Richard M. Vigness
Advanced in Carotid Artery Surgery
Advanced in Carotid Artery Surgery
1307 Eighth Ave, Ste 601, 
Fort Worth, TX 

Overview

Richard Vigness is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Vigness is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Carotid Artery Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aortic Valve Stenosis, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

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

Graduate Institution
UT Health Science Center At Houston - GME (1981)
Residency
UT Health Science Center at Houston - General Surgery (1987)
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery
Licenses
Specialist in TX
Fellowships
Texas Heart Institute @ St. Luke's Hospital (1990)
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Health Fort Worth
Texas Health Huguley
Texas Health Specialty Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Scott and White Health
  • HMO
  • POS
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Richard Vigness, MD
1307 Eighth Ave, Ste 601, Fort Worth, TX 76104

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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