Cardiothoracic Surgery
Trust Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center with the Hearts You Love Best
From the Chairman
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"Montefiore-Einstein gives a compassionate face to highly complex heart surgery. Just because your procedure is difficult to understand does not mean that the hospital environment or the staff are remote or impenetrable. The medical professionals behind your procedures are human beings-they're sensitive, they're caring, and they're understanding." |
Robert E. Michler, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief
Samuel I. Belkin Chair
Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery
Co-Director, Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center
At the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center, we know our patients are eager to return to the lives their illnesses forced them to put on hold. Every day, we dedicate ourselves to helping them achieve that goal. At the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center, a heart patient is a person first – not just a diagnosis in need of treatment.
Because we know our patients trust us with the hearts they love best, we include them in regular, open discussions about their conditions, treatment options, and procedure details. We listen to our patients' concerns and encourage them to ask for clarification – at the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center there is no question too small. Appointments are made in a timely manner and doctors are always accessible to help patients navigate every leg of their journey.
Leaders in minimally invasive care
Because the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center are committed to restoring patients to active lives quickly, we take pride in our position as a national leader in minimally invasive care; such care uses small incisions to reduce pain and foster rapid recovery time. In fact, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Chairman Robert E. Michler, MD was among the first surgeons in the United States to perform minimally invasive and robotic heart surgery.
In addition, Dr. Joe Derose, an internationally renowned surgeon, joined this team as Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Heart Surgery.
Because of their commitment to minimally invasive surgery, at the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center many complex heart surgeries can often be accomplished with smaller incisions.
Montefiore has unparalleled expertise in the following procedures:
- Adult congenital heart surgery
- Aneurysm surgery
- Aortic valve sparing surgery
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
- Heart transplantation
- Mechanical heart devices
- Pediatric heart surgery
- Surgery for atrial fibrillation
- Valve repair surgery
- Ventricular reconstruction
Pioneers in cardiothoracic surgery
Since Montefiore made headlines in 1958 as the first medical center to implant a pacemaker, Montefiore has remained at the forefront of cardiothoracic medicine. Keenly aware that the latest medical developments are made during clinical trials, the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center is at the frontlines of cutting edge technology. Currently the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery is conducting clinical trials in:
- Bloodless heart surgery
- Drugs to treat Pulmonary Hypertension
- Mechanical heart devices
- Marfan disease
- The use of stem cells to rejuvenate heart muscle
- Valve sparing aortic surgery
- Ventricular reconstruction to reshape the failing heart
The Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center's position as a leader in cardiothoracic surgery is nationally recognized: today's students compete for residency positions. Patients can take comfort knowing that the heart experts of tomorrow are learning from the Montefiore-Einstein surgeons today.
