- Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD
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Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- New York, Buffalo
Overview
Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD works in Buffalo, New York is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery and graduated Eastern Virginia Medical School of the Medical College of Hampton Roads in 1992. Dr. Vonfricken is affiliated with Kaleida Health Buffalo General Hospital, Mount Saint Mary's Hospital and Health Center and practicing for 31 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acute Rhinitis• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Headache
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
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• Endocarditis
• Hand Neuropathy
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pneumonia
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
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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
• Insertion of Left Ventricular Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lung Removal, Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
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• Nerve Block, Sympathetic
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors
• 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
- 31
State License
- New York
Education & Training
Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School of the Medical College of Hampton Roads
Norfolk, VA, USA
Graduated: 1992
Norfolk, VA, USA
Graduated: 1992
Residency Hospital
University At Buffalo State University Of New York
Graduated: 1992
Graduated: 1992
Internship Hospital
University At Buffalo State University Of New York
Year completed: 1993
Year completed: 1993
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Office Locations
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Office Address
100 High Street
New York (NY)
Buffalo
14203
Phone:(716) 859-2071
Accepting New Patients
- No
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna PPO
- EmblemHealth
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Encompass
- GHI PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- Independent Health
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Univera Healthcare
- Universal Health Network
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Affiliated Hospitals
Kaleida Health Buffalo General Hospital
100 High Street
New York NY,
Buffalo,
14203
Kaleida Health Buffalo General Hospital is a hospital located in Buffalo, NY. This hospital reports jointly with Millard Fillmore 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 th...
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