Thomas Lee Eaton, MD, FACPH, FASA
Medical Director

Dr. Eaton completed public education in Rochester, Minnesota. He served with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (1968 -70) in Nellingen,    Germany, receiving an honorable discharge.  Undergraduate education was completed at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and he received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago. Residency training was done at Northwestern University Medical Center.  Following a practice in Emergency Medicine in Chicago, in 1998 Dr. Eaton underwent a comprehensive preceptorship training program in Phlebology with Dr. Brian McDonagh, and later became Medical Director in Milwaukee where he has continuously practiced this specialty. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Venous Research Foundation and is a contributing author of several significant publications dealing with vein disease. He has an active academic interest in venous medicine and has presented original research here, in Canada, and in Europe. He is board certified in Phlebology, he is a Fellow of the American College of Phlebology (FACPh) and a Fellow of the American Society of Angiology (FASA) for his many academic contributions to venous disease.

 
Brian McDonagh, MD
Senior Consulting Physician

Dr. Brian McDonagh, a pioneer in the field of varicose veins (a specialty now known as Phlebology) is a native of Ireland. He completed Medical Education in Dublin before moving to the United States for post -graduate training. He became interested in vein disease when his surgical friends discouraged him from undergoing vein surgery, even though he had extensive varicose veins and advanced symptoms.  Taking the clue from his surgical associates, he returned to Dublin and underwent sclerotherapy at Sir Patrick Dunn's Hospital. He had rapid and dramatic results. Shortly thereafter, intrigued with his own non-surgical results, he pursued self -education in the treatment of varicose veins, receiving instruction from the European Masters. Eventually, his practice focused exclusively on vein disease. He is the founder of Vein Clinics of America (1981), the first multi-clinic specialty group in the United States devoted exclusively to the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of varicose veins. Dr. McDonagh is responsible for the training of scores of Phlebologists, including Dr. Eaton.  McDonagh pursued the documentation of venous Associates hemodynamics and pathology as prerequisite to appropriate and effective treatment, known as comprehensive duplex ultrasound mapping. Through Vein Clinics of America, he trained numerous ultrasonographers who have the experience and skills to perform this sophisticated diagnostic ultrasound. Many of these Sonographers and Phlebologists have become leaders in the field and continue to contribute to the science and education of venous diseases worldwide.  McDonagh developed an effective non-surgical treatment protocol to ablate large varicose veins, known as COMPASS, and published the first valid, peer-reviewed article demonstrating the effectiveness of this method. Years ago he identified the most frequent cause of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) and the most effective treatment to date; curing or dramatically improving most cases. He is responsible for the accelerated program for the effective treatment of venous leg ulcers and was invited to present his effective treatment techniques before the Royal Society of Medicine, UK.

Vida Savickiene, MD,
RVTDirector; Vascular Imaging

Vida Savickiene, M.D., a native of Moletai, Lithuania, completed her medical education studies at Vilnius University, receiving her MedicalDoctor Diploma at the Medical Faculty in 1987. She was a staff physician for 10 years at a large Emergency Station in Vilnius before moving to the United States. Her field of specialization was Pediatric Medicine, in which she earned the prestigious academic rank of "Highest Degree". In 2001, she completed Vascular Ultrasound studies at the Technical School of Medicine in Chicago, and completed General/Small Parts ultrasound in 2002. She received additional training at the Access Health Center and at Weiss Memorial Hospital, both in Chicago. She has completed advanced studies in ultrasonography and has earned the degree of Registered Vascular Technologist.Vida has six years experience exclusively in the field of venous ultrasound imaging and diagnostics. Vida is a highly respected training ultrasonographer in venous medicine, and she is, along with Dr. Eaton, co-author of a scientific study, Chronic Venous Insufficiency: The Morphology of Disease- Lessons Learned from 200 Duplex Mappings, presented to the Canadian Society of Phlebology, October 2003, Montreal.In addition to her native Lithuanian, she is fluent in both the Russian and English languages. She lives with her family in Hainesville, Illinois. All other interests and hobbies have been put aside in preference for her new grandson, Andrew.