The Whiteley Clinic are unique vein clinics as they fund a large research programme into treating varicose veins and other venous conditions. Since 2002, The Whiteley Clinic have regularly won prizes and awards for research into varicose veins and vein treatments.
It is through this research that The Whiteley Clinic are able to produce The Whiteley Protocol® and to keep it constantly updated bringing the very latest and best investigations and treatments to patients with varicose veins and other vein conditions such as venous leg ulcers.
Awards for Varicose Veins Treatments
Unlike clinics that claim to be “award-winning” for varicose vein treatments, which don’t stand up to scrutiny when these awards are actually checked, The Whiteley Clinic has a genuine and verifiable history of national and international awards and prizes for research and treatments.
Best Varicose Veins Treatment – UK 2022 by Global Health & Pharma Magazine
Best Varicose Veins Treatment – UK 2021 by Global Health & Pharma Magazine
Best Varicose Veins Treatment – UK 2020 by Global Health & Pharma Magazin
International Awards
Denver, Colorado – October 2021 – American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS)
First Prize – Best presentation by a trainee in conference
Comparison of the Effects of Detergent and Osmotic sclerosants in an Ex-vivo human vein study using histology and immunohistochemistry AC Cross, K Walker, E A Borkowski, L Setyo, RM La Ragione, MS Whiteley
Phoenix, Arizona – November 2019 – American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS)
Second Prize – Best International Presentation
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in the Treatment of Incompetent Superficial Veins and Perforating Veins – a Report of our Early Experience MS Whiteley, T J Fernandez-Hart, A White, E Budd, O Abu-Bakr
Rancho Mirage, California, USA – February 2019 – American Venous Forum 2019 Annual Meeting
First Prize – Best Poster Presentation of Conference
Laser power output from the fibre tip during EVLA is not always what the machine displays CE Davies, EB Dabbs, H Ashpitel, J L Nemchand, MS Whiteley
Paris – February 2018 – Controversies & Updates in Vascular Surgery (CACVS)
Third Prize – e-Poster Presentation
Left Ovarian Vein Reflux – An Ascending Disease Progression Pattern? EB Dabbs, D Beckett, AM White, JM Holdstock, JL Nemchand, MS Whiteley
Austin, Texas, USA – November 2017 – 31st Annual Conference of the American College of Phlebology
First Prize – Best Research Paper of Conference
Nutcracker Phenomena can be over-diagnosed by duplex ultrasound – left ovarian vein reflux can be the cause of renal vein narrowing rather than an effect of obstructive flow JM Holdstock, AM White, D Beckett, TJ Fernandez-Hart, H Ashpitel, JL Nemchand, MS Whiteley
Austin, Texas, USA – November 2017 – 31st Annual Conference of the American College of Phlebology
Third Prize – 3rd Best Research Paper of Conference
Vulval Varicose Veins – Association with Pelvic Vein Reflux and Parity CE Davies, O Bishop, A Sheikh, JL Nemchand, MS Whiteley, BA Price
Austin, Texas, USA – November 2017 – 31st Annual Conference of the American College of Phlebology – International Session
2nd Prize – Runner up in Poster Presentation Competition
Understanding the interaction of endovenous ablation techniques and the vein wall – immunohistochemistry reveals short term changes that simple histology cannot MS Whiteley, H Aspitel, FJ Salguero Bodes, RM La Ragione, JL Nemchand
California, USA – November 2016 – 30th Annual Congress of the American College of Phlebology
3rd Prize
Potential differences in the ablation of the GSV by 810nm and 1470nm Endovenous Lasers, as shown by histology and immunohistochemistry using a novel method of in-vitro treatment HF Ashpitel, FJ Salguero, W García-Jiménez, RM La Ragione, MS Whiteley
London, UK – April 2015 – Charing Cross International Symposium
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
The Role of Intra-Operative Transvaginal Duplex Ultrasound during Pelvic Vein Embolisation P Diwakar, D Beckett, JM Holdstock, CS Harrison, MS Whiteley
Phoenix, Arizona, USA – November 2015 – 28th Annual Congress of the American College of Phlebology
Bronze Abstract Award (3rd Place)
Mechanochemical Ablation (MOCA®) Increases Endothelial Damage and Penetration of Damage into the Media Layer of the Vein Wall Compared to Sclerotherapy Alone – A Study Using Histology and Immunohistochemistry MS Whiteley, CTD Lee, JM Li
Milan, Italy – October 2010 – 11th International Vascular & Endovascular Course (IVEC) and 4th European Congress of the International Society for Vascular Surgery (ISVS)
3rd Place
An in Vitro Study to Optimise the Treatment of Varicose Veins with RFiTT GE Badham, SM Strong, MS Whiteley
National Awards
Birmingham, April 2022 – Pelvic congestion syndrome affects nulliparous and postmenopausal women, and treatment of internal iliac vein reflux is critical: a retrospective cohort study looking at the treatment outcomes following pelvic vein embolisation
SECOND PRIZE
Winner of Silver Prize for Oral Presentation at Conference. Strong, A. Cross, M. Sideris, M. Whiteley
Manchester, November 2019 – Society Vascular Technologists (SVT) Annual General Meeting at the Vascular Surgical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSSGBI)
FIRST PRIZE
The role of ultrasound and the vascular technologist in high intensity focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for venous incompetence. AM White, T Fernandez-Hart, E Budd, O Abu-Bakr, MS Whiteley
London, May 2015 – Venous Forum Annual Spring Meeting, Royal Society of Medicine
FIRST PRIZE
Analysis of the biological effect of the 1920nm laser on the great saphenous vein wall, using immunohistochemical analysis of the expression of VCAM-1 and p-P53, when treated with various LEEDs. H. Ashpitel, MS Whiteley
London, 2014 – Venous Forum Annual Spring Meeting, Royal Society of Medicine
FIRST PRIZE
The Effects of Altitude, Temperature, Gas to Sclerosant Ratio, Air vs. 50:50 Mixture of CO2 and O2, Foam Volume, Presence of Silicone and Consecutive Uses of Syringes on the Longevity of Tessari-made Foam for Sclerotherapy SB Patel, AE Ostler, SJ Santos, TM Pirie, MS Whiteley
London, 2013 – Annual Spring Meeting of the Venous Forum of The Royal Society of Medicine
PRIZE – Best poster
Ten Year Results of Radiofrequency Ablation (VNUS Closure®) of the Great Saphenous and Anterior Accessory Saphenous Veins, in the Treatment of Varicose Veins DC Taylor, AM Whiteley, TJ Fernandez-Hart, MS Whiteley
Bristol, 2007 – Annual Spring Meeting of the Venous Forum of The Royal Society of Medicine
PRIZE – Second place for best paper
Is it possible to damage a laser fibre during delivery of tumescent anaesthesia for endovenous laser ablation (EVLA)? JM Holdstock, CC Harrison, C Smith, P Marsh, CL McGuinness, MS Whiteley, BA Price
Edinburgh, 2006 – Society of Vascular Technologists, Annual General Meeting
PRIZE FOR BEST PAPER:
Prevalence of Pelvic Vein Reflux in Female Patients Presenting with Leg Varicose Veins JM Holdstock, C Harrison, C Smith, P Marsh, BA Price, CL McGuinness, AJ Lopez, MS Whiteley
Harrogate, 2004 – Vascular Surgical Society of GB & I (VSSGBI) –
VENOUS FORUM PRIZE
Perforator Veins Do Not Remain Closed Following Long Saphenous Vein Stripping – Results Of A Randomised Trial With A One Year Follow Up. Kianifard B, Holdstock J, Allan C, Smith C, Price B, Whiteley MS.
Belfast, 2002 – Society of Vascular Technologists, Annual General Meeting
PRIZE FOR BEST PAPER:
Superficial Femoral Vein Velocities using currently available products aimed at reducing Venous Thrombo-Embolism (VTE) during air travel A.G. MacKinnon, A Clarke, C Smith, JM Holdstock, BA Price, MS Whiteley
Regional Awards
Wimbledon, January 2005 – South West Thames Vascular Group –
PRIZE FOR BEST PAPER
Strip tract re-vascularisation after stripping of the long saphenous vein – Histological and duplex evidence A Munasinghe, P Wilkerson, MB Sikkel, B Kianifard, C Smith, BA Price, JM Holdstock, MS Whiteley
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