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The Patients’ Choice Awards, Presented by Vitals

by Dr Brian Klagges
Brian Klagges, MD, serves as a surgical consultant, pain interventionalist, and anesthesiologist at several New England medical facilities. In recognition of his quality service as a physician, Dr. Brian Klagges received an annual Patients’ Choice Award three consecutive times, from 2011 to 2013.
Presented by Vitals, a website that provides transparency tools to help patients find medical professionals, the Patients’ Choice Award is given out to the highest-rated American physicians across a variety of medical fields. Patient reviews and ratings are totaled over the course of a year, and the awards are presented to less than 5 percent of doctors in the United States.
In order to be eligible for the award, a doctor must have been reviewed by at least four patients, have a rating of at least 3.5 stars out of 4, and have no marks against his or her medical license. Each physician is evaluated based on seven categories, including promptness, accuracy of diagnosis, bedside manner, and follow-up care.