Dr. Paul Uhlig graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1978.
Dr. Uhlig has three offices in Kansas where he specializes in Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. Learn more.
Dr. Uhlig works with sixty-two doctors including Dr. Sean Herrington and Dr. George Jerkovich.
Dr. Paul Uhlig 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. Uhlig 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. Uhlig may see patients in Kansas for a wide range of surgeries, for example removing cancer causing tumors from the esophagus and chest wall, or even a lung transplant.
University of Kansas School of Medicine
MD • 1978
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. Uhlig, but only those who participate in Medicare.