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Richard Nelson Gates, MD

Specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

Languages

English

Seeing patients at

  • Gender

    Male

    Board certifications

    American Board of Thoracic Surgery

    Licenses

    CA, G70608

    Network Name

    Optum Care Network California

    Hospital affiliations

    Children's Hospital Orange County (Rady Children's Hospital of Orange County)

  • Education

    Medical School

    • Yale University - School of Medicine

      1982

    Residency

    • Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr (New York, NY)

      1987

    Internship

    • Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr (New York, NY)

      1986

    Fellowship

    • UCLA Medical center

      1994

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