Information for General Practitioners

Dr. Naomi Hunter

Dr. Naomi Hunter graduated in medicine from the University of Newcastle in 1985. She completed her internship and residency at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, before completing a paediatric residency at the Mater Hospital in Newcastle. In 1988 she commenced general practice in Newcastle. In 1989 she commenced training in the field of Phlebology at the Cardiovascular Centre, Newcastle under the tuition of Dr. Alan Bray and Dr. Paul Thibault, prominent pioneers in this field.

In 1989 she founded the “Newcastle Vein Clinic” which quickly became a large and successful phlebology practice. In February 2006 she commenced her new practice, “Hunter Vein Clinic”.

Dr. Naomi Hunter is also an experienced general practitioner who has practised in the Newcastle region since 1988 and subsequently specialised in phlebology. She has worked as an assistant surgeon, particularly in the field of varicose vein surgery.

Dr. Naomi Hunter has performed approximately 25,000 treatments on 10,000 patients over this time which means she has given (a conservative estimate of) 500,000 actual injections! As a sufferer of varicose veins herself, Dr. Hunter takes an active interest in the treatment of varicose veins and new developments in the field.