Anesthesiology

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

Cooper University Hospital is a major cardiac and thoracic referral center in the Southern New Jersey and Delaware Valley where an extremely large spectrum of cardiac surgical cases performed in cutting-edge operating rooms.

The Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology comprises an integral part of the multidisciplinary team of experts providing comprehensive cardiac care at the Cooper University Hospital. Apart from routine cardiothoracic procedures, we have extensive local expertise in off pump cardiac surgery, adult congenital cardiac surgery, lung volume reduction surgery, esophageal surgery, aortic surgery, complex valvular surgery, arrhythmias, robotic heart surgeries, mininally invasive port access cardiac surgery and cardiac assist device surgery.  Cooper University Hospital is one of the very few hospitals in the United States that does this type of procedure.  We operate in new, state of the art operating rooms. The faculty is comprised of highly experienced American board certified physicians with extensive experience. Among our faculty are experts in hypertension, echocardiography, arrhythmias, fluid therapy, perioperative neurological damage, and cardiothoracic critical care.

Transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE) are performed on almost every patient. The staff of the cardiovascular anesthesia service is certified and well trained to use TEE to assess risks, guide therapy, and educate other CV resident-anesthesiologists during their clinical rotation.

Thoracic anesthesia is also an integral part of our practice. We utilize optimal techniques of anesthesia for thoracic surgery, including thoracic epidural analgesia, fiberoptic intubation and lung isolation techniques.

As an academic center, the Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology also strives for continuing quality improvement in care of the cardiothoracic patient through both education and research. In the area of education, residents actively participate in care of patients undergoing cardiothoracic procedures, eventually disseminating their skills into the communities in which they settle after graduation. Faculty and residents are also encouraged to participate in research related to cardiovascular and thoracic diseases at both the clinical and basic science levels.