Michael E.Halligan, M.D., FACS  

  Education:

B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1977-1981.

M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1981-1985.

General Surgery Residency, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1985-1990.

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Brooke Army Medical Center, 1993-1995.

Board Certifications:

American Board of Thoracic Surgery, current.

American Board of Surgery, current. 

Affiliations:

Fellow, American College of Surgeons.

Society of Thoracic Surgery.

Clinical Interests/Expertise:

• Repair of thoracic aneurysms and aortic dissection,
• Valvular heart disease - minimally invasive repair/replacement of mitral/aortic valves,
• Hypothermic circulatory arrest,
• Endovascular aneurysm repair,
• Off-pump/minimally invasive coronary artery bypass,
• Adult presentation of congenital heart disease,
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy,
• Atrial MAZE operation for atrial fibrillation,
• Minimally invasive lung cancer surgery including VATS lobectomy,
• Esophageal cancer surgery,
• Peripheral vascular disease,
• Varicose veins.

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Piotr Dumicz, M.D.

  Education:

B.A., New York University, 1991-1995.

M.D., Suny at Stony Brook, 1995-1999.

General Surgery Residency, SUNY at Stony Brook, 1999-2004.

Cardiothoracic Residency, Case Western Reserve University, 2004-2006.

   Clinical Interests:

• On- and off-pump(beating heart) coronary artery bypass,
• Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass(MIDCAB),
• Minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve repair/replacement,
• Atrial fibrillation surgery(MAZE procedure),
• Thoracoscopic(VATS) lobectomy for lung cancer,
• Esophageal cancer surgery,
• Thoracoscopic(VATS) epicardial pacemaker implantation,
• Esophageal and tracheal stents,
• Endovascular repair(stenting) of aortic aneurysms,
• Radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins,
• Carotid Endarterectomy,
• Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery.