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Our surgeons provide expert care to patients who need:
  • Coronary artery bypass surgery
  • Valve repair/replacement
  • Surgery for adult congenital heart disease
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
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We offer the most advanced surgical care for:
  • Lung and esophageal cancers
  • Emphysema
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Hiatal hernia
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Our surgeons carefully monitor and expertly treat aortic disease, including:
  • Ascending Aortic Aneurysms
  • Aortic Arch Aneurysms
  • Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
  • Descending Aortic Aneurysms
  • Aortic Dissections
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We provide world-class care for children with congenital heart disease, including:
  • Atrial and ventricular septal defects
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Coarctation of the aorta
  • Transposition of the great arteries
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Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center Opens as a Center for Innovative, World-Class Cardiac Care and Patient Education
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David I – Innovative Valve-Sparing Surgical Procedure Presented by: Leonard N. Girardi, MD; O. Wayne Isom, MD; Mary J. Roman, MD
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LVAD: Advancements in Technology and Outcomes
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Drs. Isom and Krieger were cited by New York Magazine as among the top cardiac surgeons in the greater New York area. [more ]
Weill Cornell's  pediatric cardiothoracic surgery team is led by Dr. Jonathan Chen, who was listed on Crain's 2006 "40 Under Forty".
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Dr. Nasser Altorki to lead the new Lehman Brothers Lung Cancer Research Center at Weill Cornell
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Learn about the Everest II clinical trial – a catheter-based approach for the repair of mitral valve surgery – as well as new investigative treatments for lung and esophageal cancer. [more]


For news & information from the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, read the latest issues of PDF Document Checkup Summer '09,
PDF Document Checkup Fall '08, PDF DocumentCheckup Summer '08, PDF Document Checkup Winter '08,




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