Providing Cardiothoracic & Pulmonary Surgery 服务
What Is Cardiothoracic Surgery?
Cardiothoracic surgeons use surgery to treat diseases that affect the organs inside your chest, including your heart, 食道, 和肺. They specialize in the following treatments and conditions:
- 心 surgery
- Aortic surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Complex congenital heart disease
- End-stage heart and lung failure
Our highly-qualified specialists diagnose and treat the entire range of cardiac disease. We also work together with all of our other specialists at University of Utah Health to make sure you receive the best care.
Cardiothoracic surgery at University of Utah Health is committed to superior patient care, clinical care, and research into diseases confronting our patients. We have a nationally recognized program that uses leading-edge medical technology in all of our cardiothoracic procedures.
心 & Aortic Surgery Procedures
- Minimally Invasive Robotic 心 Surgery
- Surgical Ventricular Restoration
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ventricular Septal Defect Repair (VSD)
Thoracic Procedures
- Chest Wall Resection
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair
- Decortication 为 Empyema
- Diaphragm Plication 为 Paralyzed Diaphragm
- Esophageal Resection 为 Cancer
- First Rib Resection 为 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Fundoplication Surgery 为 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Lung Biopsy 为 Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Resection 为 Cancer
- Pectus Excavatum Repair
- Pleurectomy 为 Pnemuothorax
- Sympathectomy 为 Hyperhidrosis
- 胸腺切除术
Why We Are Unique
Our surgical cardiothoracic team practices innovative research that improves patients' lives and is helping to shape the future of heart and lung surgery. 病人 who were once thought untreatable have found new hope.
Experts in Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Techniques
Our cardiothoracic surgeons are all credentialed in robotic surgery technology and are national experts in these techniques. We are a multidisciplinary team that offers team-based treatment using every available technology.
Robotic surgery techniques promote excellent outcomes, such as dramatically reducing post-surgical complications such as infections, 失血, and scarring. It involves shorter hospital stays and allows 为 a much faster return to daily activities.
Treating 病人 With Complicated Diseases
Because we treat patients who have very complicated or high-risk conditions, we see patients from the entire Mountain West, including Utah, 爱达荷州, 怀俄明, 蒙大拿, 内华达, 新墨西哥, 和亚利桑那州.
We also per为m fewer invasive procedures, which shortens recovery time 为 our patients. Having more options 为 cardiothoracic surgery procedures allows you to make a truly in为med decision about your treatment.
First Open 心 Operation in the US
In 1956, we per为med one of the first open heart surgeries in the country, and we implanted the first total artificial heart in 1981.
