Profile

Miss Rachel Clough is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon, specialising in the management of venous disease, at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

She qualified from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Medical School in 2004 and undertook her training in London at St Mary’s hospital Paddington, the Royal Brompton hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals, as a prestigious National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Lecturer. She undertook her specialist training as a Conseil National des Universités funded Associate Professor in France and a Wellcome Trust funded scholar at Beth Israel Deaconess, Harvard University, USA.

Patients say, “Miss Clough takes the time to listen to all my concerns and answers every question thoroughly. I never feel rushed during my appointments”; “her knowledge and expertise are unmatched” ; “I trust her completely with my treatment and I have seen significant improvements since I started seeing her”.

Miss Clough has more than 100 peer-reviewed papers in the vascular surgical field, she has contributed chapters to key books and she has a number of international research collaborations across Europe and the USA. She has a first-class undergraduate degree and a PhD in biomedical engineering and has worked as clinical advisor to the Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and Social Care.

Professional expertise

Miss Rachel Clough is an expert in treating the following conditions:

• Varicose veins
• Superficial thrombophlebitis
• Thread veins
• Swollen legs

She is also an expert in offering the following treatments:

• Microsclerotherapy
• Sclerotherapy
• Endovenous laser ablation
• Phlebectomy

Other contributions

Rachel is currently Director of the National Centre for the Development of Healthcare Technology to treat cardiovascular and respiratory disease and works with national and international companies to bring the latest and best technology to benefit patients.

Professional memberships

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
• Member of the European Venous Forum
• Member of the British Association of Sclerotherapists