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Hillel Laks, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA

Hillel Laks MD

Cardiovascular Surgery


Professor of Surgery, UCLA

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  • 100 UCLA Medical PlzSte 630Los Angeles, CA 90024

  • Phone+1 310-825-9011

  • Fax+1 310-825-9012

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Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1969 - 1974
  • University of the Witwatersrand
    University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1965

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
    American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
  • Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Heart and Heart‐Liver Transplantation in Adults with Failing Fontan Physiology  
    Ronald W Busuttil, Ali Nsair, Hillel Laks, Abbas Ardehali, Eugene C DePasquale, Mario C Deng, Jeannette P Lin, Robert S Venick, Leigh C Reardon, Reshma M Biniwale, Fad..., Clinical Transplantation

Press Mentions

  • UCLA Pediatric Heart-Transplant Program Performs Historic 500th Procedure
    UCLA Pediatric Heart-Transplant Program Performs Historic 500th ProcedureSeptember 25th, 2022
  • Save a Child’s Heart Presents “Mystery of the Heart” Gala on Sat, Feb 9 @ UCLA Royce Hall
    Save a Child’s Heart Presents “Mystery of the Heart” Gala on Sat, Feb 9 @ UCLA Royce HallFebruary 5th, 2019
  • Amsel Medical Corporation Announces Presentation of “A Novel Mechanical Closure Device for Left Atrial Appendage Orifice and Closure of Right Atrial Incision” at the International Conference for Innovations in Cardiovascular Systems (ICI) Meeting 2016 ...
    Amsel Medical Corporation Announces Presentation of “A Novel Mechanical Closure Device for Left Atrial Appendage Orifice and Closure of Right Atrial Incision” at the International Conference for Innovations in Cardiovascular Systems (ICI) Meeting 2016 ...November 28th, 2016
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