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Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery

Our highly skilled cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons offer a comprehensive range of services including:

Adult cardiac surgery

Procedures Include:
Coronary bypass
Valve repair/replacement
Repair of congenital defects
Repair of aneurysms, dissections and trauma to the thoracic aorta

Noncardiac thoracic surgery
Our surgeons are also board certified in thoracic surgery and provide expertise in thoracic surgery to the region.

Thoracic surgery is the repair of organs located in the thorax - or chest. The thoracic cavity lies between the neck and the diaphragm and contains the heart and lungs (cardiopulmonary system), the esophagus, trachea, chest wall and diaphragm. Thoracic surgery repairs diseased or injured organs and tissues in the thoracic cavity.

Procedures Include:
Pleural and pulmonary diseases
Lung cancer
Esophageal cancer
Complex esophageal strictures
Chest wall tumors and injuries
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery

Thoracic surgeons work closely with our oncologists, pulmonologists and radiation therapists to offer a multidisciplinary approach to thoracic cancers.