Professor Mark Whiteley, is one of very few consultant venous surgeon specialising in walk-in, walk-out surgery for varicose veins and venous leg ulcers. He trained at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London and was a lecturer in surgery at Oxford University from 1995 to 1998.
 
As an entrepreneur and lateral thinker Professor Whiteley recognised the need to pursue alternative methods of treatment to improve quality of life for individuals experiencing living with an ulcer. This led him to became the first surgeon in the UK to perform keyhole surgery on patients for the treatment of varicose veins and the setting up of The Whiteley Clinic in 2001, The College of Phlebology in 2011. 
 
Professor Mark Whiteley and his team have been at the forefront of developments in this field over the last decade and have won international, national and regional prizes for their research into vein treatments. He has several peer-reviewed papers on venous treatments relevant to curing venous leg ulcers and has written a book "Leg Ulcer Treatment Revolution" that outlines the latest approaches to diagnosis and treatment of venous ulcers.
 
In addition to his strong background in medical research, Mark Whiteley is committed to teaching and training and 2012-16 he sat on the Council of The Venous Forum at The Royal Society of Medicine and 2014 - 2018 he was a director of the venous course at The Charing Cross Symposium. In 2020 Mark was invited to sit on the editorial board of the Journal of Vascular Surgery Veins and lymphatic disorders and also the Egyptian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular surgery.