With four cardiac surgeons, three thoracic surgeons, a team of physician assistants and nurse practitioners, the Cardiothoracic Surgery team has a busy daily clinic, inpatient service and operating room schedule.
Our cardiac surgeons provide a broad range of services, with a strong focus on: • Coronary disease
• Valve repair or replacement • Disease or injury of the aorta
Our thoracic surgeons provide expertise in all areas of chest surgery, including: • Lung • Chest wall • Esophageal procedures Both teams are skilled with minimally invasive approaches to surgery, including the use of our daVinci surgical robot. Our surgeons collaborate with our structural cardiologists to offer a catheter-based heart valve replacement for those patients who qualify. This approach allows a dramatically reduced hospital stay, recovery
time and no major incisions. Inpatient Services
Our inpatient services are on the seventh floor of the Heart Hospital. Nurse Manager, Shannon Cusick oversees a staff focused on providing outstanding pre-and-postoperative care and recovery.
The nurses are trained in managing drains, pacemakers and specialty devices unique to our cardiac population. This floor also includes exercise physiologists whose key role is ensuring all appropriate patients are safely getting out of bed and working on their recovery. Outpatient Clinics Patients are seen every day in one of the outpatient clinics within the HLVI building or the Cancer Institute, with onsite testing as needed.
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