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Leading Heart Surgery Care
Georgia Heart Institute is a leader across Georgia in endoscopic robotic heart surgery. Through our partnership with the nationally renowned surgeons of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, we are devoted to providing the best possible outcomes for patients with heart disease through the least-invasive option. This means less pain and reduced recovery times, enabling our patients to get back to their lives faster, feeling better than ever.
What Our Patients Say
“It made the most sense for us to make the trip back down from Minnesota, and it was definitely worth it. Just two days after the surgery, I was leaving the hospital and feeling great. I can’t believe what the team was able to do through these tiny incisions.”
Bill Mayfield | Georgia Heart Institute’s First Robotic Heart Surgery Patient
Why Choose Georgia Heart Institute for Heart Surgery?
Leading Expertise in Georgia
As one of the only programs offering robotic cardiothoracic surgery across the Southeast, we are focused on ensuring that patients have access to the most successful techniques and least invasive options.
Exceptional Clinical Quality
Treating more than 2,000 patients each year, our surgeons are consistently recognized by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology, verifying our outstanding results in clinical care.
Experienced Surgeons
Our surgeons are exceptionally experienced with minimally invasive and robotic surgery, offering our patients excellent surgical outcomes while reducing pain, extended hospital stays and long surgical recoveries.
Conditions We Treat
- Mitral Valve Disease
- AFib
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Tumors
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Robotic Surgery Options
- Robotic Mitral Valve Repair
- Robotic Aortic Valve Repair & Replacement
- Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG)
- Robotic Maze
- Robotic Septal Myectomy
- Open Heart Surgery
Meet Our Heart Surgeons
The cardiothoracic surgeons of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, in partnership with Georgia Heart Institute, have more than a decade of experience in robotic heart and thoracic surgery. Among our surgeons are national leaders in robotic mitral valve repair and those with specialized fellowship training in minimally invasive and off-pump surgery. Our heart surgeons have significant experience performing even the most complex robotic heart surgeries.
The Benefits of a Robotic Approach
Georgia Heart Institute is one of the only programs in the United States to offer truly endoscopic robotic mitral valve repair. Our specialized team can access the damaged valve through tiny incisions below the armpit, rather than opening the chest to access the heart. This reduces post-surgery pain and recovery time significantly, while offering the same success rates as traditional surgery.
Robotic approach for aortic valve surgery is a newer advancement in the field of heart valve surgery, but it is emerging as a leading option to reduce pain and long recovery times for patients. These procedures must be done by a highly experienced robotic surgery team, like that of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group. We take special care to perform the surgery through the smallest incisions possible, while gaining incredible precision through robotic assistance.
Our specialized robotic surgery team can perform heart bypass from start to finish through a few small incisions. This reduces the recovery time and the post-surgical pain experienced by the patient, enabling them to go home from the hospital faster and get back to normal life with their symptoms relieved. An additional benefit of robotic CABG is that, in certain cases, it can be performed without having to stop the heart and put the patient on a heart-lung bypass machine.
Schedule a Consultation
If you have questions about our program or you’d like to schedule an appointment with a heart surgeon, call 770-219-7099. Please note that we will ask for your previous records, imaging and procedure history. We will set up a consult with a surgeon to discuss your condition and determine the best approach to provide lasting improvement for your heart condition and symptoms.
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