- Dr. Gus J Vlahakes, MD
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Dr. Gus J Vlahakes, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- Massachusetts, Boston
Overview
Dr. Gus J Vlahakes, MD works in Boston, Massachusetts is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery, Critical Care Surgery, General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and graduated Children'S Hospital Boston in 1985. Dr. Vlahakes is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and practicing for 48 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
- Critical Care Surgery
- General Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
Conditions
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Headache
• Chronic Viral Hepatitis
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
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• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Endocarditis
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Infantile With Cataract - Hypogonadism
• Nasal Surgery
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
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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
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• 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 Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
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• Endovascular Repair of Aorta
• Heart Defect Repair
• Impella Device
• Insertion of Epicardial Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Maze Procedure
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Thoracentesis
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tracheal Surgery
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• 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
- 48
State License
- Massachusetts
Spoken Languages
- Greek
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Children'S Hospital Boston
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1985
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1985
Fellowship Hospital
Cvri University Calif
Year completed: 1981
Year completed: 1981
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, United States
Graduated: 1975
Boston, MA, United States
Graduated: 1975
Internship Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1976
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1976
Awards
1 AAS
2 AATS
3 ACC
4 ACCP
5 ACS
6 ASA
7 ASAIO
8 ISHT
9 ISS
10 NASPE
11 NESS
12 SCCM
13 STS
14 SUS
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Office Locations
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Office Address
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts (MA)
Boston
2114
Phone:(617) 726-1861
Accepting New Patients
- No
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue with Managed Care Behavioral Health HMO
- BlueConnect HMO
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- EmblemHealth
- Fallon Community Health Plan
- GHI PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Preferred Blue PPO
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Health Plans
- Tufts PPO
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Massachusetts MA,
Boston,
2114
Massachusetts General Hospital is a hospital located in Boston, MA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are below the state average in 16 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 6 of 16 procedures.
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