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The University of Utah Health Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is proud to announce a recent grant award from the Hearst Foundations to support the work of Drs. Adil Husain, Eric...

Dr. Devendra Saksena is the definition of “extraordinary.” A practicing cardiothoracic surgeon for over 50 years, Dr. Saksena is currently Professor and Head of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Bombay Hospital...

Congratulations to our two graduating fellows: Ashley Morgan, MD and Dimitrios Koudoumas, MD

Hiroshi Kagawa, MD joins the Division of Cardiothoracic surgery as a faculty member in the adult cardiac section.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and doctors say lung cancer causes more cancer deaths than any other cancer in Utah. But it was that very disease that brought two...

Dr. Sara Pereira, MD, joins the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as a Professor of Surgery.

SALT LAKE CITY — Decades of planning put physicians at University of Utah Health in the position to save a United States Army veteran whose life was hanging by a...

Matthew Goodwin, MD, MS, joins the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an Assistant Professor of Surgery.

In response to the pandemic, the faculty and research team in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery have been collaborating with the Cell Therapy and Regeneration (CellReGen) program to examine a...

In 2018, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery identified a gap in the University of Utah School of Medicine offerings: there was no training program in perfusion.

Amniotic fluid, the clear liquid that helps nourish and protect fetuses before birth, isn’t just for babies. In fact, for nearly 100 years, doctors have used the mixture to help...

In many ways, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is sustained by the incredible generosity of donors. Their gifts enable our Division to expand educational opportunities, collaborate with other institutions, develop...

Dr. Collins is currently the Chief of General Thoracic Surgery at LDS Hospital, a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of...

On June 16, 2020, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Utah held the first annual William Ray Rumel Research Symposium. This virtual conference was created to showcase...

Brian Mitzman, MD, joins the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an Assistant Professor (Clinical Track) of Surgery.

The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery welcomed two new fellows at the beginning of July 2020: Ryan Clark, MD and John Vossler, MD, MS, MBA.

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — It’s considered a last resort treatment for patients losing the battle to coronavirus. Hospitals in Utah are turning to ECMO machines when a patient’s lungs...

Utah dad Justin Christensen was 42, healthy and athletic when COVID-19 took him to the brink.

U OF U HEALTH SUGAR HOUSE RIBBON CUTTING

Taped on the wall above my head was a sign that read, “My name is Tom.” As a cardiothoracic surgeon, making the transition from doctor to patient was humbling. I...

We’d like to congratulate our four APC award winners for their exceptional work and dedication to @UofUHealth.

The fifth annual Russell M. Nelson Education Endowment Lectureship of Cardiac Surgery was held on Wednesday, October 16, 2019.

Health care systems around the world are struggling with rising costs and variations in the delivery of quality care. Medical care often is administered without sufficient evidence-based protocols, with U.S...

Fellow heart surgeons and family members reflect on the pioneering efforts of President Russell M. Nelson in the field of heart surgery.