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Welcome to Vein Specialists of Tampa! We appreciate your calling and making an appointment to see us. We want you to know that we are totally committed to providing you with the best in patient care.

Gary H. Dworkin, MD was born in Cleveland Ohio and is a board-certified cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon who received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern University in 1979 in the combined 4 year B.A./M.S. Honors Program .

Giving to the Community

Vein Specialists of Tampa believes that involvement within our community through health education is an important and necessary component of our mission.

Humanitarian Missions

Many of us have performed some sort of charity work in our lives, even if only for a few hours. From 2005-2009 I had the opportunity to participate in five heart surgery charity missions to Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Cleveland Clinic Alumni Magazine Spring 2011

His latest achievement is to be named President of the Florida Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons. Established in 1967, the society’s membership includes the majority of all cardiothoracic surgeons actively practicing in the state.

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Cancer Patients and Blood Clots

The contemporary treatment of many cancers over the past 30 years has resulted in impressive progress in the cure or remission of these diseases. However, for nearly 150 years, physicians have known that many cancers predispose a patient to develop Continue reading →

Blood Clots in Veins

The often devastating consequences of having a blood clot in a major vein demands the need to explore safe and effective treatment strategies. We now know that in our bodies there is a constant, but normal, battle between blood clots forming and Continue reading →

Safer Blood Thinners?

Almost thirty years of cardiovascular surgical training and practice has allowed me to witness and achieve significant improvements in medical treatments, outcomes and reduction of procedure risks. However, I still think the risks of using the power Continue reading →

Home Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolus

Clinical and pharmacologic research have combined to make it feasible to now treat significant medical conditions, like blood clots in the leg, outside of the hospital setting…in other words, at home! In 1996, the New England Journal of Medicine Continue reading →

How Long Do I Have to Stay on my Blood Thinner After a Blood Clot in My Vein?

Despite 20 years of cardiovascular surgery practice, I had been uncertain of how to best answer my patient’s question…until now. There is increasing evidence that we can tailor blood thinning medication treatment for an individual patient who ha Continue reading →

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