Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Shifa Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery

The department houses a full-time dedicated team of foreign qualified and trained cardiac surgeons, anesthetists & intensivists. Over the past few years, the variety of cases being performed in cardiac surgery has expanded from adult cardiac surgery to more sophisticated sub-specialized fields such as aortic root surgery, thoracoabdominal aortic surgery, valve repair, adult congenital cardiac surgery, and pediatric cardiac surgery.

In coronary revascularization (CABG), we are the only center that offers the latest technique of Total Arterial Revascularization which has a proven superior long-term survival compared to the conventional vein graft operations.

In Thoracic Surgery we undertake the complete spectrum and currently are offering minimal access to tumor resection, lung volume reduction, empyema surgery, and diagnostic procedures. Our surgeons are uniquely trained and experienced to weigh the various treatment options available, including medical therapy, as well as surgical and endovascular approaches. By offering the entire spectrum of therapeutic options, our physicians can assure patients that they are receiving the most appropriate therapy for their conditions. In this way, the patient will receive:

• Better outcomes
• Faster recovery times
• Optimal quality of life
• Improved outlooks for the long term

Our surgeons’ extensive experience in managing complex aortic aneurysms as well as other rare aneurysms of the arterial branches makes us expertly qualified to manage all vascular surgical patients. The vascular surgery team collaborates with our colleagues in cardiology, internal medicine, neurology, interventional radiology, and podiatry in order to offer each patient a multidisciplinary, yet individualized, diagnostic assessment and therapeutic plan. Each year our surgeons evaluate hundreds of patients with circulatory conditions ranging from the common to the rare. Our commitment is to diagnose the patient’s problem precisely and to provide the most effective therapy specifically tailored for that individual’s needs. Our goal is to optimize our patients’ circulatory health.