Overview
Matthew Powers is a Thoracic Surgeon in Torrance, California. Dr. Powers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Pleural Effusion, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Powers is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
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.
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Murray Kwon is a Thoracic Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kwon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.
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
- Advanced
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Powers isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Powers isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Powers isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Parapneumonic Pleural EffusionDr. Powers isAdvanced. Learn about Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion.
- Experienced
- Aortic DissectionDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.