
Overview
Eric Skipper is a Thoracic Surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Skipper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Skipper is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
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- HMO
- PPO
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- PPO
Locations
1237 Harding Place, Charlotte, NC 28204
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Skipper 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.
4 Clinical Trials
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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
- Distinguished
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Skipper isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Skipper isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Mitral Valve RegurgitationDr. Skipper isDistinguished. Learn about Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)Dr. Skipper isDistinguished. Learn about Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
- Advanced
- Aneurysm RepairDr. Skipper isAdvanced. Learn about Aneurysm Repair.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Skipper isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Heart TransplantDr. Skipper isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Skipper isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Patent Foramen Ovale RepairDr. Skipper isAdvanced. Learn about Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.
- Rheumatic FeverDr. Skipper isAdvanced. Learn about Rheumatic Fever.
- Experienced
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Skipper isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Skipper isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Breast LumpDr. Skipper isExperienced. Learn about Breast Lump.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Skipper isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Congenital Aneurysms of the Great VesselsDr. Skipper isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels.
- Constrictive PericarditisDr. Skipper isExperienced. Learn about Constrictive Pericarditis.



