Mr Michael Gaunt

Professional statement

Mr Michael Gaunt is consultant vascular surgeon with over 30 years’ medical experience and a specific interest in the minimally invasive treatment of venous disorders including varicose veins, thread veins and spider veins.

Mr Gaunt performs approximately 2000 consultations and 1000 treatments a year and undertakes all consultations and treatments personally to ensure the highest possible standards and provide a truly bespoke patient experience.Most consultations are one stop, with a Duplex ultrasound scan performed during the consultation enabling an immediate explanation of the problem and a treatment plan to be formulated. Information leaflets and a detailed letter describing the consultation are provided so patients are fully informed before making treatment decisions. Mr Gaunt’s team of secretaries are available to co-ordinate care and deal with any queries that arise.

Mr Gaunt treats medical and cosmetic conditions from unsightly thread veins, spider veins, red veins facial veins through to infected venous ulcers and DVT. Mr Gaunt specialises in the Endovenous Laser Ablation, Radiofrequency, Clarivein and Foam Sclerotherapy techniques for the treatment of varicose veins and injection micro-sclerotherapy and Veinwave for thread veins and facial veins.

Mr Gaunt qualified in Medicine/Surgery from the University of Leicester with his MB ChB awarded with distinction and subsequently an MA from the University of Cambridge. He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1992. His Doctorate degree (MD) was awarded with distinction based on scientific research which for the first time identified the cause of strokes during arterial surgery leading to strategies to make the operations safer. In recognition of these achievements, he has been awarded multiple National and International prizes and awards. Mr Gaunt has published over 130 research papers, authored three medical textbooks and given invited lectures to learned societies around the world.

Mr Gaunt worked in the NHS for 25 years including 12 years as consultant vascular surgeon at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. Mr Gaunt went full-time in Private Practice in 2012 and has clinics based in London, Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds.