Overview
Michael Heffernan is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Heffernan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Osteotomy. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Frontonasal Dysplasia Klippel Feil Syndrome, Spinal Fusion, and Osteotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 64 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Osteotomy.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
Locations
4650 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Heffernan has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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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Justin Scheer is a Neurosurgery specialist and an Orthopedics provider in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Scheer has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Osteotomy. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
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Lindsay Andras is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Andras is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Osteotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Spinal Fusion, and Osteotomy.
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
- ScoliosisDr. Heffernan isElite. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Distinguished
- Spinal FusionDr. Heffernan isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Fusion.
- Advanced
- KyphosisDr. Heffernan isAdvanced. Learn about Kyphosis.
- OsteotomyDr. Heffernan isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Compartment SyndromeDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Compartment Syndrome.
- Fractured SpineDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- Frontonasal Dysplasia Klippel Feil SyndromeDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Frontonasal Dysplasia Klippel Feil Syndrome.