At USF Health, our highly specialized cardiothoracic (CT) and transplantation surgical team collaborates closely with other specialists, including vascular, oncology, pulmonology, radiation oncology and other specialties, providing you a strong health care team with expertise in the most complex thoracic and cardiac conditions. Cardiothoracic conditions are complex and involve the organs of the chest, trachea and chest wall.

We offer a full complement of cardiac services for acquired heart disease, congenital heart disease and transplantation as well as minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

As the leading academic medical center in this region, our experts are amongst leaders of the heart and lung transplant program at Tampa General Hospital. Together, we offer the most advanced treatments in one of the busiest transplant centers for heart and lung disease in the country.

The collaboration amongst specialties provides our patients with a multidisciplinary approach to care necessary to treat their complex thoracic and cardiac conditions. Our team also uses the latest technology, including minimally invasive heart surgery, so patients can return to a full and active lifestyle following surgery.

Referrals

Referrals for cardiac services can be made to individual USF Health physicians, or may be channeled through the general information and referral service of the division office.

Information for Referring Physicians 
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• Aorta dissection
• Aortic root replacement
• Aortic valve replacement (AVR)
• Ascending aortic aneurysm repair
• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
• Off-pump CABG
• Robotic-assisted CABG
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) 

• Heart and lung transplant
• Lung lobectomy
• Mitral valve repair and replacement
• Minimally invasive valve program
• Organ care system (OCS) – Lung
• Redo sternotomy
• Robotic heart valve surgery
• Sternal sparring cardiac surgery (video-assisted and totally endoscopic)

• Thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery repair
• Thoracotomy
• Tricuspid valve repair and replacement
• Valve sparring aortic root replacement (VSARR)
• Ventricular assist devices (VAD)
• Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)