Dr. Jim Long’s path to cardiothoracic surgery began with a microscope and a mission-driven family, and led to pioneering work in artificial heart technology, high-stakes operating rooms, and global humanitarian...
Each year, about 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The condition, if left untreated, can rupture and be fatal. The multidisciplinary Aortic Disease Program...
The innovative and comprehensive care offered by the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Utah Health includes care across all life spans in one program. It is also the...
After a diving accident in 2023, John Lesny Drake faced paralysis from a C3 spinal injury. Working with the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, Brian Mitzman, MD, MSCI, implanted a...
Ademuyiwa Aromolaran, PhD, FHRS, FAHA, has been awarded a $3.1 million National Institute of Health R01 grant titled, “Leukotriene B4 Regulation in Heart.”
Andrea M. Steely, MD, is an adult cardiac surgeon who specializes in multiple arterial coronary revascularization, valve repair, and replacement. She is also interested in native valve preservation and elective...
The 9th annual Russell M. Nelson Visiting Professorship Lecture was held on November 7, 2023. The keynote speaker this year was Dr. Joseph Woo, who currently serves as the Norman...
The 12th annual Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS) was held February 8-9, 2024, at the Salt Lake City Marriott University Park. Once again, the gathering proved to be compelling and...
The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is invested in innovative science through a broad range of research interests from genetic markers of aortic diseases to testing new surgical grafts to modeling...
With 40,000 children born with a congenital heart defect each year in the United States, the value of a pediatric cardiac surgical team cannot be understated. Serving University of Utah...
University of Utah Health’s Department of Surgery is thrilled to announce that Thomas Varghese Jr, MS, MD, MBA, FACS, MAMSE, was installed as the 85th President of the Society of...
On the first episode of Huntsman Cancer Institute's Talks with Docs, Brian Mitzman, MD, a skilled general thoracic surgeon, discusses what inspired him to specialize in robotic surgery, and what...
Updated guidelines released in 2021 have expanded on which patients should be screened for lung cancer. Thomas Varghese Jr., MD, discusses the new guidelines, explains who should consider getting screened...
Meet Nicolas Contreras, MD, a fellowship-trained cardiothoracic surgeon with a special interest in robotic thoracic surgery, thoracic oncology, esophageal surgery, complex esophageal reconstruction, and lung transplantation.
