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Practitioner Profile - Virginia Board of Medicine
Unless otherwised indicated, this information has been self-reported and has not been verified by the Board of Medicine.
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On Topaz, MD
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LICENSE # 0101050676
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Issue Date: 4/1/1994
Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Status:
Current Active
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Disclaimer: General
The following information contained in this database is provided from the records of
the Board of Medicine.
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The Department and the Board have taken measures to assure that the above
information reflects information contained in records that it maintains consistent
with its statutory responsibility to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry.
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Required information provided by doctors:
- Practice information (location(s), telephone number(s), translating services,
percentage of time spent at location(s)
- Education
- Years in active clinical practice
- Board Certifications
- Hospital affiliations
- Academic appointments
- Publications
- Medicaid participation
- Actions
- Felony convictions
- Paid claims in the most recent ten years
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- Insurance plans accepted or managed care plans in which they participate
- Self-Designated practice area
- Honors and awards received
- Medicare information
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- Days of the week at practice location
- Maiden name
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Disclaimer: Malpractice Information
When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:
Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.
Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.
Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.
Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.
The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.
Presentation of Required Data:
As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over
$10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data
covers their total years of practice.
To provide perspective regarding the reported data, the Board displays information about the paid claims experience of the practitioner's specialty along with the practitioner's history of paid claims. In reporting the data in this manner, each practitioner is seen relative to other practitioners in the specialty, rather than to all practitioners in all specialties.
Paid claims are not expressed in dollar amounts. Each paid claim has been analyzed and assigned to one of three statistical categories: below average, average, or above average. This analysis was made relative to the other claims in the specialty in which the claim occurred.
The information provided, in the manner provided, should offer perspective about this aspect of medical practice. You could miss an opportunity for high quality care by excluding a doctor based solely on the presence of a malpractice history. You may wish to discuss information provided in this report, and malpractice generally, with your doctor.
Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Charles George veterans Affairs Medical Center
1100 Tunnel Road
Cardiology
Asheville, NC 28805
Phone: 828-298-7911
Fax: 828-299-5885
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 100% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri
- Translation services are available.
Type(s) of Translation Services Available:
Hearing impaired
Non-English language(s) spoken
- Non-English Languages spoken in Office
Hebrew
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Hebrew
Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada:
34
Years in Active Clinical Practice Outside US/Canada:
6
Medicaid
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Does Not Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is not accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Medicare
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Is a Medicare participating provider
Is accepting new Medicare patients
Virginia
Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 12/14/2020
None Reported
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 12/14/2020
(Asheville,NC) Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Grad School: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
State: Tel Aviv
Country: Israel
Year Completed: 1979
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Cardiovascular Pathology
University of MN
St. Paul,
MN
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 1984
Cardiology
University of Miami
Miami,
FL
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 1989
Interventional Cardiology
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond,
VA
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 1990
Continuing Education
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Continuing Hours:
150
Since:
2018
Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of
Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of
Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 12/14/2020
None Reported
Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Cardiovascular Diseases
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 12/14/2020
None Reported
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 12/14/2020
THE WINTHROP INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY FELLOW AWARD
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 39th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
1990
PFIZER RESEARCH GRANT
1996
INTERVENTIONAL VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH GRANT
1997
SCIMED RESEARCH GRANT
1997
ECLIPSE RESEARCH GRANT
1998
I.V.T. RESEARCH GRANT
1998
NAMIC USA RESEARCH GRANT
1998
SCHNEIDER RESEARCH GRANT
1998
Am Board Of Laser Surg & Med
Am Soc Laser Surg MEd
1998
Board Certification in Laser Medicine & Surgery
AM Soc Laser Surgery Medicine
1998
MEDTRONIC RESEARCH GRANT
1999
MERCK RESEARCH GRANT
2000
SPECTRANETICS RESEARCH GRANT
2000
In the eye of the storm award
New Cardiovascular Horizons
2005
The ON TOPAZ Interventional Cardiology award for interventional cardiology fellow of the year
McGUire VAMC/VCU
2010
Academic Appointments
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine (Previously MCV) - Richmond VA
Rank:
Full Professor
Years:
1993-2009
Duke University School Of Medicine - Durham NC
Rank:
Full Professor
Years:
2010-present
Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 12/14/2020
Duke University School of Medicine
Rank:
Full Professor
Years:
2010-present
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 12/14/2020
excimer laser thrombolysis;an emerging option for acute ischemic coronary syndromes
Lasers in Medical Science
16;130-132
Date: 01 2001
In-vivo effect of coronary laser angioplasty on atherosclerotic plaques;histopathologic analysis
Cardiovascular Pathology
10;223-228
Date: 01 2001
Effectiveness of excimer laser coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction or in unstable angina pectoris
American Journal of Cardiology
87;849-855
Date: 04 2001
Excimer laser revascularization : current indications,applications and techniques
Lasers in Medical Science
16;72-77
Date: 06 2001
Alterations of platelet aggregation kinetics with ultaviolet laser emission; the stunned platelets phenomenon
Thrombosis and Haemostasis
86;1087-1093
Date: 08 2001
Application of excimer laser angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
29;185-192
Date: 01 2003
aneurysm of fossa ovalis in adults-a pathologic study
cardiovascular Pathology
12;219-225
Date: 05 2003
effectiveness of excimer laser angioplasty in patients with acute coronary syndromes
American Journal of Cardiology
91;797-802
Date: 08 2003
power thrombectomy in acute coronary syndromes
Angiology
54;457-468
Date: 09 2003
Laser in Cardiovascular Interventions
A book: Topaz O., editor
Springer, London UK
Date: 10 2015
Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 12/14/2020
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 12/14/2020
None Reported
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
No Notices or Orders on file
Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 12/14/2020
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported
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