Overview
Chitaru Kurihara is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Kurihara has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Transposition of the Great Arteries. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus, Dextrocardia, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Thrombectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 97 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Transposition of the Great Arteries.
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Kurihara 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.
David Winlaw is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Winlaw is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Transposition of the Great Arteries. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Transposition of the Great Arteries, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Winlaw is currently accepting new patients.
Massimo Caputo is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Caputo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Transposition of the Great Arteries. His top areas of expertise are Tetralogy of Fallot, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Coarctation of the Aorta, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
Luca Vricella is a Vascular Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Vricella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Transposition of the Great Arteries. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Marfan Syndrome, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. Dr. Vricella 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
- Advanced
- Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Kurihara isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Experienced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Kurihara isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Collapsed LungDr. Kurihara isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- DextrocardiaDr. Kurihara isExperienced. Learn about Dextrocardia.
- Dextrocardia with Situs InversusDr. Kurihara isExperienced. Learn about Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus.
- EmphysemaDr. Kurihara isExperienced. Learn about Emphysema.
- EndoscopyDr. Kurihara isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.