The 20 Best Heart Bypass Surgery Doctors Near Me

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Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery

Dr. Richard N. Gates

General Surgery
Providence
1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
Orange, CA 
Accepting New Patients
Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Providence
1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
Orange, CA 
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Overview

Richard Gates is a General Surgeon in Orange, California. Dr. Gates is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Cor Triatriatum, Ventricular Septal Defects, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Isthmian Coarctation, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Gates is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in CA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Accepted insurance plans:

Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO

Locations

1201 West La Veta Avenue, Orange, CA 92868
Call: 888-770-2462

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.

5 Total Publications

Temperature and Neurologic Outcomes in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Study.
Temperature and Neurologic Outcomes in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Study.
Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Published: March 08, 2024
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Joseph Hadaya is a General Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Hadaya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Femoral Hernia, Gallstones, Hernia, Small Bowel Resection, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

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Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
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3650 South St, Ste 206, 
Lakewood, CA 
 (17.1 miles away)
562-531-0019
Languages Spoken:
English
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George Panagiotides is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Lakewood, California. Dr. Panagiotides is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. 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.

Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Esteban Z. Aguayo
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Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Esteban Z. Aguayo
General Surgery
1000 W Carson St, 
Torrance, CA 
 (24.8 miles away)
424-306-8070
Languages Spoken:
English
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Esteban Aguayo is a General Surgeon in Torrance, California. Dr. Aguayo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Mediastinitis, Gallstones, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

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Areas of Expertise

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      • Cor Triatriatum
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      • Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
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      • Cardiac Diverticulum
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      • Coarctation of the Aorta
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      • Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
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