You are here: Home > Departments & Institutes > Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

The Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is nationally and internationally known for cardiovascular expertise in managing the following diseases:

• Coronary artery disease
• Valvular heart diseases
• Cardiomyopathy
• Acute and chronic diseases of the thoracic aorta
• Pulmonary diseases of all kinds
• Esophageal diseases
• Diseases of the mediastinum pleura, chest wall and diaphragm
• Peripheral vascular diseases

The medical center is a federally designated, regional heart transplant, lung transplant and liver transplant center for Medicare.

Special Services

• Coronary artery bypass and valve surgery
• Aortic aneurysm surgery
• Implantation of artificial heart and acute ventricular assist devices
• Heart transplantation
• Lung transplantation
• Cardiomyoplasty
• Lung volume reduction
• Pediatric surgery
• Arrythmia surgery

Specialty Procedures

• Mitral valve repair
• Ventricular assist devices and total artificial heart
• Heartport
• Minimally invasive heart surgery
• Endoscopic vein harvesting
• OPCAB
• Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

Chairperson -- Mamdouh Bakhos, MD

Telephone Number