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- ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS
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- 23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- 35 INSURANCES ACCEPTED
- SPEAKS English, Spanish
- Emory University School Of Medicine
- 1 COMMENT
- 3 AWARDS
- 2 SPECIALTIES
- 8 AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- 2 BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
- 1 HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
- 2 LOCATIONS
Patients’ Perspective
- Easy scheduling
- On-time appointments
- Friendly staff
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Locations
Dr. Faraz Kerendi has 2 locations
Specialties
Dr. Faraz Kerendi has the following 2 specialties
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Faraz Kerendi has the following 8 areas of expertise
- Vascular Malformations
- Heart Transplantation
- Diabetes Complications
- Varicose Veins
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Reperfusion Injury
- Aneurysm
Awards
3 Awards
On-Time Doctor Award (2020, 2015)
Vitals On-Time + Promptness Award recognizes doctors with consistent high ratings for timeliness of appointments. The honor is granted based on a physician's overall and promptness scores.
Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2020, 2015)
Compassionate Doctor certification is granted to physicians who treat their patients with the utmost kindness. The honor is granted based on a physician's overall and bedside manner scores.
Patients' Choice Award (2020)
Patients' Choice recognition reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of his/her patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores, as voted by patients.
Education
23 Years Experience
Emory University School Of Medicine
Graduated in 1999
Dr. Faraz Kerendi Accepts the Following Insurance
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aexcel PPO
- Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan MRF
- Ambetter Superior Health Plan
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
- BCBS TX Blue Advantage HMO
- BCBS TX BlueChoice
- Blue Essentials HMO
- CIGNA HMO
- CIGNA LocalPlus
- CIGNA Open Access Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Austin HMOx
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana HMO
- Humana HMO Premier
- Humana HMO Premier MRF
- Humana National HMO
- Humana National POS
- Humana Preferred PPO
- MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
- Oscar Insurance TX
- PHCS PPO
- Sendero IdealCare
- TX Ambetter
- UHC Choice Plus POS
- UHC Navigate HMO
- UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
- UHC Navigate POS
- UHC Options PPO
More about Dr. Faraz Kerendi
Faraz Kerendi, M.D is originally from Los Angeles, California. He earned his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. His residency in general surgery and cardiac surgery fellowship were both completed at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Kerendi is board-certified in general surgery and board eligible in cardiothoracic surgery. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery and the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Kerendi has received numerous research and teaching awards and published multiple papers in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. His clinical areas of interest include aortic root surgery, minimally invasive valve surgery, endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms, off-pump coronary artery bypass, heart transplantation, and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Prior to joining CTVS in July 2009, Dr. Kerendi was the chief resident of cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University School of Medicine.
