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Specialty:
Surgery, Cardiac
Department Affiliation:
Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
State License:
A37669
Languages:
Hebrew
Phone:
310-206-1837
Status Category
This physician is an affiliate of the UCLA Medical Group but is not employed by UCLA.
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Dr. Laks, Our Superhero
From broken to healed
Links
uclahealth.org/heart
surgery.ucla.edu
Primary Office
Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
100 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 630E
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone
310-206-1837
Fax
310-825-9012
Medical Board Certifications
Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 1975
Certification 2
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1976
Residency
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women?s Hospitaland Massachusetts General Hospital, 1969-1974
Residency 2
Surgery, Hadassah Medical Organization, 1968-1969
Residency 3
Pathology, Hadassah Medical Organization, 1967-1968
Internship
Surgery and Medicine, Johannesburg General Hospital, 1966-1967
Degree
University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, MD, 1965
Interests
  • Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

    Surgery for Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return for Children

    Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a condition where the vessels from the lungs take an abnormal path back to the heart. TAPVR surgery is open heart surgery to fix this problem.
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  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Assist Devices
  • Atrial Septal Defect Repair

    Atrial Septal Defect Transcatheter Repair for Children

    Atrial septal defect (ASD) transcatheter repair is a procedure to fix a hole in the atrial septum. The atrial septum is a wall that separates the right and left upper chambers in the heart (atria). This hole is called an atrial septal defect or ASD. Your child will not need an incision in the chest wall for this procedure.
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  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

    Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

    Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is a procedure used to treat coronary artery disease. One way to treat the blocked or narrowed arteries is to bypass the blocked portion of the coronary artery with a piece of a healthy blood vessel from elsewhere in the body.
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  • Heart
  • Heart Lung Transplant

    Heart Transplant

    A heart transplant is surgery to remove the diseased heart from a person and replace it with a healthy one from an organ donor. To remove the heart from the donor, two or more healthcare providers must declare the donor brain-dead.
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  • Heart Transplant

    Heart Transplant

    A heart transplant is surgery to remove the diseased heart from a person and replace it with a healthy one from an organ donor. To remove the heart from the donor, two or more healthcare providers must declare the donor brain-dead.
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  • Infants
  • Maze Procedure (for atrial fibrillation)

    Atrial Fibrillation Surgery

    The Maze procedure is a type of heart surgery to treat atrial fibrillation.  Traditionally, the Maze procedure is done as part of an open-heart surgery assisted with a heart-lung machine (cardiopulmonary bypass).
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  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

    Methods of Surgery

    An "open" surgery means cutting the skin and tissues so that the surgeon has a full view of the structures or organs involved. Minimally invasive surgery is a relatively new approach that allows the patient to recuperate faster with less pain. Not all conditions are suitable for this type of surgery.
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  • Mitral Valve Surgery

    Mitral Valve Replacement: Open

    An open mitral valve replacement is a surgery to replace a poorly working mitral valve with an artificial valve. The mitral valve, one of the heart's four valves, helps blood flow through the heart and out to the body. The mitral valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle. Your doctor will replace your poorly working mitral valve with an artificial valve. This will ensure that blood can flow into the left ventricle and then flow out to the body normally, without putting extra stress on the heart. The surgery is called “open” because it uses a traditional larger incision to expose the heart. This incision is larger than the incision used in minimally invasive mitral valve replacement surgery.
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  • Pectus Excavatum / Carinatum
  • Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
  • Pericardial Window

    Pericardial Window

    A pericardial window is a procedure done on the sac around the heart. Surgically removing a small part of the sac lets doctors drain excess fluid from the sac.
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  • Pericardiectomy

    Pericardiectomy

    A pericardiectomy is a procedure done on the sac around the heart. A surgeon cuts away this sac or a large part of this sac. This allows the heart to move freely.
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  • Tricuspid Valve Surgery
  • Ventricular Aneurysms Repair
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Medical Education

Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery - Dr. Hillel Laks | 2017 UCLA ACHD Symposium
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