Cardiac Surgery

The cardiac surgeons at Yale New Haven Hospital perform the full spectrum of open-heart operations for both adults and children.

Team members include experienced and award-winning cardiac surgeons, skilled anesthesiologists, nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Our depth and breadth of experience allows us to perform a wide variety of complex operations, such as valve repairs, aortic aneurysm surgery, combined coronary and valve operation as well as reoperative heart surgery. We offer advanced procedures including minimally invasive cardiac operations, off-pump coronary artery bypass, surgical ablation (maze procedure) for atrial fibrillation and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We participate in numerous national clinical trials related to cardiac surgery. Patients can rest assured that they are receiving the most advanced treatment possible from among the most experienced surgeons in the country. Among conditions treated and operations performed at Yale New Haven Hospital are: