- Dr. Michael Taravella, MD
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Dr. Michael Taravella, MD
Ophthalmology - Colorado, Aurora
Overview
Dr. Michael Taravella, MD works in Aurora, Colorado is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Presby/st Lukes Med Center in 1982. Dr. Taravella is affiliated with University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion and practicing for 42 years
Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Conditions
• Abscess• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Blepharitis
• Botulinum Toxin Injection
• Bowel Strangulation
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1
• Chorioretinal Scars
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• Chronic Infections
• Colic
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Dependence
• Dermatitis
• Diverticulitis
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Extra-Articular Fracture
• Eyebrows, Duplication of, With Stretchable Skin and Syndactyly
• Fecal Impaction Removal
• Feeding Assessment
• Fibrocystic Breast Disease
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Hepatitis A
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Hypercholesterolemia Due to LDL Receptor Deficiency
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Kidney Cryosurgery
• Laser Microsurgery
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Lymphocytosis
• Metastatic Tumors (Brain)
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Multiple Miscarriages
• Nail and Nail Bed Infection
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Nickel Contact Allergy
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Surgery
• Obstetric Procedures
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pancreas Disorders
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
• Pyloromyotomy
• Radial Keratotomy
• Radiation Proctitis
• Radiation-Related Neoplasm
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Ritalin Abuse
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Rumination Disorder
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Schizophreniform and Schizoaffective Disorder
• Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Disorders
• Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Stereotactic Lesions
• Stripping of Varicose Veins
• Thinning of Skin
• Thrombolytic Therapy
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
• Tomosynthesis-Guided Breast Biopsy
• Tonsillectomy
• Torsion Dystonia
• Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
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Procedures
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (ALK)
• Anterior Vitrectomy
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Astigmatism
• Bell's Palsy
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Blepharitis
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• Blepharorrhaphy
• Blind Hypotensive Eye
• Blindness
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Chalazion
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Choroidal Neovascular Membranes (CNVM)
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Contact Lens Services
• Cornea Transplant
• Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
• Corneal Erosion
• Corneal Ulcer
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Diabetic Cataracts
• Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diplopia
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
• Drusen
• Dry Eyes
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Endophthalmitis
• Entropion
• Esotropia
• Excision or Destruction of Lesion of Cornea
• Exophoria
• Exotropia
• Extraocular Muscle Surgery
• Eyelid Surgery
• Farsightedness
• Floaters
• Foveal and-or Macular Hypoplasia
• Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Glaucoma
• Glaucoma Surgery
• Graves' Disease
• Headache
• Herpetic Keratitis
• Heterophoria
• Hypertropia
• Hyphema
• Hypotony of Eye
• Hypotropia
• Keratitis
• Keratoconus
• Lazy Eye
• Macular Edema
• Macular Hole
• Malignant Neoplasm of Eye
• Migraine
• Nearsightedness
• Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Ocular Hypertension
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Ocular Surface Reconstruction
• Optic Neuritis
• Paracentesis of Anterior Eye
• Parasitic Endophthalmitis
• Pigment Dispersion Syndrome
• Pinguecula
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Presbyopia
• Progressive High Myopia
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Pterygium
• Pterygium Excision
• Purulent Endophthalmitis
• Relaxing Incisions, Corneal
• Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
• Repair of Eye Laceration
• Repair of Retinal Detachment or Retinal Tear
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Dystrophy
• Retinal Hemorrhage
• Retinal Ischemia
• Retinal Neovascularization
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
• Sarcoidosis
• Senile Cataracts
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Still's Disease
• Stye
• Trichiasis
• Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
• Visual Field Defects
• Vitrectomy (incl. Macular Hole Repair)
• Vitreous Hemorrhage
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Years Since Graduation
- 42
State License
- Colorado
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Presby/st Lukes Med Center
Denver, CO, USA
Year completed: 1982
Denver, CO, USA
Year completed: 1982
Fellowship Hospital
University Conn
Farmington, CT, USA
Year completed: 1986
Farmington, CT, USA
Year completed: 1986
Medical School
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine
Denver, CO, United States
Graduated: 1981
Denver, CO, United States
Graduated: 1981
Residency Hospital
University Tex Med Br
Galveston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1985
Galveston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1985
Awards
1 AAO
2 AMA
3 COS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Office Address
12605 East 16th Avenue
Colorado (CO)
Aurora
80045
Phone:(720) 848-0000
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- American Enterprise Group
- American Republic
- Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Cofinity
- Cofinity PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- First Choice Health
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Heritage Signature
- Humana
- LocalPlus
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- Pathway X Bronze Direct CACA IN HIX
- PHCS Network PPO
- POMCO Group
- Premera Blue Cross
- Thrivent Financial
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion
12605 East 16th Avenue
Colorado CO,
Aurora,
80045
University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion is a District Authority owned hospital located in Aurora, CO. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 8 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 10 of 14 procedures.
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