Going the Distance: Finding the Right Surgeon Can Make Cardiac Bypass Less Traumatic скачать в хорошем качестве

Going the Distance: Finding the Right Surgeon Can Make Cardiac Bypass Less Traumatic

Distance was not a consideration for Timothy Wenn, M.D., when he learned that he needed triple bypass surgery for clogged arteries to his heart. Although he lives in North Carolina, he was determined to come to Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. Dr. Wenn wanted minimally invasive surgery, and he knew exactly who he wanted to perform it: Joseph McGinn Jr., M.D., the Institute’s chief of cardiac surgery. Dr. McGinn has earned international renown for pioneering an innovative approach to minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft surgery. His procedure eliminates the need to cut open the patient’s chest or stop the heart, greatly reducing pain and recovery time. Known as the McGinn Technique, the surgery is currently performed routinely in only a handful of American hospitals. “It was worth traveling from North Carolina to Miami,” says Dr. Wenn, who underwent surgery in July and completely recovered in less than two weeks. “I actively sought him out because I knew that he had developed this minimal invasive technique and that he had been doing it for several years.”