St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

Center for Advanced Cardiac Surgery

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

Linda Le, NP

Cardiac Surgery

Libby Levine, NP

Cardiac Surgery

Herardine Louis, PA

Thoracic Surgery

Philip Bondzie, PA

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Michael Dorsey, PA

Cardiac Surgery

Angela Groysman, NP

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Patient Information

We treat all types of cardiac conditions that require surgery, including:

  • Aortic dissection
  • Aortic root, ascending aorta, and aortic arch diseases
  • Aortic valve disease
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Cardiac tumor
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Mitral valve disease
  • Tricuspid valve disease
  • Ventricular septal defect
We offer state-of-the-art surgical procedures for cardiac conditions, including:
  • Aortic root, ascending aorta, and aortic arch surgery
  • Aortic valve replacement
  • Atrial fibrillation ablation, hybrid convergent approach
  • Atrial fibrillation ablation, pulmonary veins isolation and Cox MAZE procedure
  • Coronary artery bypass surgery
  • Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
  • Minimally invasive bypass surgery
  • Minimally invasive left atrial appendage exclusion
  • Minimally invasive mitral valve repair
  • Mitral valve repair
  • Mitral valve replacement
  • Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  • Tricuspid valve surgery
  • Valve-sparing aortic root replacement