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Mr Colin Bicknell is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Clinical Academic as well as the Head of Specialty for Vascular surgery at St Mary's Hospital, London.

He is currently President of the British Society of Endovascular Therapy, Chair of the Research Advisory Group for The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust in the UK, Treasurer of teh Surgical Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, and is a member of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland and European Society of Vascular Surgery.

He also sees patients privately, at The Harley Street. Mr Bicknell specialises in the full range of vascular conditions that require surgical and medical attention, including aortic, carotid artery, upper limb arterial and lower limb aterial, lymphatic and venous disease. He has particular interests in aneurysm repair and minimally invasive (keyhole) therapies, including aneurysms and laser vein surgery. He also has a large practice in thoracic outlet syndrome.

Mr Bicknell is also active in research , and he has also explored the advantages of robotic endovascular catheters in the vascular tree, which has led to the world's first trials of vascular robotics in man. His research interests also include examination of methods to reduce error in vascular surgery procedures, leading to the initiation of a unique team training programme at Imperial. He has run a number of large scale clinical trials in the field of aortic disease treatment.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Vascular Surgery, arterial and venous.
• Vascular Conditions, including arterial, venous, lymphatic and thoracic outlet syndrome
• Vascular screening and lifestyle