Overview
Stephen Waterford is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Waterford has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), Mitral Valve Prolapse, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 37 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 Aortic Valve Replacement.
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
201 State St, Erie, PA 16550
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.
UPMC Cardiothoracic Surgery
Takuya Ogami, MD, is a cardiac surgeon and is certified in adult cardiac surgery. He received his medical degree from Juntendo University in Japan and completed his residency and fellowship at Kameda Medical Center, in Japan. He also completed a residency and fellowship in United States at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Ogami is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Endocarditis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
UPMC Cardiothoracic Surgery
Francis D. Ferdinand, MD, FACS, FACC, joined UPMC in 2018 as the Director of Cardiac Surgery at the Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC Hamot. Dr. Ferdinand is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Rheumatic Fever, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery.
St Vincent Medical Education And Research Institute Inc
Thomas Person is a Thoracic Surgeon in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Person is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Lung Cancer, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.
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 DissectionDr. Waterford isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)Dr. Waterford isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Waterford isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Experienced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Waterford isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Waterford isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- AtherectomyDr. Waterford isExperienced. Learn about Atherectomy.
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Waterford isExperienced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST)Dr. Waterford isExperienced. Learn about Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST).
- Marfan SyndromeDr. Waterford isExperienced. Learn about Marfan Syndrome.