Overview
Lawrence Wei is a Thoracic Surgeon in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Wei has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Aneurysm Repair. His top areas of expertise are Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Endocarditis, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Wei is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 119 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INDEMNITY
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1 Medical Ctr Dr, Morgantown, WV 26506
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
4 Clinical Trials
West Virginia University Medical Corporation
Vinay Badhwar is a Thoracic Surgeon in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Badhwar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Aneurysm Repair. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Endocarditis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Badhwar is currently accepting new patients.
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute (Cardiac Surgery)
Dr. Kaczorowski’s clinical interests include cardiothoracic transplantation, durable and temporary mechanical circulatory support, and adult cardiac surgery. A specific area of clinical focus is minimally invasive left ventricular assist device (LVAD) insertion. Accordingly, Dr. Kaczorowski has provided training for this approach and has hosted surgeons from around the country interested in learning this technique. Clinical research interests include the application of minimally invasive approaches to LVAD insertion and optimizing outcomes patients undergoing LVAD insertion and cardiac transplantation. Dr. Kaczorowski’s clinical research efforts are also directed at improving clinical outcomes in patients supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and other forms of temporary mechanical circulatory support. In addition to clinical research efforts, Dr. Kaczorowski also conducts translational research. His translational work has focused on the development of technology to facilitate endovascular access through extra-corporeal life support circuits and novel technology intended to reduce complications associated LVADs. Dr. Kaczorowski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Aneurysm Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cardiogenic Shock, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
St Clair Medical Services Inc
Muhammad Salman is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Salman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Aneurysm Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Endocarditis, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Salman is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Wei isElite. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Distinguished
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Wei isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Wei isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Wei isDistinguished. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- EndocarditisDr. Wei isDistinguished. Learn about Endocarditis.
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Wei isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Advanced
- Aneurysm RepairDr. Wei isAdvanced. Learn about Aneurysm Repair.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Wei isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
- Infective EndocarditisDr. Wei isAdvanced. Learn about Infective Endocarditis.
- Mitral Valve RegurgitationDr. Wei isAdvanced. Learn about Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
- Experienced
- Aortic DissectionDr. Wei isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Wei isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Wei isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels
- Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
- Cystic Medial Necrosis of AortaDr. Wei isExperienced. Learn about Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta.

