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Physician Profile for Dr. Robert F. Tranbaugh, MD

Address:
317 East 17th Street 11th floor
New York, NY 10003
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Personal Facts

Personal Facts:
Male
Years Since Graduation: 33
Practice Member Since: 1991.
Current Title: Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Physician Website: http://www.biheartinstitute.org
 

HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Interests:
Bypass surgery, Valve surgery, Left Ventricular Reconstruction for Congestive Heart Failure
 
Physician Treats:
Cardiac (Heart) Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic valve regurgitation, Aortic (Heart) Aneurysms, Aortic valve stenosis, Mitral insufficiency, Mitral valve prolapse, Atrial fibrillation
 
Physician Performs:
Coronary artery surgery, Valvular Surgery, Cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation
 

Patient / Medical Philosophy

To provide the absolute best surgical care to our patients in a supportive and healing environment.

Experience / Training

Verified Specialty
Specialty:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Robert F. Tranbaugh, MD is board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery)
Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA 1976
 
Internship:
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA 1977
 
Residency:
University of California
San Francisco, CA 1985
 
Fellowship:
University of California
San Francisco, CA 1981
 
Positions:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
New York, NY
 
Undergraduate School:
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA 1972
 

Procedure

Procedure Number per Year (Approximate)
Coronary artery surgery 200
Valvular Surgery 100
Cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation 30

Disciplinary Actions

HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Robert F. Tranbaugh, MD as of 07/10/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History

HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Robert F. Tranbaugh, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia.    Learn More
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