Professor of Surgery, UCLA

Thoracic Surgery

Hillel Laks is an expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery. She received 8 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors:LA Area", "Top Doctors:Southern California", "Good Housekeeping: Top Heart Centers for Women", "Fellow (FACC)", "Fellow (FACS)", "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Hillel Laks is a published doctor. She has 6 papers published. The most current publication "Characterization of ventricular assist device-mediated sensitization in the bridge-to-heart-transplantation patient." Hillel Laks is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• Characterization of ventricular assist device-mediated sensitization in the bridge-to-heart-transplantation patient.
• Selecting oversized donor cardiac allografts for patients with pulmonary hypertension may be unnecessary.
• Primary graft dysfunction does not lead to increased cardiac allograft vasculopathy in surviving patients.
• Hybrid melody pulmonary valve replacement in an adult with severe pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary artery aneurysm.
• Aspergillus fumigatus vegetation of a prosthetic aortic root graft with mycotic aneurysm and subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Doctors Specialties

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• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Top Doctors:LA Area
• Top Doctors:Southern California
• Good Housekeeping: Top Heart Centers for Women
• Fellow (FACC)
• Fellow (FACS)
• Top MD
• Super Doctor

Education

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• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• University of the Witwatersrand

Hospital

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• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
• Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1679612287
NPPES Provider LastName		LAKS
NPPES Provider FirstName		HILLEL
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		900953075
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Cardiac Surgery
Total Claim Count		45.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1679612287
Last Name Of The Provider	LAKS
First Name Of The Provider	HILLEL
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