When I first created the blog, I knew at the outset that I didnt want it to be solely about vein-related stuff. I spend a great deal of time discussing varicose and spider veins and reading about them and discussing them some more and performing varicose and spider vein treatments…but that’s not all there is… Read More…
Summer: A GREAT Time To Get Varicose Veins Evaluated!
Other than actually diagnosing and treating vein disease, my next most important role is serving as a teacher and advisor to my current and potential patients. That’s why I go and give lectures and write blog posts about vein disease as often as my work/home schedule allows.
Another Modest Proposal: Grandfather Clocks & Vein Treatments
In the original “Modest Proposal” in 1729, Jonathan Swift suggested that the way to relieve society of the burden of poor children was, well…to eat them. No, he wasn’t serious. Yes, he was a freaking marketing genius. His satire was so inflammatory and provocative that we’re still mentioning it almost 300 years later. For those… Read More…
On Awesomeness: Transparency & Vein Treatment
I’m sitting in my kitchen in the early morning hours with my laptop and a cuppa coffee to kee p me company. Wife and kids asleep. House quiet, except the low drone of the fridge. I look outside the window and see the 50 foot tall pine trees slowly swaying in the breeze. Calm. Peace…. Read More…
Forget the Tie,Get Dad Compression Stockings! Vein Disease in Men
Father’s Day is coming this weekend…and that means you and I will be bombarded with spam and facebook posts with the typical banal statements that relate to the day. If you’ve read any of my other Vein Blog posts, you’ve already realized that I tend to approach things with either an “outside the box” or… Read More…
Pride Comes Before The Fall; Kvelling Before Summer
It’s the time of year when we celebrate our family members who have graduated…kindergarten through grad schools and beyond. For extended family, it’s a great reason to get together and celebrate…but for parents, it’s a time for what can only be best expressed in Yiddish: kvelling . To kvell means to simply want to explode… Read More…
Choose Your Own AdVEINture: Varicose & Spider Vein Treatments
I pride myself on the fact that Rosen Vein Care offers treatments that are state-of-the-art. Treatments such as Clarivein® that few docs in the area, if not the country have much experience with. But…I’m kind of a perfectionist by nature…not a bad quality for someone you are entrusting to provide varicose and spider vein treatments…and… Read More…
Keep Calm & Sclero On: Vein Treatments = Doable
In under 2 weeks we’ll be celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of my oldest child, Jacob. He’s a great kid (apple…tree…’nuff said) and I couldn’t be more proud to be his Dad for too many reasons to mention during this short post…so I’ll spread the kvelling out over time.
Vein Disease Tips #1: Preventing Economy Class Syndrome
Hello again! It’s Dr. Dave wiling to share some interesting vein facts…and the other half of my tuna sandwich from lunch if you need it. I regularly attend special conferences given by the American College of Phlebology (the governing body of the field specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of vein diseases). One particular conference…attended… Read More…
Insurance Coverage For Vein Treatments: Medicare Cares!
Medicare Insurance Coverage For Treatment of Vein Disease Whatever your political ilk or inclination,you gotta give props when they are deserved, to those aspects of government “of the people” and “by the people” that actually work “for the people”. This is true in the case of insurance coverage for vein treatment by Medicare.
