Cardiothoracic Surgery
At Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, our experienced team performs a wide variety of routine and complex procedures to treat your heart, lungs, esophagus and chest – all close to home.
If you need cardiothoracic surgery, you want to know your care is in the right hands. Tallahassee Memorial is home to the largest and most advanced cardiothoracic surgery program in the Big Bend.
What is Cardiothoracic Surgery?
Cardiothoracic surgery is the surgical specialty involving organs in the chest (thorax), including the heart, lungs and esophagus. At TMH, we perform a full spectrum of surgical techniques:
- Open-minimally invasive chest (sternotomy/partial sternotomy) procedures
- Minimally invasive/video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques
- Robotic-assisted surgery using the da Vinci® Surgical System, including lung and coronary artery surgeries
Through these varied approaches, our goal is to tailor each patient’s care for the best outcomes.
Services & Treatments We Offer
We offer a full range of cardiothoracic surgery services and treatments, including:
This is a surgical procedure that improves blood flow to the heart by bypassing blocked coronary arteries. This procedure is typically performed to treat severe coronary artery disease.
We offer surgical solutions to treat leaky valves or to replace severely damaged heart valves.
We provide lung resections and lobectomies through minimally-invasive techniques for patients facing lung cancer and some noncancerous lung conditions, such as cysts and infections.
Our team offers closed and open-heart surgical procedures to repair heart defects.
We perform complex procedures for heart tumor removal, which may also involve reconstructive surgery to repair damage to the heart or valves.
Our team performs thoracic aortic aneurysm repair to repair or replace a weakened section of the aorta with a synthetic graft.
We offer a surgical procedure to remove esophageal cancer and tumors through incisions in the abdomen and neck without opening the chest cavity.
Our dedicated team assesses and treats patients dealing with emergency heart and thoracic conditions at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.
Who Needs Cardiothoracic Surgery?
Our cardiothoracic surgeons treat a range of conditions impacting the heart, lungs, esophagus and chest, including:
- Coronary artery disease or blockages of the arteries in the heart
- Blockages in the heart valves
- Leaking heart valve(s)
- Heart failure
- Atrial fibrillation
- Aortic aneurysms
- Abnormal enlargement or aneurysms of the large arteries in the chest
- Masses and tumors in the chest, heart or lungs
- Pneumothorax (collapsed lungs)
- Plural effusions (fluid around the lungs)
- Lung cancer
- Severe emphysema
- Esophageal cancer
If other treatments – such as lifestyle changes, medicines and minimally invasive procedures – haven't worked or can't be used, heart surgery might be an option for you. Ask your doctor to refer you to TMH Physician Partners – Cardiothoracic Surgery for a consultation.
Why Choose TMH for Heart & Thoracic Care?
Residents of Tallahassee, Leon County, Gadsden, Wakulla, Jefferson, South Georgia and the wider Big Bend region don’t have to travel far from home to receive expert heart and thoracic surgical care.
TMH’s robotic surgery services are accredited as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), the first hospital in our region to earn this distinction.
Our surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, nursing staff, and intensivists are deeply experienced in high-complexity cardiac and thoracic care.
We maintain rigorous surgical protocols, peer review, training and case-volume thresholds, and continuous outcome monitoring.
From diagnostics to rehab, TMH offers integrated heart and vascular care with patient-centered support.
See if Cardiothoracic Surgery is Right for You
Have your physician send a referral and any related test results to TMH Physician Partners – Cardiothoracic Surgery. Our team will reach out to you to schedule a surgical consult at our main office located in the Dogwood Building at TMH. We also see patients in Thomasville, Georgia for cardiothoracic surgery consultations and follow up care at our Archbold Specialty Clinic. Please let us know if you would like to be seen there.
We take all major insurances, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Capital Health Plan, Cigna Healthcare, Florida and Georgia Medicaid plans, Humana, Simply Health, United HealthCare, WellCare and more. See more about insurances accepted on our Financial Assistance Information page.
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TMH Physician Partners - Cardiothoracic Surgery
1405 Centerville Road Suite 5000, Dogwood Building - Tallahassee, FL 32308
