- Dr. David Lapatka, MD
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Dr. David Lapatka, MD
Otolaryngology
- California, Santa Barbara
Overview
Dr. David Lapatka, MD works in Santa Barbara, California is a specialist in Otolaryngology and graduated Creighton University School Of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Lapatka is affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and practicing for 44 years
Specialties
- Otolaryngology
Conditions
• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Related to Topoisomerase Type II Inhibitor• Amniotomy
• Appendiceal Tumor
• Blindness
• Bronchitis
• Cancer Treatment
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 1
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Familial Polyposis
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• Food Allergy - Cumin
• Hepatitis
• Influenza (Flu)
• Insomnia With Sleep Apnea
• Laparoscopic Ureterolithotomy
• Lung Spirometry
• Mitochondrial Diseases
• Mitochondrial Myopathy - Lactic Acidosis
• Pediatric Urodynamics
• Psychoanalysis
• Retinoschisis, Autosomal Dominant
• Reverse Total Shoulder and Total Shoulder Replacement
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Skin Biopsy
• Stargardt's Disease
• Thyroid Scan
• Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT)
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Procedures
• Antrostomy and Antrotomy (Sinus Surgery)• Balloon Sinuplasty
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Excision of Parotid, Sublingual, or Submandibular Gland
• Excision or Destruction of Pharynx Lesion
• Intranasal or Sinus Procedure
• Laryngoscopy - Laryngotomy - Laryngectomy - Pharyngolaryngectomy - Pharyngectomy
• Laryngoscopy and Laryngotomy
• Lip, Excision or Resection
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
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• Nasal Septum Surgery (Septoplasty)
• Perforated Eardrum Repair (Tympanoplasty)
• Sphenoidotomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Thyroid Lobectomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Vestibule and Floor of Mouth, Excision or Destruction
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology
Years Since Graduation
- 44
State License
- California
Education & Training
Medical School
Creighton University School Of Medicine
Omaha, NE, United States
Graduated: 1979
Omaha, NE, United States
Graduated: 1979
Residency Hospital
University Of California Irvine
Irvine, CA, USA
Year completed: 1984
Irvine, CA, USA
Year completed: 1984
Awards
1 AAFPS
2 ACS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Sansum-Santa Barbara Medical Fdn
Po Box 1200
California (CA)
Santa Barbara
93102
Phone:(805) 681-7500
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue & Gold HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- CaliforniaCare HMO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Covered California - Bronze PPO
- Employer Group HMO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Health Net
- Health Net PPO
- Individual and Family PPO
- Kaiser PHCS Network PPO
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PacifiCare HMO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- PHCS Network PPO
- Select Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthCare
- WholeCare Network HMO
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Affiliated Hospitals
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Pueblo At Bath Street
California CA,
Santa Barbara,
93105
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a hospital located in Santa Barbara, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 8 of 16 procedures.
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