Cardiac Surgery – Erlanger

Why Choose Erlanger for Heart Surgery?

The Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute is home to nationally renowned innovators in minimally invasive robotic heart surgery. Performing highly advanced, life-saving procedures through small incisions, our heart surgery team is taking cardiac care to the next level in our region and beyond. For patients, this means faster recovery with less pain and a shorter hospital stay.We offer a wide range of surgical options including open sternotomy and minimally invasive/advanced robotic surgery for coronary revascularization or heart valve repairs, and off-pump/beating-heart surgery.

Our surgeons collaborate closely with our caridologists, cardiac anesthesiologists,interventionists, and electrophysiologists to provide the most advanced hybrid treatments. Hybrid procedures combine the advantages of cardiac surgeryand interventional (catheter-based) approaches to offer patients the best both treatment worlds. Our hybrid options include convergent procedures, left atrial appendage occlusions, robotic maze, and TAVR/robotic cases.

Advanced Cardiothoracic Robotic Surgery

Open Cardiac Procedures

Advanced Aortic Surgery

Advanced Atrial Fibrillation Surgery

Circulatory Support

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An aortic dissection is often fatal. Luckily, Shirley Lipscomb was quickly taken to the Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute where Dr. Larry Shears performed the delicate repair.

John Querry of Blue Ridge, GA, knew something was wrong when heard a pop in his low back. An astute ER physician determined John had suffered a deadly aortic rupture.

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Cardiac Surgery - Erlanger