Dr. Phillip A. Hertzman's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients

Biography

Dr. Phillip Hertzman is a vein expert. He is a vein specialist certified by the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic disease. He also a Board Certified Family Physician practicing in Los Alamos, Santa Fe, and Northern New Mexico for 40 years. He is a graduate of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Hertzman was one of the physicians who first recognized and reported the Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome (EMS) linked to the use of L-tryptophan. Since 1989 he has been involved in the clinical investigation of this syndrome. He has coordinated a number of national and international conferences and projects related to the investigation of EMS, the dissemination of information regarding EMS, and the comparison of EMS to the Spanish Toxic Oil Syndrome.Dr. Hertzman has published several book chapters and numerous articles on topics including venous disease, hypertension, exercise stress testing, and the Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome in well-known peer-reviewed medical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA, Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, American Family Physician, The Journal of Hypertension, Phlebology, and Journal of Rheumatology. He also reviews manuscripts for several prominent medical journals.

Education

• Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri (Grad. 1971)
• Washington University School Of Medicine (Grad. 1971)
• Washington University, St. Louis, MO (Grad. 1967)

Areas of Expertise

• Duplex Ultrasound Studies
• The Evlt Procedure
• Leg Ulcers
• Leg Swelling
• Spider Veins
• Change Evlt To Endovenous Laser Treatment
• Ultrasound-guided Sclerotherapy
• Leg Pain
• Chronic Venous Insufficiency
• Blood Clots
• Varicose veins
• Sclerotherapy