San Diego Vascular Center

Dr. Moldovan and his team did a great job on my Hernia surgery, from pre op, to the surgery at Palomar Medical Center Escondido, and post op, they did a great job, I’m healing and feel good.

Recently, I attended a Varicose Vein Treatment Lecture given by Dr. Moldovan at the Palomar Health. Dr. Moldovan provided me with lots of very good information regarding varicose vein treatments. The 30 minute presentation was organized and packed with lots of important information and made a lot of sense to me. He seemed very nice and approachable and sometimes that’s half the battle. Thank you so much Dr. Moldovan!

Excellent staff and service. Dr. Bulkin is a pro… love my legs more everyday!

Dr. Bulkin and the whole team here are incredible. They are a very professional, honest, caring and really know what they are doing. I had painful bulging varicose veins on both legs for many years and was apprehensive of the procedure. The procedure was very simple and not painful at all. It is so nice to wear shorts now and see such a difference so fast. I can’t say enough about these guys and highly recommend it to anyone.

Do not come here for hemorrhoid or anything involving your «bottom». GO TO A COLORECTAL DR! I will spare you the details of my «surgery gone wrong» with Dr. Moldevan, unless you like hearing about a doctor removing something that was never there and leaving behind the «chief complaint». The staff is friendly here, but the communication is ridiculous, and the exam is minimal and incomplete. I’ll never go here again, nor do I recommend it to anyone else. I’ve actually complained to my insurance.

Dr Bulkin is as nice as they come. For someone who is deathly afraid of needles, he made the procedure on my leg as smooth as can be. The varicose vein in my leg is now gone thanks to Dr Bulkin. I traveled from Phoenix to Escondido on a referral from a friend and would make the trip again in the future for any procedure. Thanks Dr B !

Dr Moldovan was awesome! Treated me excellent. I was very impressed with my results and highly recommend DR. Moldovan. His nurse Lu Lu was great super sweet and attentive to my needs and pain level. There was little to absolutely no pain with this procedure.

I was referred to by the CEO of the company, David Mazor. At first, I was very skeptical because I had never done this type of treatment before, but I decided to give it a try and drove from Pasadena to San Diego to meet Dr. Moldovan. I told Dr. Moldovan my situation. He told me to think about it, once again, and come back when I am ready. He waived the doctor visit fee for me, and even gave me some recommendations. When I came back ready for the procedure, he was blunt with me, and not once he sugar coated anything. The front desk staff were so patient with me too. Now I go there on a regular basis. I love that place. And my leg pain has been reduced significantly too! I am extremely pleased.

I went to SDVC yesterday for spider vein removal. The dr came in to see me and told me that my spider veins were very small, hereditary, and that they would come back worse within 6 months if he treated them. I REALLY appreciated his honesty. I am sure a lot of people would have treated my veins, and then happily seen me every 6 months forever!

I bought a 6 spider vein session on Living Social for $ 145 (reg $ 450).
Good things:
I was seen by the Dr. (cert says nurse would treat me). So that was a plus. The Dr. seems very sincere and gave me some helpful advice.
The cert says 6 veins, and I was worried they would nitpick and make me come back for a second session, but they treated everything they could and didn’t grind me about how many little spider legs there were. (But I think there may be a limit of how many they can treat at one time without causing a health risk.)
I was also pleased that there weren’t any restrictions other than wearing a tensor bandage for 24 hours. So I could take pain meds if needed, exercise, etc.
Not so good things:
It stings when they inject the medicine to burst the little veins. The sting goes away in a couple minutes and the attending nurse kindly puts pressure on it — kinda like an intense waxing session, I guess.
It will take a few weeks for the spider veins to completely go away, and it won’t prevent new spider veins from popping up.
Be prepared to wait for a while. I arrived 10 mins early and was seen by the Dr 45 mins after my appt time.
But overall, I thought it was a good deal and a good treatment.
Bring on the shorts season, baby! (Right after I get my spray tan, that is.)