Overview
Michael Acker is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Acker is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 191 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Humana
Locations
3400 Civic Ctr Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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.
4 Clinical Trials
University Of Penn - Medical Group
Wilson Szeto is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Szeto is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Valve Repair.
University Of Penn - Medical Group
Nimesh Desai is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Desai is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Valve Repair.
University Of Penn - Medical Group
Sunil Singhal is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Singhal is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Thymectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.
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
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Heart Valve Repair
- Mitral Stenosis
- Advanced
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Atrial Myxoma
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Constrictive Pericarditis
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Experienced
- Aneurysm Repair
- Arterial Embolism
- Collapsed Lung
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
- Coronary Artery Fistula
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)