Dr. Brian Bethea, MD – Baltimore, MD

Overview of Dr. Bethea

Dr. Brian Bethea is a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD and is affiliated with MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. Dr. Bethea accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 12 doctors at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

• Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 2005 - 2008

• Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2005

• University of Oklahoma College of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

• MD State Medical License 2001 - 2024

• FL State Medical License 2014 - 2020

• TX State Medical License 2008 - 2016

• American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
• American Board of Thoracic SurgeryCardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

• Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

• 58 citations

  2-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Symptomatic Mitral Regurgitation.

  David W.M. Muller, Paul Sorajja, Alison Duncan, Brian Bethea, Gry Dahle, Paul A. Grayburn, Vasilis C. Babaliaros, Mayra Guerrero, Vinod H. Thourani, Francesco Bedogni,...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021 Nov 9
• 125 citations

  Initial Feasibility Study of a New Transcatheter Mitral Prosthesis: The First 100 Patients

  Paul Sorajja, Neil Moat, Vinay Badhwar, Darren L. Walters, Gaetano Paone, Brian Bethea, Richard Bae, Gry Dahle, Mubashir Mumtaz, Paul A. Grayburn, Samir R. Kapadia, Va...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019 Mar 26
• 87 citations

  The incidence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with late right-sided heart failure in patients supported with an axial-flow left ventricular assist device

  Jonathan D. Rich, Igor Gosev, Chetan B. Patel, Susan M. Joseph, Jason N. Katz, Peter Eckman, Sangjin Lee, Kartik S. Sundareswaran, Ahmet Kilic, Brian Bethea, Behzad So...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2017 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

• Advice for Hospitals Starting a Structural Heart ProgramApril 22nd, 2021

• Delray Medical Center Spotlights Procedure to Reduce Stroke RisksFebruary 18th, 2016

• Procedure Speeds Healing Time for Heart SurgeryFebruary 3rd, 2014

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna Choice POS II
  Aetna HMO
  BCBS Blue Card PPO
  BCBS Texas BlueChoice
  CIGNA HMO
  CIGNA Open Access
  CIGNA PPO
  

  First Health PPO
  Great West PPO
  Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  Multiplan PHCS PPO
  Multiplan PPO
  United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
  United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  

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