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NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center is proud to announce new leadership appointments within Cardiac Surgery, reflecting the institution’s continued commitment to innovation, collaboration, and excellence in cardiovascular care.

The Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program at Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian has reached another remarkable milestone by completing its 300th robotic heart surgery.

After a sudden heart attack left him disoriented and unable to remember the events that saved his life, David Higgins found his way back to family, routine, and the quiet beauty of home.

What Mary Shelley imagined in fiction, your heart performs every second.

Dr. Craig Smith reflects on decades in cardiac surgery—from its experimental beginnings to hard-won lessons in mastery, humility, and growth.

Violinist Elizabeth Handman drew on her life in music to conduct her way through a medical journey that included cancer and an aortic aneurysm.

Renowned calligrapher Bernard Maisner shares his art, film work, and journey through heart surgery with Dr. Craig Smith—and the letters that connect them.

Looking for a heart surgeon? Learn how to find a top cardiac or cardiothoracic surgeon for valve disease, bypass, transplant, or minimally invasive surgery.

Dr. Craig Smith’s 2024 commencement address at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine is both a call to usefulness and a meditation on what it means to practice medicine at its most human level.