Goodman Vein and Laser Center Accredited in Vascular Testing

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Goodman Vein and Laser Center, located at 66 Morgan Road in West Springfield, has been granted a three-year term of accreditation in vascular testing in the areas of extra-cranial cerebrovascular testing, peripheral venous testing, and peripheral arterial testing by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).

This means practice owner Dr. Robert Goodman has undergone a thorough review of operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards, through a comprehensive application process.

Goodman, who established the first comprehensive vein center in Western Mass. entirely focused on the treatment of vein disease, has been serving the Greater Springfield area for more than 30 years. He is chief of Vascular Surgery at Mercy Medical Center and past co-director of the Mercy Medical Center Wound Care Clinic. He is a board-certified vascular surgeon and received his vascular fellowship training at Baystate Medical Center. He is a member of the Society of Vascular Surgery, the International Society of Vascular Surgery, the New England Society of Vascular Surgery, the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, the American College of Phlebology, and the American Venous Forum.