Dr Alex Vesey

Dr Vesey qualified in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 2004 and completed his surgical training at leading academic centres across the UK and France. Alongside his medical degree, he earned a PhD in Cardiovascular Science through the British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh, with research funded by the British Heart Foundation and the Chest, Heart and Stroke Association. His doctoral work focused on advanced imaging techniques for identifying high-risk atherosclerotic plaques, contributing to earlier detection of cardiovascular disease. Dr Vesey joined McKeown Medical in 2024 to lead the clinic’s newly launched vascular surgery service, which became the first in Scotland to offer VenaSeal for varicose vein treatment.

Dr Alex Vesey is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) and has been on the GMC Specialist Register since August 2018, with GMC-recognised trainer status as a clinical supervisor, educational supervisor, and undergraduate training coordinator. He holds a PhD in Cardiovascular Science from the University of Edinburgh, completed as a British Heart Foundation-funded research fellow at the BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science. Throughout his career, he has contributed to the development of the specialty through continuous research and education, with more than 80 peer-reviewed scientific articles published across leading vascular and cardiovascular journals. At McKeown Medical, he leads Scotland’s first VenaSeal vascular service, offering patients access to treatments not routinely available elsewhere in the country.