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Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

82 Puuhonu Place Suite 202
Hilo, HI 96720

(808) 933-3040

Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD is a general surgeon in Hilo, HI specializing in general surgery.

Office Locations

82 Puuhonu Place Suite 202
Hilo, HI 96720

(808) 933-3040

(808) 933-3075

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In The News

“Dr. Gerald Lau, one of the surgeons working on Martin, said he had died of the effects of prolonged shock.”—"A Dream Dies Young : Crash Claims Life of Basketball Player", Los Angeles Times, September 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hilo, HI during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	217
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hilo, HI during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	234
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	90
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	35
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hilo, HI during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	231
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	106
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	47
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hilo, HI during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	225
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	186
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	54
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hilo, HI during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	257
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	85
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	36
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hilo, HI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
doctor visit	328
excision	12
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	98
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	26
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hilo, HI during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	276
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	75
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	20
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hilo, HI during 2019 were abscess drainage, minor procedures, skin surgery and incision and drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	17
doctor visit	376
incision and drainage	17
minor procedures	17
skin surgery	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	97
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	36
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	328

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	99
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	20
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	308

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	104
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	73
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hilo, HI were hospital care, inpatient care, abscess drainage and minor procedures.

abscess drainage	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
doctor visit	268
excision	12
hospital care	43
incision and drainage	17
inpatient care	43
minor procedures	17
skin surgery	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	92
Non-Hispanic White	69
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	21

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	24
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	88

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in Hawaii.

Licensed In: Hawaii

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Davol Inc.	$3,453 SURGICAL $3,453
Allergan Inc.	$1,768 AlloDerm $1,731	DALVANCE $23	AVYCAZ $14
KCI USA, Inc	$1,610 FISTULA SOLUTION $1,192	ABTHERA $257	PREVENA $82	Surgical Mgmt Therapy $79
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$1,472 Hat-Trick $1,272	VERSAJET II $100	Pico $100
Boston Scientific Corporation	$666 TACHY GENERATOR $666
Other	$241 ORBACTIV $88	Renal - PD $58	SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT $44	ReliaTack $38	Xyrem $13

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,984
Food and Beverage	$1,726
Honoraria	$1,500

Biography

Dr. Gerald Lau works as a general surgery specialist in Hilo, HI. Dr. Lau has obtained a license to practice in Hawaii.

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In The News

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald E. Lau, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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