BrianAvecillaPalafoxMD
Thoracic Surgery • Orange, CACardiovascular Surgery
Associate Clinical Professor of Thoracic Surgery, UC Irvine
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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
CA State Medical License 1977 - 2027
HI State Medical License 1996 - 2026
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 - 9 citationsSAVI SCOUT as a Novel Localization and Surgical Navigation System for More Accurate Localization and Resection of Pulmonary Nodules.Katie N. Cornella, Brian A. Palafox, Mahmood K. Razavi, Christopher T. Loh, Kelly M. Markle
Surgical Innovation. 2019-04-26 - 1 citationsRetrospective Cohort Study Comparing Redo Operations Using Ferromagnetic Dissection and Conventional Monopolar DissectionJoanne P. Starr, Richard N. Gates, Brian A. Palafox, Allison Quill
Surgical Innovation. 2016-06-29
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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