Note: This list in no way is to be construed as containing the ONLY physicians who treat vascular birthmarks. There are many other physicians who are qualified and have great expertise in this area. This list contains some physicians who have become a part of our resource list. If you are a physician or if you know of a physician who should be added to our resource list, please send his/her name, address, phone number, fax and e-mail (if available) and indicate under which state or country his/her name should appear and send to Info@birthmark.org. Also indicate if the physician is a dermatologist, surgeon, etc. We briefly mention what some of these physicians treat if we have that information under their name and address.

Alderhey Childrens Hospital Eaton Road
Liverpool

Beginning in January 2009, Dr Waner will be visiting Liverpool on a regular basis to see patients and perform sugeries, working in conjunction with Mr Liew Consultant plastic surgeon.

We have a large vascular birtmarks service including a multidisciplinary team and a large vascular service.

Patients may contact:

cath.gorst@alderhey.nhs.uk

Europe

Norway
Sweden

Associate Professsor Agneta Troilius, MD, PhD
Laser & Vascular Anomaly Section
Dep of Dermatology
Skane University Hospital
205 02 Malmoe
Sweden
+46 40 33 65 18 tel
+46 40 33 12 11 fax

Holland

Jan Kromhout, MD PhD
Hospitaalweg 1
Flevo Ziekenhuis
Almere
Holland
1315RA
phone: 0031 36 5398701
In our centre the surgeon, the plastic surgeon and
the pediatrician work together in the treatment of vascular malformations.
If LASERtreatment or embolisation is indicated, patients are referred to The
University Hospital in Amsterdam

Finland

Netherlands

Prof C.M.A.M.van der Horst
Plastic surgery Academic Medical Centre
Po box 66220
1100AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands-, email c.m.vanderhorst@amc.uva.nl, tel 020-566297.

Denmark
France

Dr. Odile Enjolras
Groupe Hospitalier
Cochin Hospital Lariboisiere
Paris France
Phone: 33 14 9958 359
Email: odile.enjolras@lrb.ap

Greece

Dr. Stavros Tombris
51 Kifisias Av
11523
Athens, Greece
Facial Surgeon who operates on children and adults with vascular birthmarks and tumors or the head and neck area. Dr. Tombris spent several years studying in Boston, Mass.
stavros@stavrostombris.com

Belgium

Laurence M. Boon, M.D., Ph.D.
Center for Vascular Anomalies
Division of Plastic surgery
Cliniques universitaires St Luc
Avenue Hippocrate 10
B-1200 BRUSSELS
BELGIUM

Dr. Romain Vanwijck
Service De Chirurgie Plastique
Cliniques Unversitaires St. Luc
Brussels, belgium
Phone: 32 2 764 14 03
Email: vanwijck@chiruc.ac.be

Germany

Sekretariat Prof. Dr.med. H.-Peter Berlien
Elisabeth Klinik
Abt. Lasermedizin
Lützowstr. 24-26
10785 Berlin
Sekretariat: +49 (0) 30 2506-902
Fax: +49 (0) 30 2506-923
E-Mail: lasermed@elisabeth-klinik-berlin.de

Dr. Dirk Loose
Center for Circulatory Disturbances and Vascular Defects
Bahrenfelder Steindamm Nr.
109-111, 22761
Juergensallee Hamburg, Germany
Phone: 011-49829610
Email: info@gefaesszentrum.de
0049-40-46- 00 39-0 (phone)
Serving: Europe, China, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Egypt, USA, and Canada.
Sponsors annual gathering for families affected by vascular anomalies.

Susanne Astner M.D.
Charité University Medicine Berlin
Department of Dermatology
Charitéplatz 1
Germany
0049-30-450-518039 for appointments

Dr. Ignacio Sanchez-Carpintero, MD PhD
Unversity Clinic of Navarra
Medical School of the University of Navarra, Spain
isanchezc@unav.es

Italy

England

Dr. Richard Barlow
Dermatogoligst
St. John's Institute
St. Thomas Hospital
London, England

Dr. Karen Healey
St. Thomas Hospital
London, England
Att: Angie, Dr. Healey's Secretary 001144-1232-618-737 (phone) 001144-171-922-8186 (fax)

Alderhey Childrens Hospital Eaton Road
Liverpool

Beginning in January 2009, Dr Waner will be visiting Liverpool on a regular basis to see patients and perform sugeries, working in conjunction with Mr Liew Consultant plastic surgeon.

We have a large vascular birtmarks service including a multidisciplinary team and a large vascular service.

Patients may contact:

cath.gorst@alderhey.nhs.uk

Scotland

Ireland

Dr Alan Irvine MD FRCPI MRCP
Consultant Paediatric Dermatologist
Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick children
Crumlin
Dublin 12
Ph + 353 1 428 2532
Email: alan.irvine@olhsc.ie
Physician referral to rona.oreilly@olhsc.ie P: + 353 1 428 2532

Dr Rosemarie Watson MD FRCPI FACP
Consultant Paediatric Dermatologist
Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children
Crumlin
Dublin 12
IRELAND
Phone: + 35352-428 2541
Email: rosemarie.watson@olhsc.ie
Physician referral to yvonne.thompson@olhsc.ie . Ph: + 353 1 428 2541.

Interests include haemangiomas and laser therapy. A monthly paediatric multidisciplinary vascular clinic (dermatology, plastic surgery, interventional radiology) is held at the children’s hospital above.

A multidisciplinary vascular clinic is also held quarterly at the adult centre, St James’s Hospital, Dublin and represented by vascular surgery, radiology, plastic surgery and dermatology. Access is through referral by family practitioner to Department of Dermatology, St James’s Hospital, Dublin or email: watsonsec@stjames.ie (Catherine Berry-Byrne).