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Cardiac Surgery

Providing the region's most advanced comprehensive cardiac care.

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Overview

You'll find every kind of heart care specialty here, from high blood pressure, to heart failure, to women's heart health. We provide the experience and technology to treat them all. We are the region's only academic medical center, with exceptionally high standards that help ensure the best results for our patients. Our doctors are experts in the latest technology and treatments. That's why other hospitals send their toughest Cardiac Care cases to us.

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Division of Cardiac Surgery

UR Medicine's Approach

Advanced Procedures

Our doctors are experts in the latest technology and treatments. That's why other hospitals send their toughest Cardiac Care cases to us. 

Specialization

You'll find every kind of heart care specialty here, from high blood pressure, to heart failure, to women's heart health. We provide the experience and technology to treat them all.

Collaborative Teams

Doctors from cardiology and cardiac surgery all work together to provide a completely individualized treatment.

Highest Standards

We are the region's only academic medical center, with exceptionally high standards that help ensure the best results for our patients.

Patient Stories

Rusty's Story

Rusty Lawrence was born with a congenital heart defect. Doctors didn't expect him to live past the age of three. By age 43, Rusty was dying of congestive heart failure. His only hope was a heart transplant.

What Sets Us Apart?

Every specialty. Whether you need to control your high blood pressure or you seek specialized care for an unusual heart condition, we have the expertise to help you.

Every case. Other hospitals send us their most challenging cases. We are able to treat every kind of cardiac problem, from the simplest to the most complex.

Leader in clinical research. Our researchers have developed heart care advances and devices that are used around the world.

Heart failure treatments. With our help, many patients in Class III or IV heart failure improve to Class I or II. UR Medicine Cardiac Care has the region's only program dedicated to heart failure.

Heart transplants. We are the only medical center in the region that can perform heart transplant surgery.

Leadership in heart rhythm treatment. Heart rhythm disorders like atrial fibrillation can lead to stroke or cardiac arrest. UR Medicine Cardiac Care has one of the world's leading programs for treating abnormal heart rhythms.

VAD leadership. We are a national leader in the use of ventricular assist devices (VAD), having been involved in most major VAD studies over the past 15 years.

First for valves. We are the first medical center in the region to offer transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for the treatment of heart valve disease.

Aneurysm relief. UR Medicine Cardiac Care leads the region in providing minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of aneurysms.

Fastest response. Our Heart Attack Team is on standby 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we have the fastest response times in the region.

The most cardiologists. We have more board-certified heart specialists on staff than any other medical center in the region.

Women's heart program. Women's symptoms of heart attack can be completely different from men's. Our Women's Heart Program provides the specialized care women need to prevent and treat heart disease.

The Division of Cardiac Surgery offers a robust and cohesive program for resident education and research. We offer a unique opportunity for residents to learn the art and science of cardiac surgery in a variety of training environments, including clinical programs in valvular heart disease, heart failure and mechanical circulatory support, congenital heart disease, thoracic surgical oncology and benign esophageal disease.

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Top Ranked Hospital in the Region

Thanks to the hard work of our exceptional clinical care teams, Strong Memorial Hospital is ranked as the #1 hospital in the Rochester region for cardiac surgery. We work every day to advance care, making outcomes and your experience better.

Providers

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Locations

We serve you in the Rochester metropolitan area and surrounding region.

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3 locations

Cardiac Surgery - Rochester

Ambulatory Care Center at Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Avenue, Ground Floor & 1st Floor
Rochester, NY 14642

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery - Rochester
Part of Strong Memorial Hospital

Golisano Children's Hospital
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642

Paul N. Yu Heart Center - Rochester
Part of Strong Memorial Hospital

Ambulatory Care Center at Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Avenue, Ground Floor
Rochester, NY 14626

Patient Education & Support

Cardiac Surgery Patient Education

If you’re scheduled for heart surgery at UR Medicine Cardiac Care, we have helpful information about what to expect during your hospital stay and your recovery afterward, including rehabilitation instructions and exercises.

Download our Heart Surgery Information booklet to learn more.

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