Education
Barnard College,Columbia University - BA in Biochemistry 1983 Graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude

College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University 1987

University of California, San Francisco General Surgery Residency 1987-1994

Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University: Post doctorate research fellowship 1989-1991

Barnes Hospital, Washington University: Vascular Fellowship 1995-1996


Certification
Board Certified, American College of Surgeons 1995
Added Special Qualification in Vascular Surgery 1997

Professional Activities
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Member, Santa Clara County Medical Association
Member, American Medical Women’s Association
Member, California Medical Association
Vice-chairman, Surgery Department, Los Gatos Community Hospital

Personal
Dr. Polly Kokinos was born in New York City and stayed there until she graduated medical school . She moved to San Francisco to train at world famous UCSF in general surgery. During her residency, she returned to New York to train in molecular carcinogenesis research and published several articles on breast and thyroid cancer pathogenesis.

During her last year in San Francisco, a nurse from the hospital introduced her to a high school friend at a Greek Church Festival. She was married to Michael Kokinos the following year. She spent that year working at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in San Francisco as a Clinical Instructor and Attending Surgeon for UCSF. They then moved to Saint Louis to pursue a nationally acclaimed vascular fellowship at Washington University.

Dr. Kokinos was recruited back to San Jose to work as the sole vascular surgeon for a large medical group. After the birth of her daughters she went into private practice and completed further training in endovascular treatments of arterial and venous disease, including the use of stents grafts for aneurysms,balloons and stents for arterial blockages, and endovenous radiofrequency to treat superficial venous disease. Dr. Kokinos joined the staff at Kaiser Santa Clara in 2000 as an attending vascular surgeon and Clinical Instructor at Stanford University. She is involved in teaching surgical residents from Stanford both at conferences and in the operating room. She has been vital in the development of the vascular surgery division there as one of Kaiser’s most highly regarded in Northern California.

Dr. Kokinos is dedicated to excellence in the care of patients with arterial and venous problems. She is honored by the opportunity to help you walk or stand without pain, avoid the devastation of a stroke, remove the fear of bleeding from an aneurysm, or helping heal an open wound. Please feel free to address with her any issues that may be of concern to you.

"Mia" joined South Bay Vascular center and Vein Institute in December 2005. She graduated at the top of her Vascular Ultrasound class, and has interned at some of the top hospitals in New York and New Jersey including Mt Sinai University Medical Hospital and Hackensack University Medical Center. She worked at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City before joining South Bay Vascular. Mia has a Bachelors Degree in Managerial Economics from U.C. Davis, graduating with high honors and several academic achievement awards. Mia is a Registered Vascular Technologist and her professional affiliation is with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Aside from working at South Bay Vascular, Mia is active in a volunteer Bible Educational work. She also enjoys traveling and has been to Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia.

Jennifer Malloy is our Physician Assistant (PA). She graduated from the Stanford-Foothill PA Program in January 2005. Prior to completion of the program, Jennifer had 12 years of medical experience ranging from a Medical Technician in the United States Air Force to a Medical Assistant in local practices. She has special certification in sclerotherapy and the treatment of cosmetic spider veins.

Denise is our vascular ultrasound technologist. She is registered in 5 ultrasound fields. Denise has supervised the vascular labs at Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center with 16 years of combined experience. She has also published over 15 scientific papers, and has co-authored two books in ultrasound testing. Her career in ultrasound began in radiology school in Boston and quickly moved from being a radiology technologist to the new frontier of ultrasound. Denise loves the field having worked in hospitals, private companies and academic research over the last 30 years in the field. She loves to brief her patients on the ultrasound exam and her enthusiasm is infectious for the field.