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Tradition of Excellence


The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of North Carolina has a long tradition of excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of disease related to the heart, lungs esophagus and chest.

We provide excellent care of all of our patients, from newborns to people in their 90s. Our physicians are compassion experts in their fields, with extensive years of training and experience. Our team is committed to improving health care through innovative research, creating new techniques that are pushing the needle forward in medicine as well as training the next generation of surgeons.