Four teams were assembled at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute to save a mother. — -- In any emergency medical procedure, doctors are quick to make a plan and jump into action. But for the ...

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 ...

Esteemed surgeons Kushagra Katariya, MD, FACS and Marc Gibber, MD to lead CT surgery team As Holy Cross Health celebrates 70 years of serving the healthcare needs of the community, the hospital has ...

Health First’s Heart & Vascular Program recently earned its third straight three-star overall isolated coronary artery bypass graft recognition from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, or STS. The honor ...

In a step toward expanding advanced medical services in rural Texas, the Heart Institute of East Texas has announced the appointment of Dr. Shafi Mohamed as director of cardiothoracic surgery at St.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Lois & Richard Nicotra Heart Institute at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, has been recognized as one of the nation’s top cardiothoracic surgical ...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mount Sinai Medical Center proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Eric S. Weiss, MD, MPH, as President of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery (CVTS) and ...

One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery - with women far more likely to develop one, according to studies led by Michigan Medicine. The two studies examined ...

Health First's Heart & Vascular Program received a three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for its coronary artery bypass graft procedures. The STS star rating system is one of the ...