Chicago, IL – June 13, 2025 – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has launched a new mobile app that offers surgeons and multidisciplinary medical providers real-time access to its suite of adult ...
On a bright day in May 1953, American surgeon John Gibbon performed the first ever successful open-heart operation with a heart-lung machine, which he and his wife Mary had developed. This ...
A first rib resection is a surgery to remove your first rib. Thoracic surgeons offer this surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome. Thoracic outlet syndrome is compression of the nerves or blood ...
Dr. Goya Raikar has spent much of his career taking the “open” out of open-heart surgery. As Chief Cardiac Surgeon at ...
Patients needing thoracic surgery can benefit from a shorter hospital stay, less post-operative pain, smaller incisions, a lower chance of complications, and a decreased risk of mortality with robotic ...
The UAB Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery have earned the highest caliber of quality accreditation from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for procedural ...
GREENBRAE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MarinHealth is proud to announce the launch of its new Cardiothoracic Surgery Program, as part of the MarinHealth Heart and Vascular Institute, to provide advanced ...
Less than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that. More than 230 people attended the second annual meeting of Women in ...
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -The Trinity Heart Center is now offering thoracic surgery. A thoracic surgeon performs surgeries on the organs in your chest, such as the heart or lungs. Surgeries can range ...