As a cardiac surgeon, Dr. Fakhri Salem provides advanced surgical care to treat heart problems that are caused by disease or injury near San Diego, CA.
Yes, Dr. Fakhri M. Salem is accepting new patients at this office.
(619) 297-1443
7901 Frost Street, San Diego, CA 92123-2701
Dr. Fakhri Salem graduated from Other in 1975.
Dr. Salem has two offices in California where he specializes in Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Salem works with four hundred and twelve doctors including Dr. Kiyon Chung and Dr. Jonathan Licht.
Dr. Fakhri Salem is a cardiac surgeon that specializes in the surgical healing of cardiovascular and heart ailments. These could include ischemic, rheumatic, valvular, or congenital heart disease, endocarditis and atherosclerosis. Dr. Salem may carry out types of procedures such as surgical implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, heart valve repair, heart transplant surgery, or coronary artery bypass.
Following rigorous and lengthy training, thoracic surgeons are uniquely qualified to perform complex surgeries on the chest, or thorax as it is sometimes called. Their focus is usually on the lungs, esophagus, and other areas of the chest, and may also include the heart. As such, Dr. Salem may see patients in California for a wide range of surgeries, for example removing cancer causing tumors from the esophagus and chest wall, or even a lung transplant.
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MD • 1975
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Salem, but only those who participate in Medicare.