Overview
Damien Lapar is a Thoracic Surgeon in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Lapar and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interrupted Aortic Arch. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Atresia, Interrupted Aortic Arch, Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Lapar is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 156 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Interrupted Aortic Arch.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Community Health
- Friday Health
- Humana
Locations
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
University Of Virginia Physicians Group
Ourania Preventza is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Preventza and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interrupted Aortic Arch. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Marfan Syndrome, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Preventza is currently accepting new patients.
University Of Virginia Physicians Group
John Kern is a Vascular Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Kern and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interrupted Aortic Arch. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Kern is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Carotid Artery Surgery
- Coarctation of the Aorta