Cardiothoracic

“Minimally invasive techniques have evolved, and many more patients are candidates. Many of these procedures can be performed with incisions of only two-to-three inches in length.”

John P. Marbarger, M.D., Chair of the Department of Surgery and the Department of Heart and Vascular Services (pictured at left)

St. John’s Mercy’s cardiothoracic surgeons treat the entire spectrum of cardiothoracic disease, including disorders of the heart, lungs, esophagus and aorta in the chest. Among the procedures performed by St. John’s Mercy’s cardiothoracic surgeons:

• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
• Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)
• Total arterial revascularization
• Endoscopic vein and radial artery harvest
• Transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR)
• Aortic valve repair and replacement
• Valve-sparing aortic root replacement
• Ross procedure – pulmonary autograft
• Mitral valve repair and replacement
• MAZE procedure for atrial fibrillation
• Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
• Aortic dissection repair
• Congenital heart defect repair in adults