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Office
1310 W Stewart Dr
Ste 503
Orange, CA 92868Phone+1 714-997-2224Fax+1 714-997-1187
Education & Training
- University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1981 - 1984
- University of California (Irvine)Residency, Surgery, 1978 - 1981
- Orange County Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1976 - 1978
- Orange County Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1976 - 1976
- University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- HI State Medical License 1996 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 1977 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:Southern California 2007,2008,2009,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 Castle Connolly 2017,2018,2019
- President Orange County Chapter-Am Heart Association, 2013-2014
- Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsA Surgeon's Guide for Various Lung Nodule Localization Techniques and the Newest Technologies.Katie N. Cornella, Danielle C. Repper, Brian A. Palafox, Mahmood K. Razavi, Christopher T. Loh
Innovations. 2021-01-01 - 14 citationsEndocarditis and Incomplete Endothelialization 12 Years after Amplatzer Septal Occluder DeploymentAllan K. Nguyen, Brian A. Palafox, Joanne P. Starr, Richard N. Gates, Farbouch Berdjis
Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2016-06-01 - 41 citationsEarly experience treating tricuspid valve endocarditis with a novel extracellular matrix cylinder reconstruction.Marc W. Gerdisch, W. Douglas Boyd, John L. Harlan, John B. Richardson, Joseph E. Flack
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014-12-01
Press Mentions
- CHOC-UCLA Health Team Mobilizes To Save 13-Year-Old Football Player With Undetected Congenital Heart ProblemAugust 3rd, 2023
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