By Eric Ellis
After three years of having a location in Fishers, Indiana Vein Specialists have opened another clinic in West Carmel, at 10485 Commerce Dr., Suite 100.
CEO Kari Schoonover said the medical office specializes in noninvasive varicose and spider vein treatment – all of which was started by Dr. Jeff Schoonover, board certified phlebologist.
“All of the work is done in office with laser and ultrasound guided therapy,” Kari said. “Most of our patients are back up and moving around that same day so there’s very little downtime.”
Kari said the office that has been open in Fishers has met the needs of their patients, but in order to reach more of Hamilton County, they decided to expand to the “bookend” location in Carmel – effectively serving the east and west ends of Hamilton County.
As for how the new location has affected the staff, Kari said they’ve grown and added a few more members to accommodate.
“When we started back in 2011, we had four staff members and since then have grown to 10,” Kari said. “We’ve added ultrasound technicians, a nurse practitioner and a physician’s assistant.”
Dr. Jeff Schoonover will be working between both locations.
“He’s very involved with the care for every patient that comes into the office,” Kari said.
Though other physicians offer similar treatments, Dr. Schoonover has a specific treatment protocol.
“The hard part of this is that [patients]want their veins done that day – all gone right away after one visit,” Kari said. “The problem is that these issues take years to develop and they can’t always be removed in just one visit. We’re helping to educate the process of how varicose veins form, what causes them, why it’s a chronic disease, and the process we go through to take care and limit reoccurrence by not only taking care of the large veins but the small ones that cause continual issues for people.”
According to Kari, there are many people who suffer from varicose and spider veins – men as well as women, Kari said. Though they started out small, they expanded to their second location as well as their staff to accommodate more patients.
“All of our clinical staff have experience in vascular disease or cardiology,” Kari said. “And are specifically trained to follow the same treatment process implemented by Dr. Schoonover.”
For more information, visit indyveins.com or call 384-3023 (Fishers) or 384-3026 (Carmel).
Indiana Vein Specialists
New location:
10485 Commerce Drive, Suite 100
Carmel, 46032
348-3026
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.
www.indyveins.com
