Announcing the launch of the Norwich Vein Clinic at the Spire Norwich Hospital

Mr Gaunt is pleased to announce an exciting new development at the Spire Norwich Hospital. People with venous problems from Norfolk and the Norwich area can now see Mr Gaunt for consultations and have their treatments at the Spire Norwich Hospital. This is a joint venture with vascular surgeon Mr Jim Clarke and will be known as the Norwich Vein Clinic.

Mr Gaunt says “I am very excited about this new development at the Spire Norwich Hospital. In the past patients from Norwich had to travel to see me at one of my other hospitals but this new arrangement will be much more convenient. Jim Clarke and I have been friends and colleagues for many years and we have come together with the aim of providing patients in the Norwich area with the very latest minimally invasive and local anaesthetic techniques for the treatment of varicose and thread veins”.

For appointments patients can either contact Mr Gaunt’s secretary Debbie on 01223 305858 or via the Spire Norwich Hospital (01603 255614) and ask for appointments and the Norwich Vein Clinic.

Now is a good time to consider treatment of varicose veins and/or thread veins

With September here and the summer behind us; or what little summer we had! Now is a good time to consider treatment of varicose veins and/or thread veins so that your legs can be ready for shorts next year!

I am currently offering free mini 10 minute consultations in Bury and Cambridge to give you the chance to find out more about the vein treatments now available. Please contact my office on 01223 305858 if you would like to arrange an appointment. I look forward to seeing you soon.

Michael Gaunt awarded Master of Arts

I thought you might be interested to know that I was awarded my Master of Arts on 22 January 2011 from Cambridge University.

It was a very proud moment for my family and I and a good start to the year. The picture shows me looking official in academic dress at the awards ceremony – it was a good job it wasn’t raining! See surgeons can smile!

Surgeons can be a barrel of laughs

What a way to recover from all the Christmas Day excesses.

I am referring to the traditional ‘barrel rolling’ race at Grantchester which beat the snow and ice on Boxing Day.

It was fantastic being among more than 1,000 people who took part in the event which dates back to the 1960s.

I have to say it took a lot of concentration and a fair amount of puff but the atmosphere was wonderful.

It was also very successful with my team, Trumpington, winning the inter-village race and crowned county champions.

Naturally, my job is quite intensive and demanding but I try and switch off where I can. Admittedly, this doesn’t always involve something as strange as barrel rolling, but it was great fun and a great way to spend Boxing Day.

It just leaves me to wish you a Happy New Year. May 2011 be a happy, prosperous and successful one for you all.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I would like to wish all my patients, past, present and future, as well as my colleagues a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

I am looking forward to spending a few days with my lovely family and seeing the excitement on my children’s faces when they see what Santa brings!

Also, planning to see my brother and his family along with my new nephew.

How are you spending Christmas. Are your children young enough for Santa?!

But before we know it, it will be back to work and a busy New Year dealing with all kinds of vascular problems.

There is a bit of a cliché bandied around this time of year – ‘New Year, New You’. It is linked to making resolutions and the fact that the start of 2011 could be the ideal time to think about changing an aspect of your lifestyle or maybe doing something you have been putting off for a while.

This last point can be very apt when it comes to vascular conditions. It is easy to put off getting advice and information when you first see the signs of varicose veins, for instance. Maybe you have been living with this condition for a long time.

But my advice to you would be to get in touch, just for a consultation at first. You might be scared of any procedure or you might think it is too costly. But neither of these things are true – as I can explain to you.

Whether it is you, or someone you know who is suffering from discomfort, please call me and we can discuss the many options available to you.

Why not make it a New Year resolution to ensure you have great legs in time for when all this wintry weather goes!

And while we are talking about resolutions, mine is to continually improve the service I provide to all my patients and continue to develop and evaluate the latest techniques here in Cambridge.
What is your resolution??

Why I will be offering ClariVein to my patients

After recently returning from a fact-finding mission in New York, I am delighted to announce that I am now offering the ClariVein treatment to my patients.

I am aware that I am one of the first surgeons in the whole of the UK to offer the cutting-edge technology and I can promise patients I will sit down with them and explain the whole procedure before moving forward.

The New York visit was both fascinating and insightful. I was invited, along with Beverley Hills vein surgeon Wayne Gradman, to go to the Big Apple and experience first-hand training in the new treatment from respected American surgeon, Professor Steve Elias.

To be able to see such a surgeon at work was great and allowed me to witness first-hand the benefits of ClariVein – something I wanted to do before offering the technique to patients in the UK.

I spoke with people who had benefited from ClariVein and they all said they were impressed with the simplicity of the technique and the lack of discomfort, both during and after.

In my opinion, ClariVein further simplifies the treatment of varicose veins.

As well as needing less local anaesthetic, it is even less invasive than current treatments due to the use of a special catheter which combines mechanical and chemical energy to seal off the problem vein.

For more information visit our special ClariVein page which also includes a special factsheet on the technique.

Alternatively, I am always on hand to answer any questions you might have by calling 01223 305858.

Continuing the Transatlantic theme, I was delighted to be able to recently give a lecture to professors and other doctors from Yale Medical School as part of the Cambridge-Yale Research Collaboration. Held at Trinity Hall College, my lecture was on my research into the mechanism of blood pressure control during carotid artery surgery.

Autumn’s the ideal time to have treatment of any varicose veins and thread veins

I hope you have all had a good summer and have managed to make the most of the good weather (up until rainy August!)

Now that the autumn is upon us and for many of us the legs will be mostly covered from now on, the colder months ahead are an ideal time to have treatment of any varicose veins and thread veins so that the legs can be exposed next summer – what a good incentive to come for a consultation if you have varicose veins or thread veins that concern you to see what treatment options are available.

Many patients are still surprised by how simply varicose veins and thread veins can be treated and a consultation is the best way to find out. I look forward to seeing you soon.