Dr. Richard Shemin is a renowned thoracic and cardiac surgeon in Los Angeles, California. He received his medical diploma from Boston University School of Medicine in 1974. After getting his medical degree, he did an internship at Brigham & Women's Hospital in 1975. Dr. Shemin completed his medical education with a residency in general surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in 1980, a residency in thoracic surgery at NYU School of Medicine in 1982 and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. He is certified by the American Board in thoracic and cardiac surgery. His subspecialty is general cardiac surgery. This doctor works at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica. He was awarded 16 honors, including: ACC Fellow, ACS Fellow, America’s Top Doctors for 11 years, Top Doctors: LA Area in 2013, Boston Herald in 2005 and Top Doctors: Southern California in 2012. He has published a huge number of articles in collaboration with other doctors.