South Bay Vascular Center and Vein Institute

Specialties

We specialize in Varicose veins.

What are Varicose Veins?

Varicose veins are abnormal veins that are bulging, unsightly, and generally the result of «venous reflux disease». Veins work to return blood, against gravity from the legs back to the heart. The calf muscles contract to help move the blood and valves inside the veins help prevent the blood from pooling in the legs. When the valves don’t function properly they allow the blood to «leak» back into the leg. The elevated pressure that occurs causes veins to become twisted and bulging. This occurs in up to 60% of women and 40% of men. Varicose veins often cause symptoms such as aching, throbbing, swelling, itching and superficial blood clots (phlebitis),. In severe cases they are associated with bleeding and open wounds that are slow to heal («ulcers»).

History

Established in 1997.

At South Bay Vascular Center and Vein Institute, our mission– «to help you have legs that are healthy, feel good and look great» — is not just a statement. It is our passion. Our office has been helping patients with this for almost 15 years. We will do everything that is medically and cosmetically possible to achieve legs you are proud to show off. We continuously learn about and explore new treatments to help our patients with this goal. We use a variety of endovenous, surgical, and medical treatments to achieve this. The presence of our own vascular lab, staffed with registered vascular technologists, facilitates the evaluatoin of each patient’s problem and allows for a personalized treatment plan.

Meet the Business Owner

Polly K.

Business Owner

Dr. Kokinos has been practicing in the South Bay for over 15 years. Unlike other «vein specialists» in the Bay Area, she is the only doctor board certified in both Vascular and General Surgery. Additionally, she is an Assistant Clinical Instructor of Vascuar Surgery at Stanford, training their residents and medical students at Kaiser Santa Clara.

Originally from New York City, Dr. Kokinos attended undergraduate and medical school at Columbia University. She came to California to pursue general surgery training at UCSF. She obtained further specialty training in vascular surgery at Barnes Hospital of Washington University in Sain Louis.

Because of her experience treating patients with complex venous and arterial probelms, Dr. Kokinos was recently selected to be the Medical Director of the Wound Care Center at Good Samaritan Hospital. Patients from all over California come there to be seen by the specially trained multidisciplinary team and have their chronic would healed.