{"id":2413,"date":"2008-07-31T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/patients\/heart-adult\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:45:47","slug":"heart-adult","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/patients\/heart-adult\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Cardiac Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UNC Cardiac Surgery program offers a full range of surgical treatment of heart disease. We specialize in treating adult patients with complex medical issues such as thoracic aortic disease, heart failure, valvular disorders, diabetes, end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis, and blood clotting disorders. We truly believe that our patients come first, and we develop an individual plan of care for each patient. Our multidisciplinary team includes three heart surgeons, an adult nurse practitioner, a pharmacist, a case manager, and specially trained nurses.<\/p>\n<p>A separate team treats children who need heart surgery or adults who need surgery for congenital heart problems. For information on UNC&#8217;s <strong><span class=\"internal-link\">Pediatric Cardiac Surgery<\/span> <\/strong>program, click <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"\/surgery\/ct\/patients\/heart-peds\">here<\/a>. For information on UNC&#8217;s <strong>Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery<\/strong> program, click <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"adult-congenital\" href=\"\/surgery\/ct\/patients\/heart-surgery-adult-congenital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiac surgeons work closely with physicians from the Division of Cardiology and Division of Vascular Surgery to provide the best care for patients.<\/p>\n<p>UNC Hospitals has an intensive care unit and a step-down unit that are dedicated to the care of patients after cardiothoracic surgery. The Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit recently received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. It is the only intensive care unit in the state of North Carolina to receive this prestigious award.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #4b9cd3\">Meet the Team and Adult Cardiac Surgeons<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/people\/ian-kratzke-md\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/11\/Abe-DeAnda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/11\/Abe-DeAnda.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/11\/Abe-DeAnda-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/11\/Abe-DeAnda-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 97px) 100vw, 97px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/people\/ian-kratzke-md\/\">Abelardo DeAnda, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11713 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-CUT-Merlo-Aurelie-230801-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-CUT-Merlo-Aurelie-230801-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-CUT-Merlo-Aurelie-230801-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-CUT-Merlo-Aurelie-230801-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-CUT-Merlo-Aurelie-230801-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-CUT-Merlo-Aurelie-230801-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-CUT-Merlo-Aurelie-230801-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-CUT-Merlo-Aurelie-230801-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 97px) 100vw, 97px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/directory\/aurelie-merlo-md\/\">Aurelie Merlo, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Advanced Practice Providers<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11709 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-APP-e1693587937774-250x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-APP-e1693587937774-250x300.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-APP-e1693587937774-854x1024.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-APP-e1693587937774-768x921.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-APP-e1693587937774-600x720.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/09\/CT-APP-e1693587937774.jpeg 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevan Haas, Physician Assistant<\/li>\n<li>Tracy Vernon Platt, Nurse Practitioner<\/li>\n<li>Allison Russo, Physician Assistant<\/li>\n<li>Brenna Powers, Physician Assistant<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Stoutenburg, Physician Assistant<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Jenness, Physician Assistant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nurses<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11338 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2021\/12\/CT-APP-ColemanJulia-211103-HIRES-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Coleman\" width=\"121\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Julia Coleman, RN Nurse Coordinator<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Conditions We Treat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Coronary disease<\/li>\n<li>Valvular disease<\/li>\n<li>Heart failure<\/li>\n<li>Cardiogenic shock<\/li>\n<li>Congenital heart disease in adults<\/li>\n<li>Aortic aneurysm<\/li>\n<li>Aortic dissection<\/li>\n<li>Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension<\/li>\n<li>Constrictive pericarditis<\/li>\n<li>Lead infection or lead damage<\/li>\n<li>Atrial fibrillation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Procedures We Perform<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Coronary artery bypass grafting<\/li>\n<li>Off pump coronary artery bypass grafting<\/li>\n<li>Total arterial revascularization<\/li>\n<li>Surgical valve replacement (aortic, mitral, tricuspid, pulmonic)<\/li>\n<li>Mitral valve repair<\/li>\n<li>Minimally invasive mitral valve procedures<\/li>\n<li>Transcatheter aortic valve replacement\/implantation<\/li>\n<li>Transcathter valve in valve placement<\/li>\n<li>Mitraclip<\/li>\n<li>Left ventricular assist device<\/li>\n<li>Impella 5.5 insertion<\/li>\n<li>ECMO (veno arterial and veno-venous)<\/li>\n<li>Heart transplantation<\/li>\n<li>Minimally invasive ASD repair<\/li>\n<li>Ascending aorta\/ hemi arch \/ total arch replacement<\/li>\n<li>Aortic arch stenting<\/li>\n<li>Thoracic endovascular aortic replacement (TEVAR)<\/li>\n<li>Open repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm<\/li>\n<li>Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm<\/li>\n<li>Pulmonary endarterectomy<\/li>\n<li>Pericardiectomy<\/li>\n<li>Pacemaker\/AICD lead extraction<\/li>\n<li>Surgical management of atrial fibrillation (convergent procedure, thoracoscopic appendage clip placement)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Appointments<\/h2>\n<p>For new patient\u00a0 and return patient appointments with UNC Adult Cardiac Surgery, call 984-974-2900<strong>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We prefer that any test results be faxed or CDs with images be mailed to us prior to the first appointment so that we can review all information before seeing the patient. If you have questions about what is needed, call (919) 966-3381.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fax test results to Julia Coleman at 919-966-3475.<\/li>\n<li>Mail CDs of images to:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Julia Coleman, RN<br \/>\nUNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery<br \/>\n3040 Burnett-Womack Building, CB #7065<br \/>\nChapel Hill, NC 27599-7065<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UNC Cardiac Surgery program offers a full range of surgical treatment of heart disease. We specialize in treating adult patients with complex medical issues such as thoracic aortic disease, heart failure, valvular disorders, diabetes, end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis, and blood clotting disorders. We truly believe that our patients come first, and we develop &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/patients\/heart-adult\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Adult Cardiac Surgery\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7694,"featured_media":0,"parent":2371,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2413","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Adult Cardiac Surgery - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/patients\/heart-adult\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adult Cardiac Surgery - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The UNC Cardiac Surgery program offers a full range of surgical treatment of heart disease. 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