Our Heart Surgeons By the Numbers
The surgeons serving the Quad-Cities area belong to Cardiac Surgery Associates (CSA), a group of surgeons committed to excellence in the practice of cardiac, thoracic, and peripheral vascular surgery. Some pieces of information to know about CSA:
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All of the surgeons are double-board certified and are an integral part of the Trinity heart team which is consistently recognized for excellence in heart care.
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They are part of the biggest heart surgery team in Illinois and Iowa and are the fifth largest in the nation.
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They staff 20 heart surgery programs in Illinois, Iowa and Indiana.
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They perform 3,500 open hearts a year and 4,000 vascular and thoracic cases a year.
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Many of the surgeons teach at Loyola University in Chicago, the number one heart center in the state of Illinois as judged by U.S. News & World Report.
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They have the only registry for surgical treatment of Marfan's Syndrome in Illinois.
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They have the largest abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft program in Illinois.
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They have one of the largest thoracic stent graft programs in the U.S.
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They have the only total artificial heart transplant program in Illinois.
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They have the only lung transplant program in Illinois.
Due to the breadth and depth of the surgeons’ experience, many specialize in certain areas, including:
- Arrhythmia surgery
- Complex aotic aneurysm surgery
- Heart failure/LVAD surgery
- Mitral repair
- Minimally invasive surgery