Dr. Vaughn Starnes graduated from University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine in 1977.
Dr. Starnes has one office in California where he specializes in Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Surgery. Learn more.
Dr. Starnes works with four hundred and eighty-nine doctors including Dr. Regina Berkovich and Dr. Sukgu Han.
Dr. Vaughn Starnes is a cardiac surgeon specializing in the surgical treatment of heart and cardiovascular disorders. These could include atherosclerosis, endocarditis, valvular, or congenital heart disease, rheumatic, and ischemic. Dr. Starnes may perform operations including heart transplant surgery, coronary artery bypass, surgical implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, or heart valve repair.
Cardiothoracic surgery is a highly specialized field of medicine that incorporates surgical procedures to treat diseases or trauma to the organs and structures of the chest – including the heart, lungs and esophagus. Dr. Starnes may perform both minimally invasive or invasive procedures ranging from angioplasty to open heart surgery or transplant surgeries.
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. Starnes 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.
Dr. Starnes specializes in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular issues affecting children of all ages. Pediatric cardiologists are specifically trained to care for the heart and heart-related conditions in kids. As children grow into their bodies and organs, they may require the specialized care of a pediatric cardiologist should a heart condition arise.
Pediatric surgeons are to children what general surgeons are to adults, performing a wide range of surgeries on the organs and structures of the abdomen. Because children are still maturing and growing, their surgical needs are much different from that of an adult. Dr. Starnes has been specifically trained to take these and other factors into account when planning for and performing pediatric surgeries.
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. Starnes, but only those who participate in Medicare.