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Your heart and lungs work together to circulate oxygen-rich blood to the rest of your body. So what happens when one or both of those organs need surgical repair? Enter, the perfusionist.

Dr. Virendra Patel on how endovascular innovation, precision planning, and individualized care are reshaping aortic treatment.

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.