The cardiac surgeons at Bridgeport Hospital perform the full spectrum of open-heart operations for adults.
Team members include experienced and award-winning Yale Medicine cardiac surgeons, skilled anesthesiologists, nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Our depth and breadth of experience allows us to perform a wide variety of complex operations, such as valve repairs, aortic aneurysm surgery, combined coronary and valve operation as well as reoperative heart surgery. We offer advanced procedures including minimally invasive mitral valve repair, minimally invasive cardiac operations, hybrid revascularization, off-pump coronary artery bypass, surgical ablation (maze procedure) for atrial fibrillation and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Patients can rest assured that they are receiving the most advanced treatment possible from among the most experienced surgeons in the country. Among conditions treated and operations/treatments performed at Bridgeport Hospital are:
If you or a loved one is a candidate for a heart transplant, we encourage you to contact our expert colleagues at Yale New Haven Hospital. For further information regarding the Yale New Haven Transplantation Center, please click here.
Patients needing advanced heart and vascular procedures at Bridgeport Hospital can benefit from one of the area’s leading-edge hybrid operating facilities, the Elizabeth M. Pfriem Hybrid Operating Room (OR).
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