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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery

SAME DAY APPOINTMENTSPhone: (718) 270-1981 H Fax (718) 270-3843

www.downstatesurgery.org/cardio.html

BY RAILROADLong Island RailroadTake any train to the Jamaica station. Change to Brooklyn-bound train (track 3). Take to the Flat-bush Avenue terminal. Follow subway directions from there.

Metro-North RailroadTake any train to Grand Central Terminal. Change to Brooklyn-bound 4 or 5 trains. Follow subway directions from there.

BY SUBWAYTake the IRT Flatbush Avenue Line (#2 Seventh Avenue or #5 Lexington Avenue) trains to the Win-throp Street station. [Take any IRT Brooklyn-bound train (#2, 3, 4, or 5) to Nevins Street in Brooklyn, changing there for a #2 or #5 marked “Flatbush Avenue”]. Stay toward the front of the train.Exit at Nostrand and Parkside avenues. Cross Nostrand Avenue and walk one block east on Parkside Avenue until it ends at New York Avenue. Cross New York Avenue. Turn right onto New York Avenue. Cross Clarkson Avenue and walk south until the entrance at 430 Clarkson Avenue.

Nights and outside of rush hours, take the subway to Church Avenue.Walk three short blocks east on Church Avenue to New York Avenue, left three blocks to Clarkson Avenue, right to 450 Clarkson Avenue. Or transfer to an eastbound B-35 bus to the northbound B-44 at Church and New York avenues. (Downstate students and employees can call 718-270-2626 to arrange for transportation from Church Avenue.)

BY BUSThe B-12 and northbound B-44 buses stop at the corner of Clarkson and New York Avenues.

The following lines connect with the B-12 along Clarkson Avenue: B-41, B-44, B- 46, and B-49.

DIRECTIONS

Contact Us:Tel: (718) 270-1981Answering service after hours - please ask to speak to a “cardiac surgeon on call”Fax: (718) 270-3843

Parking: Valet Parking is available for a small fee. Valet Parking is located at 445 Lenox Road, in front of the Hospital Building

A message from the Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Division of cardiothoracic surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center has been providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art care to a wide vari-ety of complex chest diseases since the 1950s.

Your care is why we are here. Our dedicated team includes highly qualified American board certi-fied surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, physi-cian assistants, nurse practitioners, intensivists, cardiovascular perfusionists, surgical technicians, coordinators, surgical residents, fellows and office managers who are passionate about your care.

Excellence is achieved through extensive collabo-ration, education and innovation while delivering compassionate and personalized care for patients with heart, lung and esophageal diseases. We offer Minimally Invasive Surgery when possible.

Please give us a call to see how we can serve you or visit our website for more information.

SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS are available.

Call Tel: 718-270-1981Visit: www.downstatesurgery.org/cardio.html

Daniel L. Beckles, MD, PhD, FACS, FACC, FCCPChief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

CARDIACCoronary Artery Disease (CAD)n Coronary artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)n Off-pump CABGn Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS)n Hybrid Coronary revascularization (HCR)n Redo CABGn All arterial CABG (LIMA/BIMA/Radial) n Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)

Heart Valve Diseasen Minimally Invasive Valve surgeryn Aortic valve replacement (AVR)n Mitral valve repair/replacementn Tricuspid Valve repairn Redo Valve surgery

Aortic Diseasen Aortic root aneurysmn Aortic arch aneurysmn Aortic dissection

Congenital Heart Disease/Tumorsn Atrial septal defectsn Ventricular septal defectsn Patent Ductus Arteriosusn Anomolous Coronary artery diseasen Cardiac Tumors

Arrhythmiasn Atrial fibrillation Maze Proceduren Epicardial lead placement

Congestive Heart Failuren Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)n Impella ventricular assist device (VAD)n Centrimag ventricular assist devicen Heart Mate II VADn Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECM

THORACICLung Cancern Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)n VATS wedge lung resection/biopsyn VATS lobectomy/bilobectomyn VATS pneumonectomy

INTRODUCTION OUR SERVICES

n Cervical mediastinoscopy/stagingn VATS lymphadenectomyn Minimally Invasive Cancer Staging

Pleural Diseasen VATS pleural biopsyn VATS pleurodesisn VATD decortication

Chest Wall Diseasesn Rib resectionn Chest wall resectionn Rib plating for fracturesn Pectus repair

Mediastinal Diseasen Thoracic outlet syndromen Superior vena cava syndromen VATS thymectomyn Robotic assisted thymectomyn Mediastinal mass biopsy

Diaphragm Disease

n VATS diaphragm plication

ESOPHAGUSEsophageal Cancern Minimally invasive esophagectomy

Achalasian Laparoscopic esophageal myotomy

Diverticulumn Endoscopic, VATS and open repair

Paraesophageal hernia (PEH)n Laparoscopic PEH repair

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)n Nissen Fundoplication

PALLIATIVE CAREn PEG-J tube placementsn PleurX catheter placementn Mediport / Hickman catheter placementn Esophageal balloon plasty and stenting