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Cardiothoracic Surgery

UK HealthCare Cardiothoracic Surgery provides comprehensive surgical treatments for:

  • Coronary artery disease
  • Valvular heart disease
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Thoracic and pulmonary diseases
  • Esophageal disease
  • Disease of the mediastinum pleura, chest wall and diaphragm

We also provide trauma care and the management of patients with end-stage heart and lung disease, including transplantation.

Patient appointments:

859-323-6494

Clinic locations:

Gill Heart Institute |  Directions >
First Floor, G100
1000 South Limestone
Lexington KY 40536-0084

Markey Cancer Center | Directions >
Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Program
Whitney-Hendrickson Building, First Floor
800 Rose Street
Lexington, KY 40536

UK Transplant Center | Directions >
UK Chandler Hospital, Fourth Floor
1000 South Limestone
Lexington, KY 40536

KCH Congenital Heart Clinic | Directions >
Kentucky Clinic
Second Floor, Wing D
740 South Limestone 
Lexington, KY 40536

Specialties:

  • Adult vascular surgery
  • Arrhythmia surgery (MAZE)
  • Beating heart operations
  • Bi-caval double lumen catheter for total gas exchange in patients with lung disease
  • Cardiac and ventricular assist devices
  • Coronary bypass surgery
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
  • General thoracic surgery
  • Heart and lung transplantation
  • Heart failure patients
  • Heart-valve repair and replacement
  • Lung and esophageal surgery
  • Lung cancer
  • Major aortic surgery
  • Minimally invasive techniques
  • Multiple modality treatment of resectable esophageal cancer
  • Pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery
  • Pediatric cardiac surgery
  • Perfusion-induced systemic hyperthermia for advanced lung cancer
  • Peripheral vascular surgery
  • Severe respiratory failure
  • Surgery for cardiomyopathy
  • Ventricular restorative procedures

Programs/Centers/Facilities:

Outreach Clinics:


Baptist Regional Medical Center
1 Trillium Way 
Corbin, KY 40701
Directions >

Fleming County Hospital
55 Foundation Drive
Flemingsburg, KY 41041
Directions >

Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center
Medical Arts Building
140 Newcomb Avenue
Mt. Vernon, KY 40456
Phone: 866-940-4938
Directions


Central Kentucky Cancer Center
520 Techwood Drive, Suite 100
Danville, KY 40422
Directions >

St. Claire Regional Medical Center
222 Medical Circle
Morehead, KY 40351
Directions >

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