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The Doctor

 Dr. Alessandra Puggioni, MD, RPVI, RphS, DFAVF, Alessandra Puggioni, MD, is a board-certified vascular surgeon.

 An internationally recognized vein expert, educator, influencer and researcher, she earned her medical degree from the University of Rome La Sapienza, one of the world's top ranked universities. Following her surgical residency at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii, she completed a vascular surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Puggioni previously served as Chair of Vascular Surgery at HonorHealth in Scottsdale, Arizona, and was an affiliated faculty member of Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Over the course of her medical career, she has served as a mentor, teacher, and an educator, as well as an advisor to many colleagues and trainees, and has performed thousands of vein and vascular procedures, both in the hospital and in the office.

 Her other leadership positions have included chairing the patient education committee, serving as the Education Councilor, and serving on the board of directors of the American Venous Forum, among others. Additionally, she is a Distinguished Fellow and a past recipient of the American Venous Forum Jobst Award and the Marco Polo Fellowship of the Society for Vascular Surgery. Puggioni serves as a distinguished reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders and is a member of its Editorial Board. The journal also honored her with the Best New Reviewer award. She has authored numerous publications in major medical journals and many book chapters, as well as presented her research work at numerous medical conferences. 


Dr. Puggioni has made significant contributions to the development of national and international guidelines concerning venous disease as well as receiving numerous academic awards and research grants. She has consistently been selected as "Best Doctor" at the local and national levels because of her surgical expertise, positive clinical outcomes, and leadership skills.

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    EDUCATION

    1989-1994 Medical School- La Sapienza University of Rome

    1994-1999 General Surgery-  La Sapienza University of Rome

    1999-2004 General Surgery - Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

    2002-2003 Venous Surgery- Straub Clinic, Honolulu, HI

    2004-2006 Vascular Surgery-Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    COMMITTEES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

    2007-2008 North American Councilor of the International Society for Vascular Surgery

    2008-2009 Member of the International Relations Committee of the SVS

    2010-2012 Member of the Web Development Committee of the AVF

    2015 Member of Bylaws Committee of the AVF

    2015-2020 Member of the writing group on endovenous heat-induced thrombosis (EHIT) of AVF/SVS

    2019-2021 Member of the Editorial Board and Committee of the monthly Newsletter of the AVF

    2021-2022 Chair of the Patient Education Committee of the AVF

    2021-2022 Director of American Venous Forum Foundation (AVFF)

    2019- present Member of the Patient Education Committee of the AVF

    2020-present Member of the Editorial Board, JVS-VL

    2020-2022 Member of the Editorial Board, JVS-CIT

    2022-present Member of the Board of Directors of the AVF

    2022-present Member of the Health Policy Committee of the AVF

    2022-present Member of the Guidelines Committee of the AVF

    2023-present Education Councilor of the AVF


    AWARDS

    1994 Medical Graduation: Summa Cum Laude

    1999 General Surgery Graduation: Summa Cum Laude

    2003 and 2004 Best surgical resident - Univ. of Hawaii

    2005 American Venous Forum (AVF) JOBST Grant

    2006 Society for Vascular Surgery Marco Polo Fellowship

    2015  Distinguished Fellow of the AVF

    2018  Distinguished Reviewer for J Vascular Surgery VL

    2014-15-16-17-18 Phoenix Magazine Top Doctor-Vascular 

    2020 Phoenix Magazine Top Doctor-Venous Disease

    2020 Best New Reviewer, JVS-VL

    MEMBERSHIPS

    - Society for Vascular Surgery

    - American Venous Forum

    - American Vein and Lymphatic Society

    - Society for Vascular Ultrasound

    - American Medical Association 

    - Eastern Vascular Society

    - Mayo Clinic Alumni Association

    Dr. Puggioni`s Research Articles on Pubmed

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