Dr Leonard Shan, MBBS (Hons), BMedSci, PhD Melb, FRACS is a distinguished vascular surgeon at St. Vincent's and Epworth Hospitals, Head of Research in the Department of Vascular Surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, and editorial board member for the Annals of Vascular Surgery. He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and member of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery and Australian Medical Association. Dr Shan is also the founder and principal vascular surgeon of the ShanVascular Veins Centre which specialises in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins. 

Dr Shan is internationally recognised for his expertise on optimising quality of life after surgery. He was awarded a Commonwealth Government sponsored PhD (clinical) in vascular surgery from The University of Melbourne under the mentorship of world-renowned surgeons Professor Alun Davies and Professor Peter Choong. His doctoral thesis significantly progressed the field of patient-reported outcomes which are critical for personalising treatments to achieve outcomes that patients value. As one of a handful of vascular surgeons around Australia with a clinical PhD in vascular surgery, Dr Shan is dedicated to advancing the field of vascular surgery. His academic work over the last 15 years includes 35 publications (h-index 17, >1300 citations) which have featured in some of the highest-ranked journals in medicine and surgery such as Circulation and Annals of Surgery. ​Until 2025, Dr Shan was also senior lecturer in The Department of Surgery at Melbourne University where he was actively involved in teaching and supervising the next generation of surgeons.

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​Dr Shan manages a wide variety of arterial and venous conditions in a multidisciplinary environment. He is known for engaging his patients in shared decision-making in a way that is simple and easy to understand. Dr Shan takes pride in providing his patients with streamlined assessment and treatment pathways together with continuous support throughout their entire treatment journey. Patients are cared for at academic centres of excellence, supported by a highly qualified team of physicians, anaesthetists, intensivists, nurses, and allied health professionals. Dr Shan provides 7 convenient consulting locations throughout Melbourne, the Macedon Ranges, and Gippsland. On-site or nearby vascular laboratory ultrasounds performed by specialist vascular sonographers are organised for all patients. 

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Outside of medicine, Dr Shan is the proud father of 3 young children and devoted husband to his wife, Linda. In his spare time, Dr Shan is an avid tennis fan and loves to hit the practice courts whenever he can.