- Dr. Eduardo A Tovar, MD
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Dr. Eduardo A Tovar, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- California, Whittier
Overview
Dr. Eduardo A Tovar, MD works in Whittier, California is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Brooklyn Hospital in 1987. Dr. Tovar is affiliated with Downey Regional Medical Center, Norwalk Community Hospital, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Saint Jude Medical Center and practicing for 44 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• Acute Rhinitis• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Headache
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
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• Cough Headache
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Endocarditis
• Hand Neuropathy
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pelvic Relaxation
• Photosensitivity
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Rathke's Cleft Cyst
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Wrist Cyst
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Procedures
• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Ectasia
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Cardiomegaly
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• Cardiomyopathy
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Empyema
• Endocarditis
• Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Defect Repair
• Insertion of Epicardial Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Cancer
• Lung Neoplasms, Not Specified as Malignant
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
• Mediastinal Tumors, Malignant
• Mediastinal Tumors, Not Specified as Malignant
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Neuroendocrine Tumors
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Pericardial Disease
• Peripheral Arterial Aneurysm and Dissection
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Pleura Cancer
• Pleural Neoplasm, Malignant
• Pleural Neoplasm, Not Specified as Malignant
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
• Segmentectomy, Open
• Septal Defect
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Thymomas
• Tracheal Surgery
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 44
State License
- California
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Brooklyn Hospital
Year completed: 1987
Year completed: 1987
Medical School
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico,Ciudad Universitaria, Facultad De Medicina
Mexico, Mexico
Graduated: 1979
Mexico, Mexico
Graduated: 1979
Awards
1 ACC
2 ACCP
3 ACS
4 STS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Eduardo A Tovar MD
12462 Putnam Street Suite 200
California (CA)
Whittier
90602
Phone:(562) 789-5489
Accepting New Patients
- No
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross
- 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
- Commercial Insurance Company
- 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
- Heritage Signature
- Individual and Family PPO
- LocalPlus
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PacifiCare HMO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- Power Select HMO
- Premera Blue Cross
- Priority Select HMO
- Select Plus HMO
- Select PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Downey Regional Medical Center
11500 Brookshire Avenue
California CA,
Downey,
90241
Downey Regional Medical Center is a hospital located in Downey, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 10 of 11 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 9 of 11 procedures.
Norwalk Community Hospital
13222 Bloomfield Avenue
California CA,
Norwalk,
90650
Norwalk Community Hospital is a hospital located in Norwalk, CA. This hospital reports jointly with Los Angeles Community Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state ...
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
12401 Washington Boulevard
California CA,
Whittier,
90602
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital is a hospital located in Whittier, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 7 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 13 of 13 procedures.
Saint Jude Medical Center
101 East Valencia Mesa Drive
California CA,
Fullerton,
92835
Saint Jude Medical Center is a non-profit hospital located in Fullerton, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 14 of 15 procedures.
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