Overview
James Hammel is a Thoracic Surgeon in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Hammel and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Mitral Atresia, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Hammel is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 52 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- HMO
- POS
Locations
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.
1 Clinical Trials
Mercy Health Partners Sub-Specialty Services
Theodore Boeve is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Cardiologist in Muskegon, Michigan. Dr. Boeve and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Boeve is currently accepting new patients.
Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners
Robert Hooker is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kentwood, Michigan. Dr. Hooker and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Hooker is currently accepting new patients.
Osama Eltayeb is a Thoracic Surgeon in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Eltayeb and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Vascular Ring, Double Aortic Arch, Congenital Tracheomalacia, Atrioventricular Septal Defect, and Heart Transplant.
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
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
- Pulmonary Valve StenosisDr. Hammel isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.
- Experienced
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)Dr. Hammel isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
- Heart TransplantDr. Hammel isExperienced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Mitral AtresiaDr. Hammel isExperienced. Learn about Mitral Atresia.
- Mitral StenosisDr. Hammel isExperienced. Learn about Mitral Stenosis.
- Mitral Valve ProlapseDr. Hammel isExperienced. Learn about Mitral Valve Prolapse.
- Myhre SyndromeDr. Hammel isExperienced. Learn about Myhre Syndrome.