VA Boston Healthcare System

Cardiac Surgery

If you are searching for the best possible cardiac care, care that is delivered by the most experienced cardiac surgeons using the most advanced techniques and technology, you’ve come to the right place.

At VA Boston, we help patients with every cardiac condition, from the most common to the most rare and complex, with outcomes that set the standard for excellence. Our program is consistently ranked as one

of the very best in the VA. Our cardiac surgery program has a proven record of innovation: in the last decade our surgeons have been among the first to perform pioneering procedures in several areas, including:

• Aortic diseases
• Mitral and aortic valve repair
• Hybrid and endovascular therapies
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Surgical and hybrid treatments for atrial fibrillation
• Adult congenital heart disease
• Coronary artery bypass, including off-pump techniques and multi-arterial grafting
• Heart failure, mechanical support devices (Impella pVAD, CardioHelp ECMO)

Our renowned surgical team treats the full range of cardiac conditions and routinely cares for high-risk patients, many of whom are considered inoperable at other centers, inside or outside the VA. Patients are routinely transferred to us for life-saving care from hospitals across the Northeast. We are also known for our unparalleled commitment to complete patient care—we know that having a cardiac operation is a major life event, and our team of surgeons, cardiologists, therapists, and coordinators will walk you through every step of your evaluation, treatment, and recovery. Our goal is to make you feel comfortable and confident right from the start, and keep you informed and involved in every aspect of your care throughout your stay with us. Whenever possible, we use the latest interventional, hybrid, or minimally invasive approaches to minimize risk, decrease discomfort, and shorten hospital stay and recovery time. Over the last decade, our cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists have worked together to develop procedures that combine surgical and catheter-based techniques, resulting in safer, less invasive “hybrid” treatments. Examples of new collaborative procedures include percutaneous aortic valve replacement (TAVR), percutaneous mitral valve repair (MitraClip), and hybrid approaches for addressing aortic aneurysms, atrial fibrillation, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Our goal is to provide the very best evaluation and treatment of patients with heart disease, utilizing the safest, most effective, and least traumatic techniques available.

Marco A. Zenati, M.D.

Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, VA Boston

Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Contact email: marco.zenati@va.gov

Phone 857 203-6202

Location: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Suite 4C-102 Fourth Floor Building 1, West Roxbury Campus, VA Boston Healthcare System 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02132