Cardiothoracic Surgery
FryeCare Cardiothoracic Surgery is experienced in caring for patients with a wide range of heart and lung diseases including heart failure, coronary artery disease, valve disease and more.
Our fellowship-trained cardiovascular surgeons perform both open and minimally invasive surgical techniques and work with each patient to tailor care specific to their unique needs. FryeCare Cardiothoracic Surgery features dedicated, knowledgeable surgeons offering surgical and minimally invasive procedures for a variety of heart and lung conditions.
Surgical procedures are performed at Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke LifePoint hospital. The Frye Regional Heart Center is the first Duke Health heart affiliate in western North Carolina. Backed by the resources of the Duke Heart Center, Frye Regional gains access to Duke training and staff education as well as evidence-based guidelines and best practices to enhance the quality of cardiovascular care across the Catawba Valley region.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Locations
Cardiothoracic Surgery Providers
Services we provide include:
Cardiovascular Procedures
- Advanced techniques in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Endoscopic vein harvest
- Multi-arterial grafting
- Arrhythmia surgery
- Endovascular surgery
- Thoracic aortic surgery
- Aortic aneurysm repair
- Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)
- Valvular repair / replacement
General Thoracic Procedures
- Advanced diagnostics and treatment of benign lung conditions and lung cancer
- Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
- Lobectomy
- Mediastinoscopy
- Navigational bronchoscopy
- Wedge resections
- Management of pericardial fluid collections
- Management of pneumothorax and pleural fluid collections
- Minimally invasive video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
- Surgical treatment for complications of emphysema
- Surgical treatment of diseases of the mediastinum
- Thoracic trauma management
Open Heart and Minimally Invasive Valvular Procedures
- Aortic valve replacement, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
- Aortic insufficiency
- Aortic stenosis
- Combined valvular repair / replacement
- Mitral valve repair / replacement
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral stenosis
- Rheumatic disease
- Surgical closure of septal defects
- Tricuspid valve repair