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Brian A. Palafox, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Offers Video Visits
Orange County Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons - Orange
1310 West Stewart Drive, Suite 503
Orange, CA 92868
26.2 miles away
(714) 997-2224
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Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Joseph
Speaks: English
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Orange County Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons - Orange

1310 West Stewart Drive, Suite 503, Orange, CA 92868

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About Brian A. Palafox

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.

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery)
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Orange County Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons - Orange
1310 West Stewart Drive, Suite 503
Orange, CA 92868
Orange County Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons - Fullerton
301 West Bastanchury Road, Suite 195
Fullerton, CA 92835
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Joseph
Affiliated Locations
St. Joseph Hospital Thoracic Oncology Program - Orange
St. Joseph Hospital Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment Programs - Orange
St. Joseph Hospital Robotic Surgery Program - Orange
Providence St. Joseph Hospital - Orange
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Conditions and Procedures

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
  • Anomalies Of Pulmonary Circulation
  • Anomalous Pulmonary Artery
  • Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
  • Aortic Arch Aneurysm
  • Aortic Root Replacement
  • Aortic Sclerosis
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Ulcer
  • Aortic Valve Mass
  • Aortic Valve Mass Resection
  • Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Ascending Aorta Dilation
  • Ascending Aortic Replacement
  • Atrial Myxoma Resection
  • Atrioventricular Canal Defects
  • Benign Mesothelioma
  • Bicuspid Valve Repair
  • Biopsy Of Lung
  • Bloodless Cardiac Surgery
  • Cardiac Tumor
  • Chest Wall Disorder
  • Chest Wall Resection
  • Chylous Mass
  • Circulatory Assist Devices
  • Congenital Tricuspid Atresia
  • Convergent Procedure
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Embolectomy
  • Empyema
  • Endobronchial Ultrasound
  • Endocardial Cushion Defect
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation Therapy Eecp
  • Epicardial Lead Placement
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Stent
  • Esophagectomy
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • Goiter
  • Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
  • Infiltrative Disorders Of The Heart
  • Infundibular Pulmonic Stenosis
  • Intra Aortic Balloon Pump
  • Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Left Atrial Appendage Closure
  • Lung Abscess
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Mass
  • Lung Resection
  • Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
  • Malignant Effusion
  • Marfan Syndrome
  • Maternal Valvular Disease
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support
  • Median Sternotomy
  • Mediastinal Abscess
  • Mediastinal Mass
  • Mediastinitis
  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Atrial Septal Defect (Asd) Closure
  • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Lobectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Ventricular Septal Defect Closure
  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis
  • Myocardial Bridge
  • Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Open Biopsy Of Bronchus
  • Open Biopsy Of Lesions Of Mediastinum
  • Open Biopsy Of Lung
  • Paravalvular Leak Repair
  • Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
  • Pectus Carinatum
  • Pectus Excavatum
  • Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect (Asd) Closure
  • Percutaneous Ventricular Septal Defect Closure
  • Pericardial Effusion
  • Pericardiocentesis
  • Pericardiotomy
  • Pleurectomy
  • Pleurodesis
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
  • Pulmonary Valve Disorders
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
  • Pulmonic Valve Replacement
  • Reoperative Cardiac Surgery
  • Repair Tracheoesophageal Fistula
  • Replacement Cardiac Valve
  • Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
  • Robotic Heller Myotomy For Achalasia
  • Robotic Lung Surgery
  • Robotic Thoracic Surgery
  • Ross Konno Procedure
  • Rupture Of Papillary Muscle
  • Segmentectomy
  • Septal Myectomy
  • Spontaneous Pneumothorax
  • Subglottic Stenosis
  • Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
  • Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
  • Thoracoscopic Excision Of Mediastinal Mass
  • Thrombectomy
  • Thymectomy
  • Thymoma
  • Thymus Cancer
  • Total Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  • Tracheal Resection
  • Tracheal Stenosis
  • Tracheal Stent Placement
  • Tracheostomy
  • Tracheostomy Revision
  • Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (Tif)
  • Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Tube Pericardiostomy
  • Valvular Endocarditis
  • Valvuloplasty
  • Ventricular Assist Device Bridge To Recovery
  • Ventricular Myxoma
  • Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
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