Dr. Lauren A. Huntress is a vascular surgeon on staff at West Boca and Delray Medical Centers. She has been with the Palm Beach Health Network since 2023, joining the Prime Vascular Institute, a vascular and endovascular surgery practice founded by Dr. Joseph Ricotta, with offices in Delray Beach and Boca Raton. Dr. Huntress graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry & Hispanic Studies from Boston College and earned her Master of Biomedical Sciences from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. In 2018, she graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School earning her Doctor of Medicine, where she also completed her Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency.
Dr. Huntress has authored and co-authored numerous research papers in the field of vascular surgery and has won multiples awards for presentations. In 2021, she obtained her Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) certification in vascular ultrasonography and she is currently Board Eligible by the American Board of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Huntress’ favorite part of being a vascular surgeon is providing comprehensive care for a wide variety of complex pathologies and giving patients back their quality of life.
