M. Albert Malvehy, MD, RVT, dABVLM
M. Albert Malvehy, MD, RVT, dABVLM is the top rated vein doctor in California. He is based in Northern California with offices in the East Bay and Sacramento. One of the few physicians in the country who devotes his practice exclusively to the diagnosis and treatment of vein disease, Dr. Malvehy has performed over 10,000 varicose vein treatments and performs over 1,000 cosmetic spider vein treatments every year. He has been consistently rated 5-stars on Google, Healthgrades, Yelp!, and other patient platforms for years.
Dr. Malvehy is certified by the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine, one of fewer than 700 physicians in the US and Canada who have earned this rigorous certification requiring years of education, experience, and expertise in the diagnosis and management of vein disease. Dr. Malvehy is certified in ultrasound both as an RVT, Registered Vascular Technologist, and RPhS, Registered Phlebology Sonographer. He performs his own ultrasound examinations on each patient during their initial consultation. Because he performs his own ultrasound examination, Dr. Malvehy is able to identify the source of patient’s circulation issues, develop a customized treatment plan, and explain it to the patient during the initial visit.
Dr. Malvehy uses a combination of techniques in order to provide the most effective, customized varicose vein and spider vein treatment, including laser vein treatment, sclerotherapy, foam sclerotherapy, ultrasound guidance, and minimally invasive techniques. He is a leader in adapting the latest varicose vein and spider vein treatment techniques to the treatment of bulging hand veins as well as veins of the veins of the face, temples, and forehead.
Dr. Malvehy offers revision and corrective varicose vein treatment to people who have undergone failed varicose vein ablations, stripping, and surgery in the past. Because he performs his own ultrasound examinations and develops his own customized treatment plans, the doctor is able to treat previously untreatable sources of venous insufficiency and work around prior areas of scarring. The corrective cosmetic procedures Dr. Malvehy has performed for people who have failed laser spider vein treatment or other sclerotherapy attempts in the past are too numerous to count.
Dr. Malvehy was a Medical Scholar at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine where he earned his Medical Doctorate in 2000. Dr. Malvehy earned his Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry at the University of Miami in three years. While there, he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He began his clinical career in the Duke University Health System before earning his MBA at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Dr. Malvehy is based in Northern California with offices in the East Bay and Sacramento. He speaks English and Spanish with native fluency, as does everyone in our offices. He has appeared on national English language television shows such as ABC’s “the Doctors” and Spanish language television programs such as Telemundo’s “Acceso Total.”