- Dr. Vaughn A Starnes, MD
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Dr. Vaughn A Starnes, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- California, Los Angeles
Overview
Dr. Vaughn A Starnes, MD works in Los Angeles, California is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Stanford University in 1986. Dr. Starnes is affiliated with Huntington Memorial Hospital and practicing for 46 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Corneal Flash Burns
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
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• Cough Headache
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Endocarditis
• Gastroschisis
• 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
• Paraplegia
• Pelvic Relaxation
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Wrist Cyst
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Procedures
• 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)
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
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• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Cardiac Shunting Procedures With or Without Aortic Repair or Coronary Anomaly Repair
• Cardiomegaly
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Carotid Artery Stent Placement
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• 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)
• Empyema
• Endocarditis
• Endovascular Repair of Aorta
• Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aorta
• Esophageal Cancer
• Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Defect Repair
• Heart Tumors, Benign
• Insertion of Epicardial Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Insertion of Left Ventricular Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Lung Cancer
• Maze Procedure
• Mediastinal Tumors, Not Specified as Malignant
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Open Thymectomy
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus
• Pericardial Disease
• Peripheral Arterial Aneurysm and Dissection
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Pleural Neoplasm, Not Specified as Malignant
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Pulmonary Valve Disease
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
• Secondary Hypertension
• Septal Defect
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Thoracentesis
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tracheal Surgery
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Ventricular Assist Device
• 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
- California
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Stanford University
Year completed: 1986
Year completed: 1986
Fellowship Hospital
University Nc
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Medical School
University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School Of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Graduated: 1977
Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Graduated: 1977
Internship Hospital
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, USA
Year completed: 1978
Nashville, TN, USA
Year completed: 1978
Awards
1 AATS
2 ASA
3 Congen Heart Surgeons Society
4 ISHLT
5 STS
6 WTSA
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Office Locations
Primary location
USC Cardiothoracic Surgeons
1520 San Pablo Street Suite 4300
California (CA)
Los Angeles
90033
Phone:(323) 442-5849
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 100 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Other Office Locations
Childern's Hospital THS
4650 West Sunset Boulevard Suite MS66
California (CA)
Los Angeles
90027
Phone:(323) 361-4148
USC Cardiothoracic Surgeons
50 Bellefontaine Street Suite 403
California (CA)
Los Angeles
91105
Phone:(626) 683-9000
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
USC Cardiothoracic Surgeons, 1520 San Pablo Street Suite 4300, Los Angeles, California (CA), 90033
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Access Plus Savenet
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Basic Exclusive PPO for Small Business
- Basic HMO
- Basic PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- Blue Shield of California
- CaliforniaCare HMO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Covered California - Bronze PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Health Net
- Health Net PPO
- Heritage Signature
- Individual and Family PPO
- Kaiser PHCS Network PPO
- Molina Healthcare
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PacifiCare HMO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- PHCS Network PPO
- Power Select HMO
- Premera Blue Cross
- Select Plus HMO
- Select PPO
- UnitedHealthCare
- Vitalidad Plus California Con Aetna
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Affiliated Hospitals
Huntington Memorial Hospital
100 West California Boulevard
California CA,
Pasadena,
91105
Huntington Memorial Hospital is a hospital located in Pasadena, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 14 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures.
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