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Cardiothoracic Surgery - Dignity Health Medical Group - San Bernardino, CA

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401 E Highland Ave, Ste 251

San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 882-4605
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Hours

Mon

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tue

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wed

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thu

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Fri

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Sat Closed

Sun Closed

Our experienced cardiothoracic surgery team delivers quality heart, lung, and vascular care to the Inland Empire.

Dignity Health Medical Group is committed to providing you with access to the region’s highest quality cardiothoracic surgical services. Through our relationship with Dignity Health – St. Bernadine Medical Center and its Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute, your care is coordinated at one of the largest cardiovascular and thoracic in the Inland Empire.

For more than 50 years, patients have trusted us with their care. We want you to know that we are behind you every step of the way – from the time of your diagnosis, through surgery, and well into recovery. Hablamos español.

Together our team performs many procedures, such as:

  • Abscess or Fluid Incision and Drainage
  • Aortic Valve Repair/Replacement
  • Beating Heart Surgery
  • Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
  • Decortication and Pleurectomy
  • Endovascular Repair of Aorta
  • Esophageal Surgery
  • Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
  • Heart Defect Repair
  • Heart Surgery
  • Ventricular Aortic Device Placement, Impella Device
  • Insertion of Left Ventricular Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and/or Defibrillator
  • Lobectomy (open or video assisted thoroscopic)
  • Lung Removal (partial or complete: open, or resection of lung tumor)
  • Lung Surgery
  • Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
  • Maze Procedure
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement
  • Mitral Valve Surgery
  • Nerve Block (sympathetic)
  • Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
  • Pectus Excavatum or Other Congenital Chest Wall Deformities
  • Robotic Heart Surgery
  • Robotic Thoracic Surgery
  • Saphenous Vein Harvest for CABG
  • Segmentectomy (open)
  • Thoracentesis
  • Thoracoscopic Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, and Wedge Resection
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Valve Repair or Replacement (aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary)
  • Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

Cardiovascular conditions treated:

  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Aneurysm
  • Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Ectasia
  • Aortic Embolism and Thrombosis
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Disease
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Arrhythmias
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atherosclerosis of Aorta
  • Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter
  • Benign Tumor
  • Cancers of the Chest
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Chest Wall Tumor
  • Congenital Aortic Valve Disorders
  • Congenital Heart Defects 
  • Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
  • Empyema
  • Endocarditis
  • Esophageal Cancer, Diseases, and Tumor
  • Heart Attack
  • Heart Disease
  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Hyperhidrosis (sweaty palms and excessive sweating)
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Neoplasms
    (non-malignant)
  • Mediastinal Tumors
    (malignant and non-malignant)
  • Mesothelioma
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation/
    Stenosis
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors 
  • Pericardial Disease
    Pleural 
  • Neoplasm 
    (non-malignant)
  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Septal Defect
  • Vascular Disease

Meet our experts

I believe that a strong patient/physician relationship is at the heart of good healthcare. I approach relationships with referring physicians and patients as a true partnership. The foundation of such a relationship is trust. I take time to listen to my patient's concerns, teach them about their condition in a way that is easy to understand, and together, we come up with a plan that will yield the best possible outcome. Learn more

I believe that a strong patient/physician relationship is at the heart of good healthcare. I approach relationships with referring physicians and patients as a true partnership. The foundation of such a relationship is trust. I take time to listen to my patient's concerns, teach them about their condition in a way that is easy to understand, and together, we come up with a plan that will yield the best possible outcome. Learn more

I treat everyone as I would treat my family while utilizing my skills and knowledge to help them with their healthcare needs. Learn more

I treat everyone as I would treat my family while utilizing my skills and knowledge to help them with their healthcare needs. Learn more

Honest and straightforward communication with my patients while involving them in their medical care decisions. I’m also mindful of my patients’ lives outside of the hospital in terms of nutrition and lifestyle choices as they relate to treating and preventing medical problems. Learn more

Honest and straightforward communication with my patients while involving them in their medical care decisions. I’m also mindful of my patients’ lives outside of the hospital in terms of nutrition and lifestyle choices as they relate to treating and preventing medical problems. Learn more

Treat everyone as if they were family. Go above and beyond for every patient encounter. Learn more

Treat everyone as if they were family. Go above and beyond for every patient encounter. Learn more

Treat others as I’d like to be treated. Educate patients on how to implement a simple lifestyle changes that can make a difference in their health. Learn more

Treat others as I’d like to be treated. Educate patients on how to implement a simple lifestyle changes that can make a difference in their health. Learn more

A career practicing medicine was the unique opportunity to couple the desire for continued scientific learning as a means to help others. It is a gift every day to have the opportunity to care for patients during their times of need. Learn more

A career practicing medicine was the unique opportunity to couple the desire for continued scientific learning as a means to help others. It is a gift every day to have the opportunity to care for patients during their times of need. Learn more

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