ChristopherCKwonMDFACS, FACC
Thoracic Surgery • Lake Havasu City, AZCardiovascular Surgery
Director of Cardiac Surgery Director of Structural Heart Program
Overview of Dr. Kwon
Dr. Christopher Kwon is a thoracic surgeon in Lake Havasu City, AZ and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Havasu Regional Medical Center, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northside Hospital, and Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and has been in practice 20 years. Dr. Kwon accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 3 doctors at Havasu Regional Medical Center and one of 16 doctors at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He also speaks multiple languages, including Korean and Spanish. He has 7 publications and over 100 citings.
Office
1851 Mesquite Ave
Suite 116
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403Fax+1 928-505-4688
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2004
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2002
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 2004 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
HI State Medical License 2020 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2021 - 2025
NV State Medical License 2017 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2018 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2021 - 2023- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Aprima EHR, Aprima Medical Software, Inc., 2011-2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Management of Guidewire Entrapment and Fracture During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: When All Bailout Techniques Fail!Tushar Sharma, Brad Pfeffer, Christopher C Kwon, Abdulla A Damluji
Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2023-03-01 - 26 citationsAlternative access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in older adults: A collaborative study from France and United States.Abdulla A. Damluji, Magdalena Murman, Seunghwan Byun, Mauro Moscucci, Jon R. Resar
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018-11-15 - 5 citationsBilateral Internal Mammary Artery Use in Diabetic Patients: Friend or Foe?Todd C. Crawford, Xun Zhou, Charles D. Fraser, J. Trent Magruder, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018-10-01
Press Mentions
Havasu Regional Medical Center Marks Successful 100th Minimally Invasive Heart ProcedureOctober 24th, 2024
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Korean, Spanish
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPOHealth Net Arizona HMO
Health Net Arizona PPO/POS
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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