Male 84 years


Dr. Melvin R Platt, MD



Thoracic Surgery   -  Texas,  Dallas

 Overview

Dr. Melvin R Platt, MD works in Dallas, Texas is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery and graduated Baylor College Of Medicine in 1965. Dr. Platt is affiliated with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and practicing for 58 years

 Specialties

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • General Surgery

 Conditions

• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Headache
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery
  ...
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Hand Neuropathy
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Nasal Surgery
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Photosensitivity
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
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 Procedures

• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Endovascular Repair of Aorta
  ...
• Heart Defect Repair
• Impella Device
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lung Removal, Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
• Nerve Block, Sympathetic
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Open Thymectomy
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Segmentectomy, Open
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tracheal Surgery
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 58

 State License

  • Texas

 Education & Training

Medical School

Baylor College Of Medicine

Houston, TX, United States

Graduated: 1965

Residency Hospital

Mass Genl Hospital

Boston, MA, USA

Year completed: 1971

Internship Hospital

Mass Genl Hospital

Boston, MA, USA

Year completed: 1966

 Awards

1   AATS
2   ACS
3   STS

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 CVT Surgical Associates
8230 Walnut Hill Lane Suite 208
Texas (TX)
Dallas
75231
 Phone:(214) 692-6135

Other Office Locations

 Cardiothoracic Surgical Assocs
4708 Alliance Boulevard Suite 700
Texas (TX)
Dallas
75093
 Phone:(214) 692-6135

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



CVT Surgical Associates, 8230 Walnut Hill Lane Suite 208, Dallas, Texas (TX), 75231




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Assurant Health
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Choice
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • Coventry Health Care
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • GEHA
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • MedHealthInsurance
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • Molina
  • Molina Healthcare
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • Preferred PPO
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

8200 Walnut Hill Lane Texas TX, Dallas, 75231

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas is a hospital located in Dallas, TX. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 16 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 15 of 16 procedures.



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