Cardiothoracic Surgery Services

Pulmonary Surgery
Various surgical procedures for many types of pulmonary diseases have been offered at Deborah since its foundation more than 80 years ago. Although the demographics of pulmonary disease have changed dramatically from tuberculosis to neoplastic and degenerative diseases of the lung, diagnosis of pulmonary disease by clinical evaluation and sophisticated testing is offered and performed on a daily basis.

Anesthetic techniques, the use of a variety of stapler devices and thoracoscopic lung surgery (to name a few) have allowed Deborah surgeons to perform lung wedge resections, lobectomies, pneumonectomies or even lung resections with chest wall excision in cases of tumor extending to the chest wall, with an operative mortality among the lowest in the country.

The excellent long-term results for lung cancer patients are comparable to other well recognized centers. Also, Lung Volume Reduction Surgery is performed at Deborah for treatment of diffuse emphysema.

Vascular Surgery
Vascular surgery is performed at Deborah. After evaluation in the Vascular Clinic in Deborah's Ambulatory Care Services, a patient may be referred for surgery. Elective surgical procedures at Deborah include: carotid endarterectomy, abdominal aortic aneurysm resection, and lower extremity revascularization.