Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiothoracic surgery is a field of surgery pertaining to organs in the thorax (chest), including the heart. Depending on the procedure being performed, cardiothoracic surgery may be open, endoscopic, or robotic.

Cardiothoracic surgery is only performed after all other options have been fully explored, including interventional cardiology procedures that can sometimes avoid the need for surgery. If surgery is indeed required, patients and their families will meet with the members of our cardiothoracic surgical team and develop a multidisciplinary care approach that will follow evidence-based practices.

Procedures and treatments offered:

Cardiovascular Procedures 

• Advanced techniques in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
  • Multi-arterial grafting
  • Endoscopic vein harvest
• Aortic aneurysm repair
• Arrhythmia surgery
• Thoracic aortic surgery
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
  • Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)
• Endovascular surgery

General Thoracic Procedures

• Minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
• Advanced diagnostics and treatment of benign lung conditions and lung cancer
  • Navigational bronchoscopy
  • Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Wedge resections
  • Lobectomy
• Surgical treatment for complications of emphysema
• Surgical treatment of diseases of the mediastinum
• Thoracic trauma management
• Management of pneumothorax and pleural fluid collections
• Management of pericardial fluid collections

Open Heart and Minimally Invasive Valvular Procedures

• Aortic valve replacement
  • Aortic stenosis
  • Aortic insufficiency
• Mitral valve repair / replacement
  • Mitral regurgitation
  • Mitral stenosis
  • Rheumatic disease
• Tricuspid valve repair
• Combined valvular repair / replacement
• Surgical closure of septal defects
• Left atrial appendage closure

Quality Heart Care, Close to Home

Our hybrid operating room combines imaging and surgical technology for interventional heart surgeries, making us the first hospital in the Western Piedmont Region of North Carolina to offer Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).