Dr. Josef J Vanek, MD



General Surgery   -  Pennsylvania,  Uniontown

 Overview

Dr. Josef J Vanek, MD works in Uniontown, Pennsylvania is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Deborah Heart And Lung Center in 1995. Dr. Vanek is affiliated with Uniontown Hospital and practicing for 34 years

 Specialties

  • General Surgery

 Conditions

• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy
• Arthritic Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joints
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Bile Duct Procedure
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
• Conjunctivoplasty
  ...
• Cupping Therapy
• Descemet's Stripping With Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Esophageal Tumor
• Exercise Management
• Facial Paresthesia
• Fear of Getting Married
• Food Allergy - Tree Nuts
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
• Hypochondriasis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Jaw Dystonia
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Optic Ataxia
• Photosensitivity
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Infections
• Skin Lesion
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopy
• Throat Swab
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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 Procedures

• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Arteriovenous Fistula Repair
• Arteriovenous Shunt Creation
• Biliary Drainage
• Biopsy of Breast
• Bone Marrow Biopsy
• Colectomy
• Cystectomy
• Cystotomy
  ...
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Destruction of Anal Tumor
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Embolectomy, Thrombectomy, or Vessel Exploration
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision of Rectal Tumor
• Excision of Stomach Tumor
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Laparotomy
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Orchiectomy
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Parathyroidectomy
• Peripheral Artery Bypass Procedures
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal of Arteriovenous Shunt for Renal Dialysis
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Revision of Arteriovenous Shunt for Renal Dialysis
• Segmentectomy, Open
• Skin Grafts
• Sphincterotomy
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Thyroid Lobectomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Varicose Vein Procedure
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 34

 State License

  • Pennsylvania

 Education & Training

Fellowship Hospital

Deborah Heart And Lung Center

Year completed: 1995

Residency Hospital

St Francis Med Center

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Year completed: 1994

Internship Hospital

St Francis Med Center

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Year completed: 1990

Medical School

Suny Upstate Medical University (Syracuse)

Syracuse, NY, United States

Graduated: 1989

 Awards

1   FACS

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Laurel Ridge Surgical Assocs
196 West Main Street
Pennsylvania (PA)
Uniontown
15401
 Phone:(724) 439-1020

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Laurel Ridge Surgical Assocs, 196 West Main Street, Uniontown, Pennsylvania (PA), 15401




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Amerihealth
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CHAMPVA
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • Community Blue PPO
  • CoreSource
  • Coventry Health America PPO
  • Coventry Health Care
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Gateway Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Golden Rule
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • HealthSmart
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Humana
  • Medicaid
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • Meritain Health
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • NGS CoreSource
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • Select
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare
  • UPMC
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • UPMC PPO
  • Wells Fargo Insurance
  • Worker's Compensation WC
  • Workers Compensation

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 Affiliated Hospitals


Uniontown Hospital photo


Uniontown Hospital

500 West Berkeley Street Pennsylvania PA, Uniontown, 15401

Uniontown Hospital is a hospital located in Uniontown, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 3 of 8 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 6 of 8 procedures.



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