South Miami Heart Center Surgical Services

Sometimes diet, exercise and medication aren’t enough to fight coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. When lifestyle modifications alone aren’t effective, South Miami Heart Center surgeons can help. When they design a treatment plan, they consider the patient’s unique needs in order to achieve the best possible outcome.

With their extensive training and experience, our vascular and cardiothoracic surgeons know the importance of using advanced technology in surgery to perform a variety of complex procedures:

• Coronary artery heart bypass grafting
• Aortic and mitral heart valve repair and replacement
• Pacemaker and defibrillator implantation
• Cardiac arrhythmia surgery
• Peripheral artery bypass
• Carotid artery surgery

Baptist Health heart surgeons keep abreast of medical advances that can lengthen your life and hasten your recovery. By combining surgical skill, innovative technology and compassionate care, these surgeons deliver outstanding surgical care at South Miami Heart Center. In fact, these cardiothoracic surgeons have achieved the highest quality rating of three stars for coronary artery bypass surgery by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), which evaluates patient survival rates, number of surgical complications, hospital re-admissions and more to determine the highest quality heart surgery programs in the country.

Effective Treatment Options

Although Heart Center surgeons are experts at performing traditional open heart surgery, whenever possible they use minimally invasive techniques. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) involves less blood loss, less scaring and helps coronary heart disease patients recover quicker than traditional heart valve replacement surgery. Our da Vinci robot allows surgeons to access the heart through small incisions no wider than a thumb, thereby avoiding open heart surgery.

South Miami Heart Center surgeons treat a variety of cardiac, vascular and thoracic conditions, including:

• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
• Structural Heart Disease
• Heart Valve Conditions
• Aneurysms
• Lung Cancer and Esophageal Conditions
• Narrowing of Renal Arteries
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Uterine Fibroids

A Finely Tuned Facility

South Miami Heart Center is South Miami Hospital’s “command central” for cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgery. Our location gives Heart Center physicians immediate access to important advanced technology services used in surgery, including our Chest Pain Center, catheterization and electrophysiology labs, blood bank, anticoagulation clinic and more.

Fast Fact:

The Heart Center’s new inpatient unit is dedicated solely to cardiovascular care, putting specially trained staff at the bedside of each patient.

Patient Successes

Hear from patients how South Miami Heart Center helps patients live better lives.

Physician Referral

Get an online referral to a South Miami Heart Center physician or call the South Miami Heart Center Physician Referral line at 786-662-2222.