A son of American Samoa has been named by Newsweek magazine as one of the nations Top 200 vascular surgeons for 2024.
He is Dr. Lannery Lauvao, the son of the late Pediatrician Dr. Pita Lauvao and Mrs. Fia Lauvao.
Dr. Lauvao is a vascular surgeon in Glendale, Arizona and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. Newsweek lists his hospital affiliation as Banner Thunderbird Medical Center.
Vascular surgeons treat diseases of the veins and blood vessels, such as aneurysms varicose veins and peripheral artery disease.
A graduate of Leone High School, Dr. Lauvao received his medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Newsweek reports that its list of the Top 200 surgeons was compiled using physician performance data from Medicare that was gathered by clinical analytics provider CareJourney, as well as an online survey of medical experts, a quality-of-care score from peers of each surgeon and consideration of their American Board of Surgery certifications.
Only surgeons in the 20 states with the highest number of practicing physicians were eligible for consideration.
Newsweek said the listing is to assist patients in the search for the right vascular surgeon. It partnered with data intelligence platform Statista to release the first annual ranking of America’s Best Vascular Surgeons, which recognizes the country’s leading 200 vascular surgeons.
