Thao Drcar, MS, ANP-BC, CNS

Adult Nurse Practitioner

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Specialties

Pulmonology (Lung)Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE), Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Practice Locations

Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health
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9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037
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Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center at UC San Diego Health
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9434 Medical Center Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
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About Thao Drcar, MS, ANP-BC, CNS

Thao Drcar, MS, is a board-certified adult nurse practitioner (ANP-BC) and clinical nurse specialist (CNS) who treats patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). She helps manage the complex care of patients who are undergoing pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) surgery and balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA).

Prior to joining UC San Diego Health in 2011, Drcar was a nurse practitioner in cardiac care at Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego Cardiac Center, Scripps Clinic Medical Group and Green Hospital. She has also served as an adjunct clinical professor at San Diego State University for students in the advanced practice nursing of adults and elderly concentration.

Drcar earned her Master of Science in nursing from San Diego State University. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego.

In addition to English, Drcar is fluent in Vietnamese.

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UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.

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