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Services

Our practice focuses on cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery. We offer a complete range of surgeries within these specialties using the latest techniques and technologies of open, minimally invasive and noninvasive procedures.

Surgeries and Diseases treated:

Cardiovascular

  • Coronary artery
  • Mitral valve surgery (reconstruction and replacement)
  • Aortic valve surgery (reconstruction and replacement)
  • Minimally invasive heart surgery, including robotic and rib resection methods
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Placement of pacemaker and LV lead replacement
  • "Bloodless" heart bypass surgery
  • Congenital heart disease in adults

Thoracic

  • Minimally invasive lung surgery, including robotic and video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
  • Lobectomy
  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Thymectomy
  • Sympathectomy
  • Cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall
  • Tumors of the mediastinum
  • Diseases of the diaphragm
  • Thoracoscopy

Vascular

  • Carotid disease -- carotid endarterectomy, carotid stenting/angiography
  • Aortoilliac aneurysm repair (AAA) -- thoracic and abdominal
  • Endovascular aortoilliac aneurysm repair using stents, grafts, angioplasty
  • Stenting procedures for leg pain and limb salvage
  • Bypass surgery for limb salvage
  • Venous surgery for venous disorders and varicose veins including the VNUS® procedure
  • Endovascular peripheral angiography
  • Endovascular transluminal angioplasty
  • Endovascular renal arteriography and angioplasty
  • Endovascular radiofrequency obliteration of saphenous vein reflux (ERFO)
  • Laser atherectomy
  • Angioplasty of kidney arteries and mesenteric vessels
  • Operative ultrasonography
  • Medical management of vascular disease

Foothills Cardiothoracic is part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
All physicians at Foothills Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery are board certified in both vascular and cardiothoracic surgery. This gives patients comprehensive coverage for arterial diseases in the leg, neck or heart, and includes medical conditions in the thoracic cavity, such as conditions of the heart, lung and esophagus. Our practice is a member of the Spartanburg Regional Physician Group, a large multi-specialty physician group. Whether you need a primary care physician or a specialist, the doctors in the Spartanburg Regional Physician Group are dedicated to meeting your healthcare needs from wellness and prevention to the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.