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Our Team

Our expertly qualified medical family is made up of a vascular surgeon, interventional cardiologist, physician assistant, registered nurse, vascular technicians, radiation technologists, licensed vocational nurses, medical assistants and an office manager to provide quality, comprehensive, affordable vascular care for patients. The unique and diverse staff commands a broad range of skills to best serve our patients, including fluency in several languages (Spanish, Tagalog, Gujarati, Hindi).  Most importantly, we all share the same ideal of superior, professional, courteous, and personalized care.

 

 

Our Medical Director
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Dr. Joye is a native Ohioan who moved to the Bay Area in 1998 where he has maintained a busy interventional cardiac and vascular practice for over 20 years.  He is widely known as an expert in the field of minimally invasive vascular care and is particularly passionate about wound healing and limb preservation. 

 

Throughout his career he has been active in clinical research and has taught countless physicians the advanced techniques needed to achieve the best outcomes for their patients.  Dr. Joye is an innovator, who has invented several medical devices that help patients with vascular disease.  He prides himself on providing a personal, thoughtful, and cutting-edge approach to each patient’s needs.

Dr. Joye graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania with a BS in Biology in 1984.  He received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University in 1988, where he has received the Medal of Merit for outstanding contributions to medicine, and the Konneker Medal for entrepreneurship and innovation.  Dr. Joye is board-certified in Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, and Endovascular Medicine.  

Dr. Joye and his wife have two children who are in college.

Our Physician Assistant

Nima Patel has played an integral role at Bay Area Vein and Vascular since its foundation. You can find her doing anything and everything in the office, including new patient examinations and ultrasounds, assisting in the operating room, triaging patient needs by phone and managing postoperative follow-ups. 

 

Nima is well-versed in all aspects of vascular disease and is formally certified in vascular ultrasonography (RVS) and wound care (CWS). She is devoted to providing the highest level of care to our patients with an integrity and professionalism that are unparalleled. 

 

Nima completed a Masters degree in the Physician Assistant medical program at Touro University, Nevada in 2007, while simultaneously working as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). She graduated with a BS from St. Mary’s College, Moraga in 2002.  She speaks Gujarati and Hindi.

In Memoriam
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Born in Mumbai, India, Dr. Raju Gandhi trained in New York and Virginia and began his vascular surgery practice in Burlingame in 1994. He founded, designed and built Bay Area Vein and Vascular Center, opening in 2013. 

 

He passed away on July 7, 2019 due to lymphoma.  He will be remembered for his courageous and optimistic spirit, as well as his dedication to protecting the independent practice of medicine and providing best-in-class patient care.  

Contact Us

 

T: (650) 697-2431          

F: (650) 697-3659   

 

 

1850 El Camino Real

Burlingame, CA 94010

 

Office Hours

Monday-Friday           

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

 

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