Thomas Wright, Neighbor

Dr. Wright is the medical director of Laser Lipo and Vein Center. He is one of the first two-hundred surgeons in the nation to become a Diplomate of the American Board of Phlebology. Phlebology is the specialty that treats the totality of venous disease. He is also a board-certified surgeon who has been performing cosmetic procedures for over ten years. He was trained in liposuction by the inventor of tumescent liposuction, Dr. Jeffrey Klein.

Dr. Wright was voted by his peers as one of St. Louis TOP DOCS in 2009. He has authored and presented several scientific papers on new surgical techniques for the treatment of venous insufficiency and has received several awards and honors for his original research in the treatment of venous insufficiency. He has received numerous honors including election to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, the Patients’ Choice Award, the AMA Physician Recognition Award, and appointment as a Howard Hughes Research Fellow. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and is an instructor and faculty advisor of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery as well as a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.

Dr. Wright is a certified medical sonographer credentialed by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. His research and areas of special interest include venous health, minimally invasive body sculpting techniques and vein treatments.

Dr. Wright has been interviewed about cosmetic procedures on local television and was featured on the cover of MD news in May 2010. He is the recipient of the Patients Choice Award 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, voted on by patients, an award earned by five percent of the 720,000 eligible physicians nationwide. The AMA awarded him the Physician Recognition with Commendation Award in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, and 2014. He was also named Top Phlebologist in the Nation and Most Influential Doctor by healthcare site HealthTap.