Anchorage, Alaska

The Center for Vein Restoration location in Anchorage, Alaska, provides high-quality, comprehensive vein care to patients with venous disorders. Staffed by an experienced vein doctor and a passionate team, our office offers affordable, state-of-the-art vascular care for those looking to treat varicose veins and spider veins.

At our vein center in Anchorage, Alaska, staff will carefully examine your varicose veins and spider veins before recommending treatment options. Our office offers several safe and effective procedures, including sclerotherapy, laser ablation, radiofrequency ablation, and ambulatory phlebectomy. These minimally invasive treatments will be performed in the office and require little to no anesthesia. Within hours, you can return to your normal activities.

Located at 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1307, Center for Vein Restoration in Anchorage sits in the North Star neighborhood, conveniently located near the Midtown Mall and Chester Creek Greenbelt Park.

Anchorage — the largest city in the state — is located on the Dena’ina Athabascan people and the Native Village of Eklutna’s traditional homeland. Thanks to its proximity to nature, Anchorage attracts bikers, hikers, kayakers, rafters, anglers, dog sledders, whale watchers, bear watchers, paddleboarders, skiers, and snowboarders. The nearby Chugach National Forest and Chugach State Park are wonderful places to explore nature.

In addition to its abundance of outdoor activities, Anchorage boasts many theaters and museums. The Alaska Native Heritage Center provides information on 10,000 years of local Indigenous history and culture. At the Anchorage Museum, Alaska’s largest museum, visitors can learn about the state’s history, take classes, attend workshops, view films, and even shop at one of the world’s best museum stores.

Dr. Don Ives, MD, DABVLM, RPVI, RVT, practices out of Fairbanks and Anchorage, Alaska. He specializes in venous insufficiency, vascular surgery, phlebology, varicose veins, and spider veins. As a vein doctor and a member of the American Academy of Family Practice, the Alaska Academy of Family Practice, and the American Venous and Lymphatic Society, Dr. Ives provides his patients with excellent care, helping them improve their quality of life.

Dr. Ives attended Westmont College before earning his medical degree from the University of North Carolina - School of Medicine, where he received the UNC - School of Medicine Dameron Award in recognition of his commitment to practicing primary care in underserved areas. After graduating from medical school, he completed his residency and an internship at Boise Family Practice Medical Center before continuing to complete a fellowship in Obstetrics, Pediatrics, and Rural Training.

Dr. Ives moved to Alaska in 1993 to work at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center. He has since been a Physician Sponsor for Warbelow’s Air Medevac Service as well as the Medical Director of the Tanana Valley Clinic Community Health Aide Training Program.

Although Dr. Ives was focused on family medicine initially, he decided to concentrate on helping those with vein disease when he realized the impact vein health had on patients’ overall well-being. As a result, he established his practice — Laser Vein Center of Alaska — in 2007. In 2019, he partnered with Center for Vein Restoration, resulting in one of Center for Vein Restoration’s first locations in the state.

His main goal is to see his patients’ health and quality of life improve following their vein treatment

“It gives me great pleasure to take care of people’s pain, to make their lives better, to make them healthier because they can exercise,” he says. “People will say, ‘My legs feel so much better, I have my life back.’ That, to me, is very gratifying.”