St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Center for Advanced Cardiac Surgery
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Our top-ranked surgeons at the Center for Advanced Cardiac Surgery perform some of the most state-of-the-art cardiac surgeries available today. We offer advanced treatment options that range from complex cardiac surgeries to minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures. Each surgical is performed with a specially trained cardiac surgery team working together to provide comprehensive care before, during, and after surgery.
The Center for Advanced Cardiac Surgery holds a number of quality distinctions and awards for patient outcomes in overall recommended care, overall heart attack care, overall heart failure care, and overall surgical care. Our honors include:
- One of Healthgrades America’s Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery™ for seven years in a row
- Recipient of the Healthgrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™ for seven years in a row
- Named among the top five percent in the nation for cardiac surgery in 2024
- Named among the top ten percent in the nation for cardiac surgery for seven years in a row
- Five-star recipient for coronary bypass surgery for three years in a row
- Five-star recipient for valve surgery
Our Team
Arvind Agnihotri, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stanley Tam, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Patient Information
We treat all types of cardiac conditions that require surgery, including:
- Coronary artery disease
- Aortic blood vessel diseases
- Aortic valve disease
- Mitral valve disease
- Atrial fibrillation
We offer state-of-the-art surgical procedures for cardiac conditions, including:
- Bypass surgery
- Minimally invasive bypass surgery
- Off-Pump coronary artery bypass grafting
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
- Aortic arch surgery
- Valve-sparing aortic root replacement
- Aortic valve replacement
- Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
- Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- Mitral valve replacement
- Mitral valve repair
- Pulmonary veins isolation and Cox MAZE procedure
- Hybrid convergent approach
- Minimally invasive mitral valve repair