Mr Louis Fligelstone

Mr Louis Fligelstone is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon, in South Wales, with over two decades of experience in the field. Louis' main interest is the diagnosis and modern treatment of varicose veins and venous conditions. He utilises cutting edge, non-invasive technology including endothermal (heat treatments to seal the vein) such as radio-frequency ablation and injection treatments including ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy. He is also very experience in microsclerotherapy - the gold standard for treating thread and flare veins. Louis is an elected, executive member of the council of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland - the specialist society for Vascular Surgeons in the UK. He chairs the Annual Scientific Meeting Committee, which is responsible for the providing up to date information and education for Consultant and Trainee Vascular Surgeons. Louis initially qualified as a doctor in 1986 at the University of Wales College of Medicine, after which he undertook a fellowship in Cardiff, during which he focused his research on abnormal clotting and peripheral arterial disease, for which he was awarded his Doctorate (MD), by the University of Wales. He undertook his Senior Registrar training at the Charing Cross Vascular Unit for training in Vascular surgery, after which he took up his Consultant Surgeon post in 1998. During this post, Louis focused on achieving excellence regarding the diagnosis and treatment of vascular patients, and was the driving force behind a number major improvements of vascular and general surgery in Wales, such as the set up and quality assurance of the Wales Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme. He is also an active trainer of junior and trainee vascular surgeons and is a founding member of the Surgical Acreditation Committee (SAC) for Vascular Surgery. Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherpy - varicose veins Microsclerotherapy for thread veins Radiofrequancy ablation (RFA) Laser ablation EVLT Cosmetic phlebectomy Open varicose vein surgery Surgery to treat Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) Varicose Veins Thread veins, Flare or Spider veins of the legs Venous insufficiency Peripheral arterial disease Painful legs / claudication Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2015–2021
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona (GB)

2. 2021–2025
   Residency · General Surgery

   Universidad de Navarra (GB)

1. 2025-09–2026-08
   Junior consultant

   Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — General Surgery

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Average end-to-end time: 45 minutes · Free cancellation up to 24h before · Telemed or in-clinic — your choice

h-index: 20 · i10: 5

Selected publications

1. Validation of clinical scoring in General Surgery

   Mr Louis Fligelstone, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026

   DOI: 10.3189/euroclin.2026.0 · cited by 141

2. Long-term follow-up of General Surgery across GB

   Mr Louis Fligelstone, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.8353/euroclin.2025.1 · cited by 7

3. Validation of clinical scoring in General Surgery

   Mr Louis Fligelstone, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.5205/euroclin.2024.2 · cited by 177

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