Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeons - Nashville, TN

We found 2 pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons in Nashville, TN.

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Dr. Ziv Beckerman, MD, FACC

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Pediatric General Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Nashville, TN 37013

heart transplant, heart surgery

Dr. Ziv Beckerman practices pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, transplant surgery, and pediatric transplant surgery in Chapel Hill, NC and Durham, NC. He graduated from the University of Debrecen Medical School and Health Science Center.
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Dr. David Bichell, MD

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Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Adult Cardiology

3601 Tibbs Drive, Nashville, TN 37211

transplant procedures, heart surgery, heart transplant

Dr. David Bichell sees patients in Nashville, TN. His medical specialties are cardiac surgery and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. He is a graduate of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons.

What is Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery?

Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery is a specialty that surgically treats children with heart conditions. This specialty concerns surgical intervention for heart abnormalities, heart disease, and other disorders causing heart malfunction. It addresses both heart defects present at birth and those which develop later in childhood.

Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons perform procedures that range from complex transplant operations to minimally invasive tissue removal. They may employ innovative surgical techniques or participate in clinical cardiothoracic trials. Some pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons diagnose children using noninvasive heart scans like electrocardiograms to map or measure the activity of the heart. They can conduct other diagnostic procedures such as a heart biopsy (extracting a tissue sample) for further analysis.

Heart disorders that a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon might treat include:

Structural heart conditions (heart valve or blood vessel disorders, holes in the heart chamber)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (thickened heart muscle)
Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle)
Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm)
Heart failure
Heart defects present at birth or acquired later in childhood

Some surgical treatments for children's heart conditions include septal myectomy (a surgery to remove thickened heart muscle), and intracardiac repair (the patching of heart chambers and repair of pulmonary vessels). Cardiac catheterization, which uses a small needle and catheter tube to navigate through the heart, is a common pediatric therapy for heart defects. Certain disorders may require the surgical implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD), or other mechanical implants that perform critical heart functions.

Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons monitor patient development and can perform multiple operations as children's heart conditions evolve. Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons collaborate with cardiologists (heart doctors), primary care physicians, and pediatric anesthesiologists to develop individualized care plans.

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Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeons - Nashville, TN

We found 2 pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons in Nashville, TN.

Dr. Ziv Beckerman, MD, FACC

Dr. David Bichell, MD

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What is Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery?