- Dr. Mwazhuwa L Kuretu, MD
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Dr. Mwazhuwa L Kuretu, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Overview
Dr. Mwazhuwa L Kuretu, MD works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine in 1977. Dr. Kuretu is affiliated with Crozer - Chester Medical Center, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and practicing for 46 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)• Broken Hand
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Coloboma of Optic Papilla
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
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• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Duodenal Polyp
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Lymphoma, Large Cell, Anaplastic
• Memory Disorders
• Nasal Surgery
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pancreas Tumor
• Pelvic Relaxation
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Rupture of Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Thumb
• Telogen Effluvium
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Procedures
• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Ectasia
• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
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• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Imaging
• Cardiomegaly
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cardioversion, Elective
• 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)
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Congenital Aortic Valve Disorders
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Defect Repair
• Heart Tumors, Benign
• Hyperlipidemia
• Hypertension
• Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Hypotension
• Impella Device
• Insertion of Epicardial Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Lung Cancer
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Pericardial Disease
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
• Septal Defect
• Syncope
• Thoracentesis
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tracheal Surgery
• Tricuspid Valve Disease
• 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
- 46
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Medical School
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine
Nashville, TN, United States
Graduated: 1977
Nashville, TN, United States
Graduated: 1977
Internship Hospital
St Elizabeth Hospital Med Center
Youngstown, OH, USA
Year completed: 1978
Youngstown, OH, USA
Year completed: 1978
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Office Locations
Primary location
Office Address
245 North 15th Street Suite 744
Pennsylvania (PA)
Philadelphia
19102
Phone:(215) 762-7802
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Office Address, 245 North 15th Street Suite 744, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), 19102
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Amerihealth
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware PPO
- EmblemHealth
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- 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
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Crozer - Chester Medical Center
1 Medical Center Boulevard
Pennsylvania PA,
Upland,
19013
Crozer - Chester Medical Center is a hospital located in Upland, PA. This hospital reports jointly with Springfield Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are below the state ave...
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
1500 Lansdowne Avenue
Pennsylvania PA,
Darby,
19023
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is a hospital located in Darby, PA. This hospital reports jointly with Mercy Philadelphia 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 averag...
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