WVU Medicine heart and thoracic surgeons continually make advances in treating patients with cardiothoracic diseases, performing hundreds of cardiac and thoracic surgeries each year.
Our surgeons are leaders in minimally invasive techniques and have pioneered the use of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting procedures that can often eliminate the need for cardiopulmonary bypass. They are also internationally recognized for their work in mitral valve repairs and replacements using robotic assisted procedures.
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Leaders in Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute’s Ghulam Abbas, MD, describes WVU Medicine’s comprehensive and collaborative approach to the treatment of lung and esophageal cancer.