Dr. Riteesh Bookun is an experienced Vascular Surgeon, boasting over two decades of dedicated practice. He holds an MBBS and BMedSci, alongside a prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Vascular Surgery. Dr. Bookun's practice is based at the Ballarat Surgical Clinic, and he is affiliated with key medical institutions such as St John of God Geelong Hospital, St John of God Ballarat Hospital, Epworth Geelong, Ballarat Day Procedure Centre, and Ballarat Health Services - Queen Elizabeth Campus.
Throughout his extensive career, Dr. Bookun has honed his expertise across a broad spectrum of vascular conditions and surgical procedures. He is proficient in managing abdominal aortic aneurysms, aneurysms, and performing angioplasties and arterial bypass surgeries. His skill set includes carotid artery interventions like endarterectomy and stenting, and he is well-versed in treating critical limb ischemia and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Dr. Bookun’s experience extends to diabetic foot management, diagnostic angiography, embolisation, and the endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Dr. Bookun’s areas of specialisation include haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, treatment of leg ulcers, mesenteric angioplasty, and peripheral arterial interventions. He effectively manages conditions like Raynaud’s phenomenon, renal failure, and renovascular hypertension, and performs procedures such as sclerotherapy, stenting, and ultrasound-guided treatments for varicose veins. His expertise also covers thoracic outlet syndrome, thrombolysis, and ultrasound-guided techniques like venaseal and sclerotherapy.
In addition to surgical and laser treatments for varicose veins, Dr Bookun addresses vascular malformations and performs vena cava interruption and venous access procedures. His proficiency includes managing thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, popliteal artery aneurysms, and visceral artery aneurysms, along with various arterial bypass operations. He is also adept in conducting femoropopliteal and distal bypasses and hybrid operations, emphasising the importance of smoking cessation and treating conditions like thromboangiitis obliterans, carotid stenosis, and carotid occlusion.
Dr. Bookun is committed to improving patient outcomes in limb salvage, radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins, post-thrombotic syndrome, Charcot foot, and ulcers. He treats pelvic congestion syndrome and performs thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). His skills include arteriovenous fistula creation, dialysis access, chronic mesenteric ischemia management, and addressing conditions such as claudication, rest pain, Raynaud's phenomenon, and renal artery stenosis. Additionally, he performs microsclerotherapy, catheter-directed thrombolysis, and inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement and retrieval.
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