- Dr. Richard M Vigness, MD
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Dr. Richard M Vigness, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- Texas, Fort Worth
Overview
Dr. Richard M Vigness, MD works in Fort Worth, Texas is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Tex Heart Institute in 1989. Dr. Vigness is affiliated with Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fw, Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth, Usmd Hospital at Arlington L.P. and practicing for 42 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• Acute Rhinitis• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Headache
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cough Headache
• Cranial CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery
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• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• Cranial Release Technique (CRT)
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Endocarditis
• Hand Neuropathy
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Infantile With Cataract - Hypogonadism
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Photosensitivity
• Pneumonia
• Rathke's Cleft Cyst
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Wrist Cyst
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Procedures
• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Endovascular Repair of Aorta
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
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• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
• Nerve Block, Sympathetic
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Open Thymectomy
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Segmentectomy, Open
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• 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
- 42
State License
- Texas
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Tex Heart Institute
Houston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1989
Houston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1989
Fellowship Hospital
University Tex
Houston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1984
Houston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1984
Internship Hospital
University Tex Affil Hospital
Year completed: 1982
Year completed: 1982
Awards
1 AMA
2 Ft Worth Surg
3 Ft Worth Surgery
4 Tarrant Co Med Soc
5 Tarrant County Medical Society
6 Texas Surgery
7 TMA
8 TX Surg
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Office Locations
Primary location
Richard M Vigness MD
1307 8th Avenue Suite 601
Texas (TX)
Fort Worth
76104
Phone:(817) 926-3320
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 20 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- LocalPlus
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Mutual of Omaha
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Universal American
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Affiliated Hospitals
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fw
1400 8th Avenue
Texas TX,
Fort Worth,
76104
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fw is a hospital located in Fort Worth, TX. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 14 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 13 of 14 procedures.
Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth
900 8th Avenue
Texas TX,
Fort Worth,
76104
Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth is a hospital located in Fort Worth, TX. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 7 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 15 procedures.
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue
Texas TX,
Fort Worth,
76104
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is a non-profit hospital located in Fort Worth, TX. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 2 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 15 procedures.
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth
6100 Harris Parkway
Texas TX,
Fort Worth,
76132
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth is a hospital located in Fort Worth, TX. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 8 of 8 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 6 of 8 procedures.
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