Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery provides a complete spectrum of diagnostic, minimally invasive and traditional surgical solutions to patients requiring surgery for their heart and lung diseases.

The Section of Cardiac Surgery treats patients with acquired and congenital diseases of the heart and great vessels. The Section of Thoracic Surgery treats patients with diseases of the lungs, esophagus and diaphragm.

We aggressively embrace new technologies to offer advanced therapies for our patients and we do it with Scott & White care. For example, we revascularize all important coronary arteries with arterial conduits. We repair valves instead of replacing them whenever possible. Our goal is to attract patients from Texas and beyond because of what we do and how we do it. We are excited about the expected growth of our program resulting from the rapid geographic expansion in Central Texas, increased number of Scott & White outreach locations and the division’s reputation for providing the most advanced cardiac and thoracic care available anywhere.

Our vision for program expansion is broad. There are plans for significant growth in the specialty to better serve our region. Our new Center for Aortic Disease offers a multidisciplinary focus on long-term medical and surgical management of patients with diseases of the great vessels of the body. Our Heart and Lung Transplantation Program will offer a second chance for central Texans with crippling end-stage heart and lung disease. Expansion of the Adult Thoracic Surgical Oncology Program will be a focus of our team in the next few years. This program is a vital part of the new Cancer Center.

We specialize in surgery in the following areas related to our sub-speciality. We welcome walk-in patients and self referrals. Please call our appointment line at 254-724-2334.

Cardiac:

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
• Valve replacement
• Complex valve repairs, Aortic, Mitral, and Tricuspid.
• Treatment for Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
• Ventricular Remodeling Procedures for enlarged, damaged hearts.
• Surgery for Adult Congenital Disease
• Atrial fibrillation surgical therapy
• Pericardial Disease
• Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization: Both on and off-pump
• Heart Transplantation
• Long-Term Mechanical Support of the Failing Heart, Ventricular Assist Devices

Thoracic:

• Antireflux procedures
• Benign and malignant esophageal disease
• Chest wall tumors
• Early stage advanced lung cancer and infection
• Mesothelioma
• Minimally invasive surgery and lung surgery (VATS)
• Minimally invasive antireflux mysectomy
• Pulmonary surgery
• Reconstructive or replacement esophagogastrectomies
• Volume reduction surgery for emphysema
• Minimally invasive esophageal surgery
• VATS lobectomy
• Tracheal surgery
• Surgery of the diaphragm
• Pectus Excatatum Repair
• Bronchoplasty
• Mediastinal tumors

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