Heart Surgery Services
Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD, Chief, Cardiac and Thoracic SurgeryUniversity of Chicago cardiac surgeons are experienced in performing the full range of heart operations--from coronary bypass surgery to heart transplantation. Learn more about some of the heart surgery services available at the University of Chicago Medical Center:
Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
This innovative surgery uses radiofrequency waves to help restore a normal electrical pathway through the heart. At the University of Chicago Medical Center, atrial fibrillation surgery is frequently performed through small incisions.
Beating-Heart Surgery
Surgery on a beating heart helps preserve heart function, and reduces the risk for complications.
Congenital Heart Disease Surgery in Adults
Our surgeons have many years of experience treating adults with repaired or unrepaired congenital heart defects.
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Our team provides the full spectrum of bypass surgeries, from surgeries achieved through very small incisions to traditional, open-chest procedures. We're one of the few hospitals in the nation to offer totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB)--a truly closed-chest, least invasive approach that is performed through four to five dime-size incisions, instead of splitting the breastbone.
Heart Failure Surgery
University of Chicago surgeons take on even the most complex cases of heart failure, and can offer surgical solutions not widely available at other hospitals.
Heart Transplantation
We're the largest heart transplant program in Illinois, and one of the largest in the Midwest.
Heart Valve Surgery
Our surgeons have pioneered many of the latest surgical treatments for heart valve disease, including minimally invasive approaches performed through small incisions. Here, surgeons aim to repair valves before replacing them.
Minimally Invasive & Robotic Heart Surgery
Surgery performed through very small incisions reduces scarring and pain, and helps patients return to normal activities faster. Our team provides the full range of minimally invasive procedures, including coronary artery bypass surgery, valve repair, atrial fibrillation treatment and more.
At the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, our pediatric cardiac surgeons are experts in treating congenital and acquired heart disease in children of any age--even the tiniest of newborns.
Sternal Plating for High-Risk Cases
University of Chicago surgeons developed a novel device and technique to secure the breastbone after open-heart surgery. This approach reduces the likelihood of post-operative infection.
Ventricular Assist Devices for Heart Failure
These sophisticated devices boost the pumping ability of the heart. Our surgeons were the first in the world to successfully implant the CardioVad, the only ventricular assist device that can be turned on and off by the patient.
Ventricular Reconstruction for Heart Failure
This advanced procedure reshapes the heart in patients who develop left ventricular aneurysms after a heart attack.
