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When you are faced with the prospect of heart surgery, look no further than the experienced team at Liberty Hospital. Our heart heroes are committed to compassionate care on every step of your journey to a healthy heart, from pre-surgical testing to the recovery process.
What is open-heart surgery?
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is usually done to open up one or more arteries in your heart. You may hear this surgery referred to as a CABG (pronounced “cabbage”) or open-heart surgery. Parts of your heart do not get enough blood if an artery is blocked. An artery is a blood vessel (tube) that carries blood with oxygen through your body. During surgery, a graft (a piece of a blood vessel from elsewhere in your body) is used to bypass the blocked vessel and reconnect blood flow to your heart muscle.
 WATCH: Journey to a Healthy Heart: A patient-education video
 Meet your new cardiothoracic surgeon - Michael Gorton, MD
Beginning his surgical career in Kansas City, Dr. Michael Gorton brings nearly two decades of cardiothoracic surgery experience to Liberty Hospital. His expertise is wide-ranging and includes some of the most difficult procedures in the field, including hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy; complex re-operative bypass, valve and thoracic-aneurysm surgery; adult congenital cardiac surgery; and normothermic antegrade sequential complete arch replacement, which allows surgeons to operate on the aortic arch without turning blood off to the body, a technique that Gorton pioneered.
He is one of the country’s premiere cardiothoracic surgeons and has been affiliated with two of the region’s most successful cardiology programs. He is a nationally recognized surgeon, instructor and expert and is a key component of Liberty Hospital’s new heart and vascular center.
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