Dr Naomi Hunter

Dr Naomi Hunter graduated in medicine from the University of Newcastle in 1985. 
She completed her internship and residency at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, 
before completing a paediatric residency at the Mater Hospital in Newcastle. In 1988 
she commenced general practice in Newcastle. In 1989 she commenced training in 
the field of Phlebology at the Cardiovascular Centre, Newcastle under the tuition of 
Dr Alan Bray and Dr Paul Thibault, prominent  pioneers in this field.

She subsequently founded the “Newcastle Vein Clinic” in 1989 which quickly became 
a large and successful phlebology practice. In February 2006 she commenced her 
new practice “Hunter Vein Clinic”.

Dr Naomi Hunter is also an experienced general practitioner who has practised in the 
Newcastle region since 1988 and subsequently specialised in phlebology. She has 
worked as an assistant surgeon, particularly in the field of varicose vein surgery.

Dr Naomi Hunter has performed approximately 15,000 treatments on 5,000 patients
over this time which means she has given (a conservative estimate of) 225,000 
actual injections!  As a sufferer of varicose veins herself, Dr Hunter takes an 
active interest in the treatment of varicose veins and new developments in the field. 
Apart from treating venous disorders, she enjoys gardening, garden design, 
fashion and raising her 7 children on a rural property in the Hunter Valley