Overview
Vaughn Starnes is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Starnes and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Valve Repair.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 85 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Humana
Locations
1500 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
1520 San Pablo St, Fl 4, Los Angeles, CA 90033
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.
5 Clinical Trials
The Regents Of The University Of California
Richard Shemin is a Thoracic Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Shemin and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Alfredo Trento is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Trento and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Fardad Esmailian is a Thoracic Surgeon in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Esmailian and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Tumor, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Advanced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Atrial Myxoma
- Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels
- Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
- Experienced
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic Dissection
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Collapsed Lung
- Constrictive Pericarditis