The section of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Wellstar MCG Medical Center features a team of highly specialized surgeons who offer a complete range of cardiovascular surgeries, including:
Our renowned cardiothoracic surgeons play an integral role at our Heart and Cardiovascular Health Services Center, where we provide comprehensive, coordinated and team-based inpatient and outpatient care to patients with the full range of cardiovascular diseases, from arrhythmias to peripheral vascular disease, from heart attacks to carotid artery disease.
Erik Schreiber is the first heart failure patient at AU Health to receive a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). After months of severe illness, he walked out of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.
Continue ReadingAs COVID-19 started to spread, a new program was starting up at AU Health. It came at the perfect time to save lives. It’s called an ECMO machine, and what it stands for is hard to pronounce. But what matters is it’s giving people a second chance.
Continue ReadingTwo respiratory therapists at Augusta University Medical center took the initiative to get certified on the ECMO machine, which acts as an iron lung or heart. They say it’s a game changer for Covid patients.
Continue ReadingOn a typical day, respiratory therapists move throughout the hospital providing pulmonary care, including administering breathing treatments, assisting with intubations and extubations, managing ventilators and ensuring patients can breathe well.
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