Overview
Carl Backer is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Backer is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Double Aortic Arch, Vascular Ring, Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Backer is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 243 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Medical Health
- CareSource
- 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.
1 Clinical Trials
University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company LLC
Sandra Starnes is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Starnes is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Starnes is currently accepting new patients.
University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company LLC
Cristiano Spadaccio is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Spadaccio is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Endocarditis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Infective Endocarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Spadaccio is currently accepting new patients.
St Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc
Royce Calhoun is a Thoracic Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Calhoun is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Endoscopy, and Thymectomy. Dr. Calhoun is currently accepting new patients.
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.
- Distinguished
- Atrioventricular Septal Defect
- Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis
- Transposition of the Great Arteries
- Ventricular Septal Defects
- Advanced
- Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
- Double Outlet Left Ventricle
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle
- Heart Transplant
- Heterotaxy Syndrome
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
- Experienced
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Aortopulmonary Window
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)