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Our surgeons provide expert care to patients who need:

  • Coronary artery bypass surgery
  • Valve repair/replacement
  • Surgery for adult congenital heart disease
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery

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We offer the most advanced surgical care for:

  • Lung and esophageal cancers
  • Emphysema
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Hiatal hernia

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Our surgeons carefully monitor and expertly treat aortic disease, including:

  • Ascending Aortic Aneurysms
  • Aortic Arch Aneurysms
  • Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
  • Descending Aortic Aneurysms
  • Aortic Dissections

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We provide world-class care for children with congenital heart disease, including:

  • Atrial and ventricular septal defects
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Coarctation of the aorta
  • Transposition of the great arteries

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Dr. O. Wayne Isom, Dr. Karl Krieger and the entire Cardiothoracic Surgery staff are thanked on air by Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and David Letterman.

David I – Innovative Valve-Sparing Surgical Procedure Presented by: Leonard N. Girardi, MD; O. Wayne Isom, MD; Mary J. Roman, MD
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Drs. Isom and Krieger were cited by New York Magazine as among the top cardiac surgeons in the greater New York area. [more ]
Weill Cornell's  pediatric cardiothoracic surgery team is led by Dr. Jonathan Chen, who was listed on Crain's 2006 "40 Under Forty".
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Dr. Nasser Altorki to lead the new Lehman Brothers Lung Cancer Research Center at Weill Cornell
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Learn about the Everest II clinical trial – a catheter-based approach for the repair of mitral valve surgery – as well as new investigative treatments for lung and esophageal cancer. [more]


For news & information from the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, read the latest issues of PDF Document Checkup and PDF Document Insight.




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