Education
Medical school
Dr. Wakefield attended Medical College of Wisconsin and graduated in
1977 (45 years ago).
About Me
Dr. Wakefield works at Aurora Medical Group Inc, which has 2811 other health providers.
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiology
- 45+ years
- Male
- 1811901697
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Wakefield is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Aurora Medical Center - Summit
As an interventional cardiology and cardiology, Dr. Wakefield may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Wakefield what conditions he treats. Dr. Wakefield may treat additional conditions not listed.
- ARDS
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Adult congenital heart disease
- Amyloidosis
- Aneurysms
- Angina
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve disease
Specialties
Dr. Wakefield is an interventional cardiology and cardiology. His primary specialty is interventional cardiology.
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. The main advantages of using the interventional cardiology or radiology approach are the avoidance of the scars and pain, and long post-operative recovery.
Cardiology
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine. Pediatric cardiologists are pediatricians who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiothoracic surgeons or cardiac surgeons, a specialty of general surgery.