For appointments, call:
- 1-888-800-9484 or 314-362-7260 for Cardiac Surgery
- 1-888-287-8741 or 314-362-7260 for Thoracic Surgery
- 314-454-6165 for Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington University Cardiothoracic Surgery provides comprehensive surgical treatment of heart and lung disease. Our physicians pioneered lung volume reduction surgery for patients with emphysema; were among the first in America to perform open-heart surgery and invented the Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation.
Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center
Ralph James Damiano, Jr., MD
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine
Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Locations:
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Puja Kachroo, MD
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center
Kunal Deepak Kotkar, MBBS, MCh, MS
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center
Benjamin Kozower, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Locations:
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital – Siteman Cancer Center Medical Office Building 2
Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center