Dr. Ivan Leclef

Dr. Ivan Leclef is a Belgian Physician and received his training at Louvain Catholic University in Belgium and his vascular and thoracic surgery training at Hospital St. Joseph and Clinique de la Porte de Choisy in Paris.

He is an experienced vascular surgeon, practicing for 30 years in open and endovascular arterial surgery (EVAR,IBD,PTA and BTK) as well as in venous interventions (VNUS radiofrequency ablation), and in hemodialysis access investigation, surgery and follow-up.

He has excellent knowledge and experience in ultrasound investigation techniques, including the use of ultrasound guiding during arterial and venous surgical procedures.

He is an experienced vascular surgeon, practicing for 30 years in open and endovascular arterial surgery (EVAR,IBD,PTA and BTK)

Specialised In

• Conventional stripping of long and short saphenous veins
• Endovascular Radiofrequency Ablation of long and short saphenous veins
• Varicose veins removal with “Muller” minimal invasive technique
• Phlebosclerosis and Laser therapy of spider veins
• Ultrasound-guided sclerosis of spider feeding veins
• Echo-Duplex staging and cartography of varicose veins
• Echo-Duplex investigation of superficial and deep venous system
• Echo-Duplex investigation of abdominal aorta, ilio-femoral and lower limb arteries
• Echo-Duplex investigation of carotid and vertebral arteries
• Open and endovascular arterial surgery
• Hemodialysis access investigation, surgery and follow-up

Membership

• Belgian Society of Vascular Surgery (BSVS)
• European Society of Vascular surgery (ESVS)
• Societe de Chirurgie Vasculaire et Endovasculaire de langue francaise (SCVE)

Past Workplaces

• CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN (UCL), MEDICINE, 1981
• University Diploma in Vascular and Thoracic Surgery and management, 1987
• University Diploma in Vascular Ultrasound techniques, 1987
• University Diploma in Hemodialysis Access Surgery, 1992
• University Diploma in Radioprotection techniques, 2008
• Hybrid OR facility, 2008