Profile
Fernando comes to WestCoast Vascular with a wealth of varied surgical experience from Europe and Australia. He attained his bachelor Medical Degree at the University of Navarra’s School of Medicine in Spain. He completed his surgical training at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, where he specialised in Vascular and Endovascular surgery.
After finishing his surgical training Fernando was appointed as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon. As part of his time at the University of Navarra, Fernando participated in multiple courses and meetings nationally and internationally to further his medical knowledge, this experience was the starting point for his interest in teaching and research.
In 2019 Fernando attained his Fellowship of the European Board of Vascular Surgery with Honours. He was awarded the Gold Medal with his Fellowship, the Gold Medal is given for the highest scoring exam. Fernando is the first Spanish Vascular Surgeon in the exam’s history to receive the Gold Medal award.
Fernando received a scholarship in 2017 from the Spanish Society of Vascular Surgery to come to Australia as part of his training. He moved to Australia where he completed three years of clinical and surgical training at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and at Royal Perth Hospital. It was at Royal Perth Hospital where he was mentored by Mr Kishore Sieunarine in vascular and endovascular surgery. Fernando continued his career in vascular and endovascular surgery in Perth where he was further trained in high-complexity endovascular techniques for the treatment of arterial and venous diseases. After falling in love with Australia, Fernando and his family decided to stay in Perth permanently and continue his medical career in Australia.
In 2021 he won the Anwar and Myrtha Girgis SIMG Grant from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons to sit the Australian fellowship exam. Fernando is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in the speciality of Vascular Surgery after passing his entrance exams.
Dr Fernando Picazo has always had a special interest in teaching and research. He has participated for years in lectures for medical students at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Currently Fernando teaches workshops on anatomy and surgical skills at the Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre (CTEC) of the University of Western Australia’s School of Medicine. Since 2022 he is also an Adjunct Clinical Senior Lecturer at Curtin University’s School of Medicine.
Moreover, he has published several peer reviewed articles on national and international journals throughout his career. In 2017 he received the “award for the best original article of the year published in Angiologia” (official journal of the Spanish Society for Vascular Surgery).
Dr Picazo’s area of expertise includes peripheral arterial disease, diabetic foot pathology, carotid disease, aortic aneurysmal disease, thoracic outlet syndrome and varicose veins management by minimally invasive techniques. At WestCoast Vascular Fernando will continue to combine his clinical duties with education and training activities as well as research.
Consultations with Dr Picazo are available at Nedlands, Armadale or Royal Perth Hospital. Please contact the Hollywood rooms on (08) 9386 9855 or email reception@westcoastvascular.com.au to make an appointment.