Cardiothoracic Surgery

The USC Cardiothoracic Surgery team has been a leader in cardiovascular disease treatment for more than a decade. Under the leadership of Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D., USC surgeons perform open-heart surgeries for valve repair and replacements and coronary artery bypasses.

Our surgeons, along with their dedicated clinical, research and administrative staff, perform many advanced cardiothoracic surgical procedures, including:

  • Adult cardiac surgery
  • Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
  • Endoscopic vein harvest
  • Adult thoracic surgery
  • Video assisted thoracic surgery
  • Pediatric cardiac & thoracic surgery
  • Heart and lung transplantation

USC surgeons also offer comprehensive advanced therapy for many diseases of the chest including:

  • Coronary artery disease
  • Minimally invasive heart surgery
  • Beating heart surgery
  • Valvular diseases of the heart
  • Aortic valve replacement
  • Mitral valve replacement
  • Mitral valve repair
  • Diseases of the thoracic aorta
  • Aortic aneurysms
  • Aortic dissections
  • Ross procedure
  • Stentless valvular procedures
  • Aortic homograft procedures
  • End-stage cardiac disease
  • Heart transplantation
  • Lung cancer
  • Emphysema
  • Tumors of the chest wall and mediastinum
  • End-stage pulmonary disease
  • Lung transplantation

In addition, USC surgeons offer a comprehensive spectrum of care for pediatric cardiac and thoracic disease including:

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Pediatric thoracic diseases
  • End stage cardiac disease
  • Heart transplantation
  • End stage pulmonary disease
  • Lung transplantation

Keck School of Medicine Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

USC Cardiothoracic Surgery Website