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Washington University cardiac surgeons provide treatment for coronary artery disease, acquired and congenital diseases of the heart and vessels, complications of myocardial infarction, valvular heart disease, diseases of the aorta—dissection and aneurysm, cardiac arrhythmia, end-stage heart disease, congestive heart failure and chronic pulmonary embolism.

Services include:

  • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), on and off-pump (or beating heart surgery), including minimally invasive or keyhole surgical techniques, transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR) or TMLR) laser treatment for angina and endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery (robotic surgery)
  • Aortic valve repair and replacement (valvuloplasty), including minimally invasive approaches
  • Mitral valve repair and mitral valve replacement (valvuloplasty), including minimally invasive methods
  • Aortic aneurysm, including stent grafting
  • Ventricular assist device implantas a bridge to transplant or a stand-alone device
  • Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE)
  • Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation
  • Robotically assisted cardiac surgery
  • Heart transplantation
  • Heart-lung transplantation
  • Transmyocardial laser revascularization for patients who are not candidates for traditional CABG
  • Pacemaker implantation
  • Adult congenital heart surgery

Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center

Ralph James Damiano

Ralph James Damiano, Jr., MD

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center

Puja Kachroo

Puja Kachroo, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center

Kunal Deepak Kotkar

Kunal Deepak Kotkar, MBBS, MCh, MS

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center

Muhammad Faraz Masood

Muhammad Faraz Masood, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine

Nabil A. Munfakh

Nabil A. Munfakh, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations:
Christian Hospital – Medical Office Building 1

Takashi Murashita, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Memorial Hospital Belleville

Michael K. Pasque

Michael K. Pasque, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center

Amit Pawale, MD

Amit A. Pawale, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Heart & Vascular Center

Ray Shuddhadeb, MD

Shuddhadeb Ray, MD, MPHS

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery

Locations:
Christian Hospital – Medical Office Building 1