Dr. Frederick G. Schechter M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
6855 Stone Dr Las Vegas NV, 89110About
Dr. Frederick Schechter is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Schechter specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Schechter typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1965
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bilateral apical intrathoracic masses associated with von Recklinghausen's disease.
- Bilateral apical intrathoracic masses associated with von Recklinghausen's disease.
- Cardiac tamponade following penetrating mediastinal injuries: improved survival with early pericardiocentesis.
- Cardiac tamponade following penetrating mediastinal injuries: improved survival with early pericardiocentesis.
- Identification, localization, and treatment of preinvasive bronchogenic carcinoma.
- Identification, localization, and treatment of preinvasive bronchogenic carcinoma.
- Atrioventricular conduction following ligation of the anterior septal artery in the dog. An electrocardiographic, histopathologic and histochemical study.
- Localization of bronchogenic carcinoma in tuberculous lobes.
- Localization of bronchogenic carcinoma in tuberculous lobes.
- Evaluation of tracheal incisions for tracheostomy.
- Evaluation of tracheal incisions for tracheostomy.
- Bilateral diaphragmatic rupture due to blunt trauma--a rare injury.
- Fell tube insertion after orthograde dilatation of malignant esophageal obstruction: palliation and morbidity.
- Fell tube insertion after orthograde dilatation of malignant esophageal obstruction: palliation and morbidity.
- Multiple primary carcinomas of the head, neck, and lung.
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