St. Petersburg, Fla.-based St. Anthony's Hospital is opening BayCare Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery office to provide patients high quality, cardiac outpatient services, according to News-Medical.
Here are four things to know:
1. The outpatient heart surgery clinic will offer minimally invasive surgery for complex valve disease including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement or Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
2. BayCare's board-certified cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons will staff the clinic.
3. BayCare's surgical team includes Liberato Chapa, MD; Blaine Heric, MD; John Ofenloch, MD; Joshua Rovin, MD and Derek Williams, MD.
4. "We believe this is the best of both worlds for our patients and their families," said Bill Ulbricht, president of St. Anthony's Hospital. "Patients will be able to see their surgeon and have testing close to home; while still being cared for by some of the top minimally invasive heart valve surgeons in the country."
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