Dr Phil Puckridge is a Vascular and Endovascular surgeon with over 15 years experience. He trained in Vascular Surgery in Australia and New Zealand and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and a member of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery (ANZSVS).

Over his career he has developed a particular interest in the minimally invasive treatment of both venous and arterial components of vascular disease and has been invited to teach and speak on these topics in courses and conferences both nationally and internationally.

His interest in teaching others has led to roles as Supervisor of Training at Flinders Medical Centre for vascular surgery for 9 years, and being a past member of the Board of Vascular Surgery for the RACS which has oversight in the training of vascular surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. He has ongoing interests in research being principle investigator for trials being conducted at Flinders Medical Centre, and involvement in first in man trials of new technology for the treatment of vascular disease.

He established Advanced Vascular Care (AVC) to provide a practice dedicated to the needs of people suffering from vascular disease, and to bring together a group of specialists to support them. In addition to practicing at AVC he works as a Senior Consultant at Flinders Medical Centre and is the Head of Unit for the Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Flinders Medical Centre.