- Dr. James S Hood, MD
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Dr. James S Hood, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- California, San Francisco
Overview
Dr. James S Hood, MD works in San Francisco, California is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated La State University Med Center in 1994. Dr. Hood is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center and practicing for 35 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• 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
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
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• Cranial Release Technique (CRT)
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Endocarditis
• Hand Neuropathy
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Nasal Surgery
• 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
• Photosensitivity
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
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Procedures
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
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• Open Thymectomy
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Segmentectomy, Open
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• 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
- 35
State License
- California
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
La State University Med Center
Year completed: 1994
Year completed: 1994
Internship Hospital
La State University Med Center
Year completed: 1989
Year completed: 1989
Fellowship Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Year completed: 1989
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Year completed: 1989
Medical School
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL, USA
Graduated: 1988
Birmingham, AL, USA
Graduated: 1988
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Office Locations
Primary location
Kaiser Permanente Medical Grp THS
2350 Geary Boulevard
California (CA)
San Francisco
94115
Phone:(415) 833-3800
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Kaiser Permanente Medical Grp THS, 2350 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, California (CA), 94115
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Kaiser Permanente
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Affiliated Hospitals
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
2425 Geary Boulevard
California CA,
San Francisco,
94115
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center is a District Authority owned hospital located in San Francisco, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 11 of 12 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 5 of 12 procedures.
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