Robotic Cardiac Surgery

Emory has one of the few heart and vascular centers nationally performing robotic cardiac surgery using the daVinci Surgical System. Emory's robotic surgeons have completed numerous cases and are recognized in Atlanta, the Southeast and across the country for their expertise in cardiac surgery. Some of the cardiac and thoracic conditions treated by Emory cardiac surgeons include mitral valve repair and replacement, atrial septal defect repair, atrial myxoma and thrombi, coronary bypass (LIMA to LAD), mediastinal mass excision, thymectomy, epicardial lead placement and pericardial window.