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Robotic Heart Surgery - Center for Aortic Surgery

Name: Robotic Heart Surgery - Center for Aortic Surgery
Uploaded: 2017-04-06T00:00:00+00:00
Description: The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Center for Aortic Surgery offers a number of highly advanced surgical heart procedures available by limited providers nationally.

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The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Center for Aortic Surgery offers a number of highly advanced surgical heart procedures available by limited providers nationally. WVU HVI cardiothoracic surgeon Lawrence Wei, MD, describes how robotic heart surgery has dramatically decreased patients’ recovery time, pain, and scarring.

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Lawrence Wei, MD

Co-Director, Center for Aortic Surgery and Director, Center for Aortic Valve Disease Associate Professor of Medicine WVU Heart and Vascular Institute

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