George P. Panagiotides
Experienced in Pleural Effusion

Dr. George P. Panagiotides

General Surgery | Thoracic Surgery
CommonSpirit Health
Pacific Heart And Lung Surgeons, Inc.
3650 South St, Ste 206, 
Lakewood, CA 
Accepting New Patients

Experienced in Pleural Effusion
CommonSpirit Health
Pacific Heart And Lung Surgeons, Inc.
3650 South St, Ste 206, 
Lakewood, CA 
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Overview

George Panagiotides is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Lakewood, California. Dr. Panagiotides is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Collapsed Lung, Mediastinal Tumor, Cardiac Tamponade, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Panagiotides is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Georgetown Univ. School Of Medicine
Residency
University of Florida College of Medicine
Specialties
General Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in CA
Board Certifications
Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Pih Health Downey Hospital
Uci Health-Orange
Uci Health-Lakewood
St Mary Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Pacific Heart and Lung Surgeons, Inc.
3650 South St, Ste 206, Lakewood, CA 90712
Call: 562-531-0019

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.


1 Total Publications

Multimodality imaging in the diagnosis of coexisting left atrial myxoma and aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma.
Multimodality imaging in the diagnosis of coexisting left atrial myxoma and aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma.
Journal: Circulation
Published: June 13, 2012
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