Overview
Heather Wachtel is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wachtel has been practicing medicine for over 16 years is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hyperaldosteronism, Pheochromocytoma, Hyperparathyroidism, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 100 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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
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Douglas Fraker is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Fraker is highly rated in 47 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, Hyperparathyroidism, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy.
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Julia Tchou is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tchou is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Intraductal Papilloma, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
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
- Adrenal Cancer
- Familial Hyperaldosteronism
- Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndrome
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Parathyroid Hyperplasia
- Pheochromocytoma
- Advanced
- Adrenal Gland Adenoma
- Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
- Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism
- Follicular Thyroid Cancer
- Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
- Experienced
- Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Breast Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Gastric Bypass
- Liver Embolization
- Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia