Hamza Rana, MD

Washington DC Vein Specialist Profile

When you come to the office of Venous Health Centers, one of the top vein centers in Washington DC and Montgomery County, you can be confident that Dr. Rana, a board certified vein specialist, and staff has broad training and experience making the diagnosis and help you to choose best treatment for your personal needs.

Dr. Rana is a well-established Board Certified vein specialist, who has dedicated his medical practice entirely to vein diseases diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Rana is the only area physician uniquely board certified by both the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine and the American Board of Vascular Medicine. Dr. Rana‘s experience and training provides the basis for a comprehensive approach to venous diseases. Dr. Rana offers state-of-the-art minimally invasive (alternatives to traditional vein stripping), in office vein procedures and vein treatments for varicose and spider veins.

Dr. Rana has extensive experience in the vein disease treatments. He has successfully performed over two thousand varicose vein procedures. Dr. Rana is a member of the American College of Phlebology and the American Venous Forum, as well as a number of other professional societies. Dr. Rana serves as a member of Fellowship Program Development Task Force Committee of the American College of Phlebology. He has also been recognized as one of the area’s Top Doctor by consumers research council.

Dr. Rana is the only fellowship trained vein specialist in this region, ensuring unparalleled excellence in diagnosis and treatment of venous diseases. He received his fellowship training in minimally invasive vein treatments from Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at NYU Medical Center in New York. Before moving to New York, Dr. Rana completed a National Institute of Health sponsored Fellowship training in vascular medicine at, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University Medical Center in North Carolina.

Dr. Rana also holds a Masters degree in Health Sciences from Wake Forest University. He has published in leading peer reviewed medical journals and has authored or co-authored several book chapters including one for the American College of Phlebology textbook entitled “Endovenous Ablation in the Management of Varicose Veins.” This chapter serves as a valuable resource for physicians treating pateints with varicose veins throughout the United States. At NYU Medical Center, Dr. Rana was involved in training other physicians to treat patients with a wide variety of venous diseases.

Dr. Rana is a recipient of the prestigious NIH K-12 grant to be a leader in vascular medicine providing comprehensive care to patients with arterial, venous and lymphatic diseases. He has received numerous awards including the Society for Vascular Medicine Young Investigator of the Year Award in 2012, recognizing his contributions in advancing vascular disease research.

Professional Highlights

  • Dr. Rana is the only area physician uniquely board certified by both the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine and the American Board of Vascular Medicine.
  • Dr. Rana has extensive experience in the vein disease treatments. He has successfully performed over two thousand varicose vein procedures
  • Dr. Rana is the only fellowship trained vein specialist in this region, ensuring unparalleled excellence in diagnosis and treatment of venous diseases.
  • He received his fellowship training in minimally invasive vein treatments from Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at NYU Medical Center in New York.
  • Before moving to New York, Dr. Rana completed a National Institute of Health sponsored Fellowship training in vascular medicine at,
  • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University Medical Center in North Carolina.
  • Dr. Rana also holds a Masters degree in Health Sciences from Wake Forest University.
  • He has published in leading peer reviewed medical journals and has authored or co-authored several book chapters including one for the American College of Phlebology textbook entitled “Endovenous Ablation in the Management of Varicose Veins.”
  • Dr. Rana is a recipient of the prestigious NIH K-12 grant to be a leader in vascular medicine.
  • He has received numerous awards including the Society for Vascular Medicine Young Investigator of the Year Award, recognizing his contributions in advancing vascular disease research.
  • Dr. Rana has been involved in training other physicians to treat patients with wide variety of venous diseases. Dr. Rana has been invited speaker at multiple Hospital Grand rounds “Lower Extremity Varicose Veins- An update”
  • Dr. Rana serves as a member of Fellowship Program Development Task Force Committee of the American College of Phlebology.