Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Skilled cardiac surgeons at GW Hospital perform a comprehensive range of cardiovascular procedures such asvalvular surgery(including mitral valve repair and transcatheter aortic valve replacement), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO),innovative coronary artery bypass surgeryandother revascularization procedures to help patients with advanced heart disease. To schedule an appointment, please call our referral service at 888-4GW-DOCS. Find a Doctor Some patients are born with defective heart valves that affect blood flow through the heart. In addition, infection, rheumatic fever and the aging process can damage healthy heart valves. Surgeons at GW Hospital are recognized nationally for their expertise in valvular surgery (including mitral valve repair and transcatheter aortic valve replacement). They perform innovative valve repair and replacement procedures using advanced surgical techniques, valve devices and prostheses. Learn more > Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)is a form of partial cardiopulmonary bypass at the bedside which uses apump and artificial lung to function as the heart and lungs during the healing process from various injuries. Learn more > Many patients with heart disease have serious blockages in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. When minimally invasive techniques, such as angioplasty, cant be used to improve their conditions, patients may benefit from coronary artery bypass surgery. … Continue reading →

WVU Medicine has built one of the finest cardiac surgery programs in the United States, and did so by recruiting several leading cardiac surgeons from some of the most notable academic medical centers in the world. Their commitment to our patients is to work closely with them and their families to develop a comprehensive treatment plan, one that is grounded in trust and open communications, and built on the notion that every patient deserves a compassionate care team whose only focus is to care for that patient and provide them the best outcome possible. Our cardiac surgeons offer a wide range of services everything from mitral valve repair to cardiac bypasses. Specific surgeries include: Our surgeons also use the most advanced procedures, including minimally invasive cardiac surgery, robotic-assisted cardiac surgery, transcatheter valve procedures (including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement TAVR), and percutaneous mitral valve treatments. The cardiac surgery team also is on the forefront of using new technologies, procedures, and treatments for cardiac patients. In October of 2016, the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute perform the first minimally invasive procedure to implant the Tendyne Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve to combatmitral regurgitation(MR). The Institute is one of only 25 institutions worldwide chosen to … Continue reading →

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Members volunteer their time going above and beyond their professional responsibilities Participants combine the latest in clinical quality measurements with cutting-edge analytics and technological solutions VCSQI teams connect as a multi-disciplinary consortium of clinical specialties across many provider networks VCSQIs goal is to improve clinical quality in all cardiac service programs through outcomes analysis and process improvements. Additionally, VCSQIs clinical/financial database helps reduce costs through reductions in complications and unnecessary resource utilization. The organizations two main objectives are the following: VCSQI members collaborate to analyze hospital processes, work to identify opportunities for improvement and help implement relevant best practice protocols. Members believe that by improving quality and patient care costs can be contained. Through the use of its clinical/financial database VCSQI improves the quality of care for cardiology and cardiac surgery patients, reduces complications, better coordinates care across both specialties to improve efficiencies in cardiac services care and ultimately reduces costs. VCSQI is positioned as a reliable statewide source of information. VCSQI serves as the interface to communicate process of care information between member sites, eliminates decision making in silos and connects clinical teams. It augments its regional peer-to- peer interactions with more structured educational media and remote/online technologies. VCSQI … Continue reading →

A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a mechanical pump that's used to support heart function and blood flow in people who have weakened hearts. The device takes blood from a lower chamber of the heart and helps pump it to the body and vital organs, just as a healthy heart would. (For more information about how the heart pumps blood, see the Diseases and Conditions Index How the Heart Works article.) A VAD may be used if one or both of the heart's lower chambers, the ventricles (VEN-trih-kuls), don't work properly. You may benefit from a VAD if your ventricles don't work well due to heart disease. A VAD can help support your heart: The basic parts of a VAD include: a small tube that carries blood out of your heart into a pump; another tube that carries blood from the pump to your blood vessels, which deliver the blood to your body; and a power source. The power source is connected to a control unit that monitors the VAD's functions. The control unit gives warnings, or alarms, if the power is low or if it senses that the device isn't working right. Some VADs pump blood like the heart … Continue reading →

Cleveland Clinic has one of the largest, most experienced cardiac surgery teams in the world. Over the last 12 years, more than 30,000 patients have had their heart surgery performed at Cleveland Clinic - ranging from mitral valve surgery to cardiac bypasses to transplants. Cleveland Clinic Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery offers cardiac surgery patients: Our cardiac surgeons are skilled, compassionate, and internationally renowned as leaders of their field. Experience and outcomes matter when choosing a hospital for your heart surgery. Cleveland Clinic heart surgeons have vast experience and expertise in all areas of heart surgery including: Cleveland Clinic has the largest heart valve surgery practice in the United States and our heart transplant program is one of the three largest transplant programs in the country. Even complex operations, such as second and third bypass operations and aortic and great vessel surgery, are routinely performed at Cleveland Clinic with excellent results. We strive to provide each patient and family member with education, support and world-class medical care extending from your first visit to Cleveland Clinic to your discharge home. We are also proud to provide personal services (including a free "concierge" service for out-of-state patients) that put the comfort … Continue reading →

Coordinated Care | Surgical Options Advancements in heart surgery continue to yield excellent outcomes for a wide array of cardiovascular conditions, from coronary artery disease and valve disorders to heart failure and atrial fibrillation. At NorthShore, our highly trained cardiac surgeons use the latest minimally invasive techniques and innovative surgical methods found only in the nations premier medical centers. Striving to enhance quality of life and extend longevity for our patients, we provide leading-edge cardiac surgery care with a personal touch that ensures an exceptional patient experience. Coordinated Care Integrated team care is essential for optimal results before and after cardiac surgery. The multidisciplinary approach of the NorthShore Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) involves the close coordination of cardiac services from the moment you enter our doors. Our CVI team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and nurses work together as one: the same team all the time. This consistency ensures continuity of care and access to specialists always on top of your unique medical and surgical treatment needs. Clinical navigators serve as one constant point of contact and help to guide patients throughout the surgical journey: from pre-op workups to post-surgery follow up. The CVI keeps referring physicians up-to-date on your care and … Continue reading →

During heart surgery, the beating of the heart is temporarily stopped and life is maintained through a cardiopulmonary bypass (also called CPB or the heart-lung machine). The heart is stopped either through decreasing its temperature and through the injection of a preservative. The heart-lung machine then keeps the blood pumping through the body, adding the necessary oxygen and nutrients. There are risks associated with the use of the heart-lung machine, such as organ damage and blood clots, so every effort is made to keep each patient's time on this machine to a minimum. The most common types of heart surgery we perform are: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG): Treatment for coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis. Here, we take a portion of a healthy blood vessel from somewhere else in the body and use it to create a new route around the blocked part of a blood vessel and into the heart. This process is also called revascularization, because it brings blood back to the heart. Heart valve procedures: Correct defective heart valves from stenosis (narrowing/blockage) or regurgitation (leaking). This type of surgery repairs defective heart valves. If we cant repair the valve, we replace it with a donor, either a … Continue reading →

Faculty and Staff Search Select a member name TYPE IN NAMEAbouhassan, William Adediran, Samuel GAhmad, Syed AAlam, Shumyle Allen, Noah BAlonso, Maria H.Alto, Dale L.Ammann, Allison Athota, Krishna PrasadBabcock, George F.Babcock, John Bahnson, Eamonn Bailey, James Baker, Jennifer ElizabethBalasubramaniam, Ambikaipakan Ban, Christopher Baumann, Lauren MarieBeaupre, Rachel Bell, Thomas Bennett, Ivan RayBergthold, Marissa Billmire, David ABinner, Michael Blakeman, Thomas CBlanchard, Anthony JBlanchard, John A.Blevins, David V.Blevins, David L.Bodi, Ilona Bonanthaya, Krishnamurthy Bondoc, Alexander J.Borzotta, Anthony PBossert, John EdwardBoudreau, Ryan MBox, Daniel Boyce, Steven TBracken, R. Bruce Branson, Richard DBroccoli, Nicholas Brown, Rebeccah L.Brugmann, Samantha Bryant, Roosevelt Burke, Barbara MCaJacob, Nicholas JCaldwell, Charles C.Canady, Michael R.Cassidy, James PCave, Cynthia MarieChang, Alex Chang, Philip HyungjinChausse, Steve Childers, Betzaira Ching, Stephen Copeland, Cary Corbett, Jonathan Cortez, Alexander RCrafton, Charles JCrafton, William BoydCreevy, Joseph ACrocker, Dan JCuffy, Madison Dachowski, Alice A.Dale, Elizabeth LouiseDasgupta, Anusua Davis, Kenneth Day, Gregory Defoor, William RobertDehner, Benjamin LDelman, Aaron Delworth, Mark G.Dembinski, Douglas RDeorah, Sundeep Derus, Lindsay Dhar, Vikrom KumarDiwan, Tayyab SDonovan, Eileen CDonovan, James F.Dupree, Phylicia Easton, Joseph Edwards, Michael JElhadi, Haithem M.Elicker, Edward Emami, Babak England, Lisa G.Eppstein, Andrew C.Evans, Erik Evans, Sarah Everly, Jason JFalcone, Richard AFaulkner, Robert F.Fegelman, Elliott JFerguson, Martha Fichtenbaum, Eric Filipkowski, Lisa Fischer, … Continue reading →

Cardiothoracic surgery (also known as thoracic surgery) is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax (the chest)generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs (lung disease). In most countries, cardiac surgery (involving the heart and the great vessels) and general thoracic surgery (involving the lungs, esophagus, thymus, etc.) are separate surgical specialties; the exceptions are the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and some EU countries, such as the United Kingdom and Portugal.[1] A cardiac surgery residency typically comprises anywhere from 4 to 16 years (or longer) of training to become a fully qualified surgeon. Cardiac surgery training may be combined with thoracic surgery and / or vascular surgery and called cardiovascular (CV) / cardiothoracic (CT) / cardiovascular thoracic (CVT) surgery. Cardiac surgeons may enter a cardiac surgery residency directly from medical school, or first complete a general surgery residency followed by a fellowship. Cardiac surgeons may further sub-specialize cardiac surgery by doing a fellowship in a variety of topics including: pediatric cardiac surgery, cardiac transplantation, adult acquired heart disease, weak heart issues, and many more problems in the heart. The highly competitive Surgical Education and Training (SET) program in Cardiothoracic Surgery … Continue reading →