He has pioneered the introduction of endoluminal stent grafting of aortic aneurysms, stenting for carotid artery disease, lower limb artery stenting under local anaesthetic as an alternative to bypass grafting, and outpatient treatment of varicose veins by laser therapy to patients in Geelong and the wider reaches of the State’s Western region. He currently offers a full range of surgical care to patients with artery or vein disease.
In addition to being the Director of Geelong Vascular Service, A/Prof McClure is a Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon to The University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, where he has been the Supervisor of Vascular Surgical Training, involved directly in educating the next generation of Vascular Surgeons. He is a Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, in which capacity he has been involved in setting the curriculum for medical students, in student teaching and in clinical research. He holds two fellowships from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Further, he is an executive member of the Melbourne Vascular Surgical Association, a faculty member of the Adelaide Vascular Trials, and a member of the ANZ Society of Phlebology. He has held membership of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, The Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, and the Australasian College of Phlebology (as an elected Executive Board member and Vice-President).
A/Prof McClure’s research interest has led to him winning a number of prestigious awards, being widely published in peer-reviewed journals, and being invited to speak at a number of international surgical meetings throughout Europe and Asia. He has been involved in undertaking and teaching surgery at symposia in China and the South Pacific and is currently a member of the International Faculty for Endovascology, China’s largest international endovascular meeting. It is a mark of the regard in which he is held around the World that a number of surgeons from Asia, Europe and the US have visited A/Prof McClure, and his facility in Geelong, for training.
