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Gert D. Pretorius
Experienced in Colonoscopy

Dr. Gert D. Pretorius

Family Medicine
Office
9434 Medical Center Dr, 
La Jolla, CA 

Experienced in Colonoscopy
Office
9434 Medical Center Dr, 
La Jolla, CA 
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Overview

Gert Pretorius is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Pretorius is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Colonoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Family Medicine
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Health Net

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Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
SCAN Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
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

Office
9434 Medical Center Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
Call: 858-657-8340
Other Locations
University of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
Call: 858-657-7777

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.


8 Total Publications

Heart and Lung Transplant for Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report and Implications for Pretransplant Testing.
Heart and Lung Transplant for Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report and Implications for Pretransplant Testing.
Journal: Transplantation proceedings
Published: August 11, 2022
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