Dr David Jenkins

 
 

Qualifications.

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery UNSW 1979

Diploma of Practical Dermatology, University of Wales Faculty of Medicine 1998 

Foundation Fellow Australasian College of Phlebology 2000

Graduate Certificate in Health Science (vascular sonography), University of Sydney 2007

Licensing Authority:

AHPRA MED0001049419 General

Clinical/Procedural skills:

Endovenous laser ablation, ultrasound guided sclerotherapy, sclerotherapy, venous duplex scanning, 

Professional Memberships:

Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)

Australian Medical Association (AMA)

Medical Practice:

1979 – Intern Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney

1980 – Resident Medical Office, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney

1981 – Resident Medical Officer, The Parramatta Hospitals, NSW

1982 to 1985 – General Practitioner, Moorebank, NSW

1986 to 1995 – General Practitioner, Yarrawarrah, NSW

1996 to 2003 – Phlebologist, Yarrawarrah, NSW (Private Practice)

2003 to current – Phelbologist, Burwood, NSW (Private Practice)

Educational, Training and Professional Roles:

  • 1982 to 1985 - GP representative on licencing subcommittee of NSW Radiation Advisory Committee

  • 1986 to 1990 - GP Clinical teacher UNSW 

  • 1987 to 1990 - convenor RACGP monthly education forum meetings 

  • 2000 - Foundation Fellow of the Australasian College of Phlebology (ACP)

  • 2002 to 2019 - Member of Board of Censors and Board of Training of the ACP.

  • 2003 to 2005 - President ACP 

  • 2006 to 2012 Supervisor monthly Journal Club and Vein School meetings for ACP trainees

  • 2008 to 2019 - Chair and Director of Training, NSW Faculty ACP.

  • 2016 - developed numerous education modules for the ACP training program that was later encompassed by the International Union of Phlebology as the training model for adoption by member countries.

  • 2017 to 2019 - Member of the Vascular Clinical Committee of the Medicare Review Taskforce.

Publications:

Severe Idiosyncratic Reaction to Polidocanol. ANZ J Phleb 2002:6;24-25

Persistent Sciatic Veins and Sciatic Nerve Varicosities.  ANZ J Phleb 2008:11(1);4-7

Bilateral Popliteal Vein Aneurysm. A Case Report and Literature Appraisal ANZ J Phleb 2008:11(1);10-14

Other Contributions:

Migraine and visual disturbance following foam sclerotherapy. Alerted the phlebology community to the increased risk of migraine / visual disturbance following foam sclerotherapy (conference presentation 2002, unpublished)

Death rate from Varicose Veins in Australia 1997 to 2000. Presented at the combined ACP and ANZ Society of Phlebology conference 2002. Data showing the death rate from varicose veins in Australia 1997 – 2000 averaged 12 people per year. Approximately four patients died from septicaemia due to infected leg ulcers, four more died from blood loss due to erosion into a varicose vein in a the base of a venous ulcer and four more died as a result of varicose vein surgery – deep vein thrombosis causing pulmonary embolism (clots in the lungs) and anaesthetic complications - cardiac failure and pneumonia - were the most common (unpublished). 

Alerted the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2017 that there was a discrepancy with the recording of the cause of death from varicose veins. The reported incidence of death from varicose veins in the legs rose rapidly from 2013 when new software was implemented that auto-coded causes of death. This has since been rectified in the International Classification of Diseases.