Mr Roderick Chalmers
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
MB ChB, FRCS (Ed), MD, FRCS (Gen)
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I see patients with a wide spectrum of arterial and venous diseases including varicose veins, venous insufficiency, leg ulcer, aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease and lower limb ischaemia. I had extensive training in general and vascular surgery in Scotland, London and the USA. I have published widely on all aspects of vascular surgery.
You can find out more about my private practice by visiting Edinburgh Veins website, www.edinburghveins.co.uk.
I supervise postgraduate degree research students, and have published over 70 peer-reviewed articles in surgical literature, written 13 book chapters and edited one book.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Roderick Chalmers at Spire include:
Vascular surgery
- Carotid artery disease
- Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
- Thread vein treatment
- Varicose vein treatment
Other treatments
- Aortic aneurysm disease (including thoraco-abdominal)
- Thoracoscopic sympathectomy
- Lower limb ischaemia
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
Spire Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park is only able to provide Covid-19 tests to patients undergoing surgery at our hospital. Covid-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Special Clinical Interests: Aortic aneurysm disease (including thoraco-abdominal); Carotid artery disease; Lower limb ischaemia; Varicose veins and venous insufficiency; Thoracoscopic sympathectomy.
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Vascular Surgical Society of Great Britain
British Medical Association
Fellow of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
European Vascular Surgical Society
Research and publications
- Causes of lower limb bypass failure
- Parathophysiology of carotid surgery under local anaesthesia
- Outcome measures in thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
I was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1993 for a thesis entitled: “A new approach to the prevention of anastomotic neointimal hyperplasia”.
This forward-thinking paper was based on work completed as a fellow at the University of Iowa, North America, and I won the Peter B. Samuels Award for the best fellows’ paper, during a presentation to the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS).
My continued research interests in vascular surgery include:
- risk scoring for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
- the use of novel imaging techniques for predicting aneurysm rupture
- improving the results of intervention for thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm disease
- outcomes in carotid surgery under regional anaesthesia
- the role of new techniques for treating venous disease, including radiofrequency ablation and foam sclerotherapy
I supervise postgraduate degree research students, and have published over 70 peer-reviewed articles in surgical literature, written 13 book chapters and edited one book.
I have presented my work to over 80 national and international conferences.
Current NHS posts
Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University of Edinburgh
Personal profile
As well as a busy clinical practice, I have a major interest in surgical training. I am the convenor of a skills course for higher surgical training at the College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. Away from work, I am a keen golfer and have a great passion for mountaineering.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0131 334 0363 |
| Private secretary | 01968 678 225 |