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 Appointments:
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Medical Director, Cardiac Surgery Step-Down Unit, Associate Director, Pediatric Heart Surgery
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
Member, American Medical Association
Member, American Heart Association
Associate Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Associate Member, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Member, Medical Society of Northern Virginia
Member, International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Member, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Member, Northern Virginia Pediatric Society
Committees:
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Medical Executive Committee, Member At Large
Medical Committee, Greater Washington Chapter, American Heart Association, Member
Experience / Training
Specialties:
General Surgery
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Lucas R. Collazo, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery)
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Buffalo, NY 1989
Internship:
North Shore University Hospital 1990
Residency:
University Hospital of Brooklyn, General Surgery Brooklyn, NY 1998
Fellowship:
North Shore University Hospital, Surgical Critical Care 1999
Health Plan / Other
Health Plans:
All Major Plans
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
Yes
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. Lucas R. Collazo, MD
as of 12/08/2009. 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. Lucas R.
Collazo, 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.
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