasive techniques) and complex open surgeries. Anwar treats both public and private patients, and he is a no gap provider for all inpatient services. At present he can see most new patient referrals within a few weeks.

Consult Location:

VASC Clinic - Unit 109 / 1 Silas Street, East Fremantle WA 6158
Kalgoorlie Hospital - 15 Piccadilly Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430

Surgery Locations:

Mount Hospital - 150 Mounts Bay Road, Perth WA 6000
Hollywood Private Hospital - Monash Avenue, Nedlands WA 6009
St John of God Subiaco - 12 Salvado Road, Subiaco WA 6008
Kalgoorlie Hospital - 15 Piccadilly Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430

DR. FI RONSBERG - dermatology

MBChB, BSc (Hons), MRCGP, Dip Derm, DGM, DFFP, DRCOG, Cert Occ Health

Dr Ronsberg is a Scottish trained doctor.  Prior to studying medicine at the University of Glasgow, she completed a degree in Biomedical Science.  She has worked in hospitals in the UK, Norway, New Zealand and Australia.  She moved to Perth after completing her GP training in Glasgow. She has been a GP in Rockingham for the past 8 years and worked in the Emergency Department of Rockingham General Hospital.

Skin cancer excision surgery and dermatology in general has been an interest of hers since working in the Dermatology department of the Western General Hospital in Glasgow.  She regularly attends courses in this field.

She became interested in Dermapen and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) after attending a conference in Sydney.  She underwent training, bought the equipment and had a treatment, which she believe gave better results than any other beauty procedure she had previously had.

Jade - Registered Nurse

• BHSc (Nursing), PostGradDip (perioperative nursing), Masters of nursing

• ABAM Certificate in Aesthetic Medicine

• Cosmetic Nurse Injector
  - Allergan- Botox and filler training
  - Galderma- Dysport and filler training

• Practice Manager

Jade is a senior Registered Nurse and has over 17 years of nursing experience in a variety of clinical specialties with qualifications in perioperative, cosmetic and nursing education.

Jade works with Dr Bond in providing treatments to patients (including sclerotherapy and RFA treatments) and in managing medical conditions. She has special interests in providing cosmetic, and hyperhidrosis treatments.

LISA - MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR

VASC is very fortunate to have Lisa on our team. Her extensive experience in customer service and in providing medical administrative support are evident in all that she does. Her delightful demeanour and willingness to assist are assets that are highly valued by VASC and by our patients.

Toni - MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR

Toni will co-ordinate your booking for appointments and procedures, assist you with your enquiries and provide information on your procedure.