JamesE.O'BrienJr.MD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Co-Director, Ward Family Heart Center, Chief, Cardiac Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine

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Overview of Dr. O'Brien

Dr. James O'Brien is a thoracic surgeon in Kansas City, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Mercy Kansas City and The University of Kansas Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Connecticut and has been in practice 28 years. Dr. O'Brien accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 7 doctors at Children's Mercy Kansas City and one of 15 doctors at The University of Kansas Hospital who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City, MO 64108
Book by Phone+1(816) 310-0644

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 1999 - 2001
Thomas Jefferson UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1996 - 1999
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

KS State Medical License 2013 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2001 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1989 - 2002
NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2001
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Coordinated, Collaborative Management of an Outbreak: Lessons for Maintenance of Patient Trust.
James E. O'Brien
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-09-25
Author Correction: Identifying genetic factors that contribute to the increased risk of congenital heart defects in infants with Down syndrome
Cristina E. Trevino, Aaron M. Holleman, Holly Corbitt, Cheryl L. Maslen, Tracie C. Rosser
Scientific Reports. 2021-07-20
19 citations
Shear stress associated with cardiopulmonary bypass induces expression of inflammatory cytokines and necroptosis in monocytes
Lan N. Tu, Lance Hsieh, Masaki Kajimoto, Kevin Charette, Nataliya Kibiryeva
JCI Insight. 2021-04-21

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
BCBS Texas BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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