Physician

Thoracic Surgery

Lana Schumacher is an expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery. She studied medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is a one of the best medicals schools. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is ranked 13 in research and 7 in primary care medicine She has 2 awards "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Doctor Lana Y. Schumacher, MD has written publications. She has 9 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Outcome after total hip arthroplasty. Comparison of a traditional disease-specific and a quality-of-life measurement of outcome.' She accepts Medicare.

Publications

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• Immunosensitization of tumor cells to dendritic cell-activated immune responses with the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (PS-341, Velcade).
• Enhanced tumor responses to dendritic cells in the absence of CD8-positive cells.
• High grade soft tissue sarcoma of the flexor fossae. Size rather than compartmental status determine prognosis.
• Differences between patients' and physicians' evaluations of outcome after total hip arthroplasty.
• Outcome after total hip arthroplasty. Comparison of a traditional Disease-specific and a quality-of-life measurement of outcome.
• Human dendritic cell maturation by adenovirus transduction enhances tumor antigen-specific T-cell responses.
• Broad antitumor protection by dendritic cells administered to CD8alpha knock out mice.
• Natural killer cells play a critical role in the immune response following immunization with melanoma-antigen-engineered dendritic cells.

Schools

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• University of California At Los Angeles

Procedures Preformed

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• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
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Conditions Treated

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• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Stanford University
• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1992991657
NPPES Provider LastName		SCHUMACHER
NPPES Provider FirstName		LANA
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		152124756
NPPES Provider State		PA
Specialty Description		Thoracic Surgery
Total Claim Count		57.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1992991657
Last Name Of The Provider	SCHUMACHER
First Name Of The Provider	LANA
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