Emory Cardiothoracic Surgery at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital offer several treatment options for diseases and disorders of the heart and chest.
Heart
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Heart valve repair and replacement
- Aortic aneurysm repair
- VAD implantation
- Heart transplantation
Lung
- Evaluation and biopsy of pulmonary nodules
- Minimally invasive lung cancer surgery (robotic or video-assisted)
- Lung preserving sublobar resections for early-stage lung cancers
- Complex pulmonary resections for advanced-stage lung cancers
- Collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
- Infectious lung masses
- Pleural effusions
Esophagus
- Minimally invasive and complex esophagectomy for cancers of the esophagus
- Paraesophageal/hiatal hernia repair
- Fundoplication for reflux
- Esophagomyotomy for achalasia
- Management of epiphrenic and Zenker’s esophageal diverticulum
Airway
- Tracheal resection for stenosis or fistula
- Tracheal dilation for stenosis
- Tracheobronchomembranoplasty for tracheomalacia
Other
- Mediastinal mass resection or biopsy
- Thymectomy
- Chest wall tumor resection
- Sympathectomy
- Diaphragm plication
- Pneumothorax management
- Hyperhidrosis