Dameron Hospital | Health Outlook | Fall 2019

dameronhospital.org 3 THE Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program at Dameron Hospital was established in October 2017 with a goal of leveraging some of the brightest minds in medicine, state-of-the-art technology and advanced cardiothoracic surgical techniques. With physicians specializing in cardiac and thoracic surgeries, the program complements the high level of care Dameron Hospital already offers, creating a center of excellence for cardiothoracic surgeries and treatments. CHECK IT OUT. T o learn more about our Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program at Dameron Hospital, visit our website at dameronhospital.org/stanford or call 209-242-7098 . Maria E. Currie, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Cardiothoracic Surgeon Yasuhiro Shudo, MD, PhD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon A. Claire Watkins, MD Cardiothoracic Surgeon Billie-Jean Martin, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Cardiac Surgeon Meet the Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program Team This innovative partnership and program grants Central Valley residents close-to-home access to highly rated Stanford physicians and state-of- the-art cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures and technologies. Made up of surgeons who are also faculty members at the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, the program helps patients who have life-threatening heart and lung diseases. Types of procedures performed Some of the cardiothoracic surgeries and procedures performed under the Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program at Dameron Hospital include, but are not limited to: ▸ ▸ Advanced coronary grafting techniques (such as coronary artery bypass grafting, or CABGs). ▸ ▸ Surgery for coronary artery disease. ▸ ▸ Tumor removal. ▸ ▸ Arrhythmia surgery. ▸ ▸ Aortic valve repair and replacement. ▸ ▸ Ventricular remodeling. ▸ ▸ Mitral valve repair and replacement (including complex repairs). ▸ ▸ Structural heart defect repair. ▸ ▸ Lung surgery for cancer. Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program at Dameron brings some of the brightest minds in medicine closer to home STANFORD CARDIAC SURGERY TEAM A partnership with heart