Dr. Pavel Vaclav Petrik MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1331 W Avenue J Suite 203 Lancaster CA, 93534Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Pavel Petrik is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Lancaster, CA. Dr. Petrik specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Petrik typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Diego, Sch of Med, La Jolla Ca 1991
University of California 1991
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- As originally published in 1993: Brain protection via cerebral retrograde perfusion during aortic arch aneurysm repair. Updated in 2001.
- Endoleaks following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: the predictive value of preoperative anatomic factors--a review of 100 cases.
- Current training and practice of endovascular surgery: a survey.
- Laparoscopic aortofemoral bypass. Initial experience in an animal model.
- Computerized angiographic analysis of the outcome of peripheral thrombolysis.
- Cigarette smoking increases the development of initial hyperplasia after vascular injury.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Varicose Veins
- Lung Cancer
- Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (aaa)
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
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Nearest Hospitals
PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERl
38600 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE PALMDALE CA 93552