Top Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Virginia Beach, VA

Ira D Miller, MD
Southern Surgical Associates PLLC
813 Independence Blvd
Ste C
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
  • Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
  • 45 years experience
  • 4 star hospital
  • 3 star medical school
What are Cardiothoracic Doctors?

A cardiothoracic surgeon is a doctor who performs surgery on the organs inside the chest - the heart and lungs - as well as on the great vessels.

Some of the procedures that cardiothoracic surgeons perform are:

  • Angioplasty - to correct a blocked artery and increase blood flow to the heart
  • Heart valve replacement - to replace a damaged or abnormal valve with a functioning one
  • Atherectomy - increases blood flow by removing plaque from a blocked artery
  • Bypass surgery - arteries are taken from other parts of the body and moved to the heart in order to bypass blocked arteries, allowing blood flow to the heart
  • Heart transplant - replacing a diseased heart with a healthy heart from a donor
  • Stent - a stent is a wire mesh tube that is inserted into an artery in order to keep it open and enable the blood to pass through

The area of Virginia Beach, VA has a population of approximately 437,994 people. There is 1 cardiothoracic surgeon near Virginia Beach, which gives it a ratio of 1 cardiothoracic surgeon per 437,994 residents or a ratio of 1 cardiothoracic surgeon per 165,089 households. There are 165,089 households in Virginia Beach.