Overview of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA is ranked No. 7 on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll. It is nationally ranked in 12 adult specialties and rated high performing in 10 adult procedures and conditions. It is a general medical and surgical facility. It is a teaching hospital.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles was founded in 1902. The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's health system has more than 40 locations. At Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai doctors have performed two kinds of valve procedures – percutaneous mitral valve repairs and aortic valve replacements – more than at any other site in the U.S. Via the Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Cedars-Sinai serves as the official team orthopedists for three of Los Angeles’ professional sports teams – the Clippers, Dodgers and Rams.
Cedars-Sinai’s Pain Center has a multidisciplinary team made up of anesthesiologists, physical medicine specialists, psychologists (and one clinical psychologist) and dentists. Other specialized care in the Department of Neurology includes the Multiple Sclerosis Center, the Headache Center, the Movement Disorders Program – where the Parkinson’s Disease Center is housed – the Epilepsy Program and the ALS Program.
Among innovations at Cedars-Sinai are the first use of a certain kind of enzyme to dissolve blood clots in the heart; invention of a catheter that measures blood flow and heart pressures; and establishment of the nation’s first comprehensive women’s heart center.
Smidt Heart Institute
Year after year, thousands of people trust their hearts to Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Our cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and specialized care teams treat the full spectrum of heart disease and disorders, while our investigators continue to advance the field with groundbreaking, life-saving research. From genetic counseling and targeted drug therapies to an increasing array of minimally invasive procedures, Cedars-Sinai continues to stand at the forefront of technology, innovation and discovery improving patient outcomes.
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