Cardiothoracic Surgery Program

Find Leading Care From Emory’s Cardiothoracic Surgeons

Cardiothoracic surgeons specialize in procedures to treat the heart, lungs, esophagus and chest. If you need cardiothoracic surgery, you want to know your care is in the right hands. Rely on the experienced cardiothoracic surgeons at Emory Healthcare.

Emory Healthcare cardiothoracic surgeons have long led advancements in cardiothoracic surgery. We:

  • Performed the world’s first minimally invasive, off-pump triple-bypass surgery in 1997
  • Offer treatments that reduce the risk of pain, bleeding and infection
  • Rank among the nation’s top heart transplant hospitals
  • Are nationally recognized for our expertise in robotic-assisted cardiac surgeries

When you trust your care to Emory surgeons, you get care from experts who:

  • Offer the latest, leading-edge care
  • Train the next generation of cardiothoracic surgeons
  • Research new techniques to further improve the future of cardiothoracic surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialties at Emory Healthcare

Emory offers more cardiothoracic treatments than any hospital in Georgia. We are pioneers in surgical techniques, offering comprehensive care for your condition.

Our specialty surgical programs include:

Aortic Care

The aorta is the most important artery in your body as it carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to all the vital organs. So, when you have an aortic condition, you truly need expert care. The aortic experts at Emory offer comprehensive care for the full range of aortic diseases and conditions.

Cardiac Surgery

Emory’s cardiac surgery services are among the most successful in the country. Our cardiothoracic surgeons have performed more off-pump coronary artery bypass procedures than any other hospital in the country. This experience helps you have better health after surgery.

Heart Transplant

Emory's heart transplant program ranks among the nation's top heart transplant hospitals. We’ve performed over 1,000 heart transplants, more than any other provider in Georgia. We’re leaders in heart transplant surgery, and other treatments to improve heart failure.

Robotic Surgery

Emory is one of the few national centers performing robotic cardiac surgery using the da Vinci® surgical system. Our surgeons have completed numerous robotic-assisted surgeries and are recognized in Atlanta, the Southeast and across the country for their expertise in cardiac surgery.

Structural Heart and Valve

Interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons work together to provide the latest heart treatments in our structural heart and valve program within Emory Heart & Vascular. We help patients with structural heart diseases (affecting the shape and size of the heart), including valve disorders and structural heart defects.

Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic surgery involves any organs in your chest, particularly the lungs and esophagus. There are new treatments available for conditions that affect your chest — and the Emory thoracic surgery team helped create and refine many of them. We offer many minimally invasive surgeries to help you heal faster and feel less pain.

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