Dr. Hyde has been on the forefront of modern vein care and has been performing advanced techniques like endovenous laser treatment since 2001. In fact, ABC TV News Healthwatch featured him performing his expertise on local patients with large, painful varicose veins. He excels in ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy and was the first physician in Contra Costa to use the Biolitec ELVeS endo laser vein system, a nonsurgical alternative to surgical stripping that boasts a greater than 98 percent success rate after one visit with no down time. Experience is essential in deciding who, and more importantly who is not a candidate for the newer advanced procedures, says the Yale-trained physician who's been in practice in the East Bay since 1988.