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Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, MD

General Surgery - Iowa, Des Moines

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Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, MD works in Des Moines, Iowa is a specialist in General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and graduated Chennai Medical College in 1982. Dr. Prabhakar is affiliated with Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines and practicing for 41 years

Specialties

General Surgery
Thoracic Surgery

Conditions

• Acute Rhinitis
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Corneal Flash Burns
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
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• Cranial CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Endocarditis
• Hand Neuropathy
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Photosensitivity
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Rathke's Cleft Cyst
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
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Procedures

• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Artery Stent Placement
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Heart Defect Repair
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• Impella Device
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Open Thymectomy
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Segmentectomy, Open
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Tracheal Surgery
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Ventricular Assist Device
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications

Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery

Years Since Graduation

State License

West Virginia

Education & Training

Medical School

Chennai Medical College

CHENNAI, India
Graduated: 1982

Internship Hospital

Madras Med College

India
Year completed: 1995 Wva University MorgantownYear completed: 1998

Residency Hospitals

Maimonides Med Center

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Year completed: 1995 Wva University MorgantownYear completed: 1998

Fellowship Hospital

Wva University

Morgantown, WV, USA

Year completed: 1995 Wva University MorgantownYear completed: 1998

Awards

1 ACS

2 Royal College Phy&Surg Glas

3 STS

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Primary location

Iowa Heart Center at Mercy

411 Laurel Street Suite A250

Iowa (IA)

Des Moines

50314

Phone:866-490-2471

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Iowa Heart Center at Mercy, 411 Laurel Street Suite A250, Des Moines, Iowa (IA), 50314

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Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

1111 6th Avenue Iowa IA, Des Moines, 50314

Mercy Medical Center is a tertiary hospital that includes 802 beds on three campuses. It also serves patients and families through its long-term care facilities, hospice, physician clinics, rehabilitation centers and other services. Mercy provides services and support to a network of critical access...

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Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, MD

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