Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Cardiothoracic surgery involves diagnosing and surgically treating conditions of the heart, lungs and chest. At Liberty Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgeons, we are on the leading edge of cardiovascular and cardiothoracic care, using the latest innovations for interventional and minimally invasive heart surgery, including robot-assisted technologies.
Call for an appointment: 816.407.5490
Your heart is in the Northland. Your cardiac care is, too.
Why choose us?
With advanced surgical technology and board-certified, fellowship-trained physician expertise, this is where your heart belongs when you need surgical care for your heart, lungs and chest. With Michael Gorton, M.D., FACS, the Northland’s most experienced cardiothoracic surgeon, leading our team, we collaborate closely with you, as well as our multidisciplinary specialists at Liberty Hospital Heart Center and your primary care provider, to ensure personalized, safe and effective care from diagnosis to treatment, rehabilitation and recovery.
Our services
Our cardiothoracic experts commonly treat these and other heart, lungs and chest conditions:
- Atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF)
- Ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation
- Coronary artery disease
- Aneurysms
- Valve disorders
- Lung cancer
- Vascular disease
- Esophageal cancer
- Barrett’s reflux
Our providers deliver comprehensive cardiothoracic care, including:
- Open heart surgery
- Surgical treatment for coronary artery disease
- Robotic lung surgery
- Abdominal, thoracic and aortic aneurysm repairs using stent grafts
- Adult congenital cardiac surgery
- Aortic, abdominal and thoracic aneurysm surgeries
- Atrial fibrillation surgery
- Complex cardiac valve repair/replacement
- Complex aortic arch and thoracic aorta resection using normothermic perfusion
- Complex re-operative cardiac reconstructive surgery
- Endovascular repair for peripheral artery disease
- Hypothermic circulatory arrest
- Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repairs
- Minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgeries
- Minimally invasive esophagectomy
- Minimally invasive surgical removal of airway tumors, chest malignancies, chest wall tumors, esophageal cancer, lung metastasis, mesothelioma and other thoracic tumors
- Minimally invasive valve surgery
- Mitral valve repair
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Robotic lung surgery
We offer a trained surgical team for robotic lung surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System. The benefits of this minimally invasive surgery include:
- Reduced chest tube duration
- Lower risk of complications and wound infections
- Less blood loss
- Less pain
- Shorter hospital stay
Patients who choose robotic surgery leave the hospital sooner with less pain and return to work or chemotherapy sessions sooner compared to open-surgery patients. The outcomes are better than standard open procedures, and there is much less trauma to the body. Robotic surgery is associated with a 70% lower risk of overall post-op complications.
Quality & Patient Satisfaction
Our patient satisfaction ratings consistently exceed national and local averages – and as the only Northland hospital to receive an "A" safety grade four consecutive times from The Leapfrog Group. We are proud to be the highest-ranking hospital for safety in the Northland. We care deeply about delivering excellence in safety, outcomes and patient experience.
Liberty Hospital Heart Center
This is where your heart belongs.
Call for an appointment: 816.407.5430