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Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD

Accepting New Patients

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

Tufts University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: breast surgery

320 Dardanelli Lane Suite 17
Los Gatos, CA 95032

(408) 871-3400

Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD is a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA specializing in general surgery. She graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital and El Camino Health.

Office Locations

320 Dardanelli Lane Suite 17
Los Gatos, CA 95032

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2012 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, breast procedures and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
breast procedures	34
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	315
image guided procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	26
minor procedures	26
neck imaging	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	83
women's imaging	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, breast procedures and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
breast procedures	33
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	339
image guided procedures	32
minimally invasive procedures	32
minor procedures	32
neck imaging	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	101
women's imaging	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, breast procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
breast procedures	38
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	407
excision	12
image guided procedures	17
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	17
minor procedures	17
neck imaging	64
open surgery	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	90
women's imaging	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), breast procedures, women's imaging and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
breast procedures	56
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	349
image guided procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	30
minor procedures	30
neck imaging	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	109
women's imaging	56

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, breast procedures and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
breast procedures	58
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	330
image guided procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	22
minor procedures	22
neck imaging	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	117
women's imaging	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), breast procedures, women's imaging and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	104
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	364
excision	12
neck imaging	59
open surgery	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	151
women's imaging	92

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, breast procedures and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
breast procedures	50
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	354
image guided procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
minor procedures	15
neck imaging	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	119
women's imaging	50

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2019 were ultrasound (sonogram), breast procedures, women's imaging and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	99
doctor visit	370
image guided procedures	11
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck imaging	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	149
women's imaging	88

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, breast procedures and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	42
doctor visit	270
neck imaging	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	90
women's imaging	42

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), breast procedures, women's imaging and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	86
doctor visit	359
neck imaging	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	135
women's imaging	86

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, breast procedures and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	40
doctor visit	353
lymph node procedures	14
neck imaging	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	95
women's imaging	40

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated as a general surgeon in Los Gatos, CA were ultrasound (sonogram), breast procedures, neck imaging and women's imaging.

aspiration	23
breast procedures	58
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	346
excision	12
image guided procedures	21
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	21
minor procedures	23
neck imaging	57
open surgery	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	112
women's imaging	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	6
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	154
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	73
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	87

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	46
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Residency: UMass Memorial Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Good Samaritan Hospital

El Camino Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, Blue Shield of California, Medicare Advantage, Aetna POS, Valley Health Plan HMO, SCAN Health Plan, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicare, Health Net PPO, Health Net HMO, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Anthem, United Healthcare PPO, Health Net POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna Medicare PPO, Alignment Health Plan Medicare HMO, Alignment Health Plan Medicare PPO and Valley Health Plan HMO - Covered California (Santa Clara County).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

Blue Shield of California

Medicare Advantage

Aetna POS

Valley Health Plan HMO

SCAN Health Plan

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Medicare

Health Net PPO

Health Net HMO

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Anthem

United Healthcare PPO

Health Net POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna Medicare PPO

Alignment Health Plan Medicare HMO

Alignment Health Plan Medicare PPO

Valley Health Plan HMO - Covered California (Santa Clara County)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Gatos, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-03-08

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Traina has always cared about my health & made me comfortable with the care she has given me.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$621 Advanced Energy Cutting Device $621
HOLOGIC INC	$556 viera $218	Suros $175	CONTURA $163
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$502 BioZorb $502
ImpediMed, Inc.	$500 $500
Shire North American Group Inc	$469 Cinryze $469
Other	$2,716 Magtrace $356	ELIQUIS $248	SAVI SCOUT $215	DERMACELL $198	Perjeta $127	Other $1,572

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,279
Travel and Lodging	$542
Honoraria	$500
Education	$42

Biography

Dr. Valerie Traina specializes in general surgery. Her patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Traina has a special interest in breast surgery. Anthem, Blue California, and Valley Health Plan are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Traina honors. Dr. Traina is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine. Her medical residency was performed at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare and UMass Memorial Medical Center. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Good Samaritan Hospital and El Camino Health. According to El Camino Health, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Los Gatos, CA.