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Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Eastern Virginia Medical School (1992)

100 High Street C3 Room 418
Buffalo, NY 14203

(716) 859-7607

Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Buffalo, NY specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1992 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD is affiliated with Kaleida Health.

Office Locations

Address:

100 High Street C3 Room 418
Buffalo, NY 14203

aspiration	142
doctor visit	12
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
open surgery	14
pleural drainage	141
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
thoracostomy	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	36
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

aspiration	89
cardiac procedures	13
hospital care	68
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	68
minimally invasive procedures	12
pleural drainage	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	24
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	55
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

aspiration	86
cardiac procedures	10
hospital care	61
implant surgery	10
inpatient care	61
minimally invasive procedures	9
pleural drainage	85

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	28
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	55
Dementia	22
Cancer	20

aspiration	144
cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	12
hospital care	171
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	171
minimally invasive procedures	10
pleural drainage	143
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	31

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	32
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	54
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	51
Dementia	29
Cancer	23

aspiration	148
cardiac procedures	21
hospital care	148
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	148
minimally invasive procedures	20
pleural drainage	147
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	28

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	26
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	48
Dementia	29
Cancer	19

aspiration	40
cardiac procedures	11
hospital care	60
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	60
minimally invasive procedures	24
pleural drainage	53
thoracostomy	12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	12
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	54
Dementia	27
Cancer	19

aspiration	100
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
pleural drainage	99
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	27
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	51
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

aspiration	62
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
pleural drainage	61

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	52
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

aspiration	72
cardiac procedures	14
hospital care	129
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	129
minimally invasive procedures	13
pleural drainage	71
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	30

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Buffalo, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, pleural drainage and aspiration.

aspiration	98
cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	12
hospital care	108
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	108
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	14
pleural drainage	99
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
thoracostomy	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	99
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	40
85 and over	18
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	44

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD treated were heart failure, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	34
Cancer	15
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1992. He completed residency at SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (1992)

Residency: SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals (1997)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kurt Vonfricken, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Kaleida Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,960 GENERAL BRADY $299	IMAGEREADY MR-CONDITIONAL PACING SYSTEM $170	SQ-RX PULSE GENERATOR $153	EMBLEM MRI S-ICD $139	EMBLEM S ICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM $117	Other $1,081
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,764 Micra $1,534	COREVALVE EVOLUT R $79	Affinity $79	Situate $59	PERCEPTA QUAD CRT-P MRI SURESCAN $13
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$1,591 LifeVest $1,591
AtriCure, Inc.	$1,399 Cardiovascular $992	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $197	ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $120	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS $37	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $30	Other $23
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,336 INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $386	EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $268	MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve $208	Pericardial Heart Valves $98	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $81	Other $296
Other	$6,009 XARELTO $1,337	Impella $501	ORBACTIV $198	(9270) Lasers $194	ELIQUIS $160	Other $3,620

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$12,021
Travel and Lodging	$1,971
Education	$67

Biography

Dr. Kurt Vonfricken specializes in thoracic surgery. Dr. Vonfricken is professionally affiliated with Kaleida Health. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with SUNY, University at Buffalo, Dr. Vonfricken attended medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School.