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Brian Palafox, MD

Specialty
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
    (Board Certified)
Languages
English
Primary Address | Office Details
Orange County Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons - Orange
1310 West Stewart Drive
Suite 503

Orange, CA 92868

Phone: (714) 997-2224

Fax: (714) 997-1187

Secondary Address | Office Details
Orange County Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons - Fullerton

301 West Bastanchury Road

Suite 195

Fullerton, CA 92835

Phone: (714) 446-8866

Fax: (714) 446-8923

Medical Groups & Affiliations
  • Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Joseph
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(714) 997-2224
  • Meet The Provider
    Biography
    Graduated from University California Irvine Medical School, did his training and cardiothoracic training also at UCI and joined OCTCS in 1999. Brian Palafox is the chief of cardiac surgery at St Joseph Hopsital in Orange and works at Children's Hospital Orange County and University of California Irvine in his free time. He specializes in adult cardiac, adult thoracic, pediatric cardiac and thoracic and general surgery including thyroid cancer and complex abdominal operations. Read More
    Primary Specialties
    Primary Specialties
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery
      (Board Certified)
    Other Specialties
    Other Specialties
    • General Surgery
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery
      (Board Certified)
    Associations Awards
    Awards
    2018 - Physicians of Excellence, OCMA
    Areas of Interest
    Areas of Interest
    Esophagus, Thoracic, Valve Surgery, Chest Wall
    Certifications
    Board Certifications

    American Board of Surgery, Surgery

    American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

    American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

    American Board of Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

    American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

    Education
    Education & Training
    • Medical School
      University of California Irvine - 1975
    • Fellowship
      UCI Medical Center - 1983
    • Internship
      UCI Medical Center - 1976
    • Residency
      UCI Medical Center - 1981
  • Insurance Accepted

    Insurance Accepted

    • Insurance Plan

    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
    • Anthem Blue Cross HMO
    • Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage
    • Blue Shield of CA HMO
    • Blue Shield of CA HMO – Trio
    • Blue Shield of CA Medicare Advantage
    • Cigna HMO
    • Health Net HMO
    • Health Net Medicare Advantage
    • Providence Medicare Advantage
    • SCAN Medicare Advantage
    • United Healthcare HMO
    • United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
    • Vivity by Anthem Blue Cross
 

Orange County Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons - Orange

  • Address
    1310 West Stewart Drive, Suite 503,
    Orange, CA 92868
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  • Phone
    (714) 997-2224
    Fax
    (714) 997-1187
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Website Information
www.sjo.org

 
  • Secondary Location

Orange County Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons - Fullerton