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The Park Cardiothoracic & Vascular Institute is made up of three board certified Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Together these three surgeons have decades of surgical expertise. The institute performs major surgery on the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels throughout the body.

The surgeons of the Park Cardiothoracic and Vascular Institute are dedicated to providing the highest quality of surgical care to their patients. They have received numerous external acknowledgements from national bench marking corporations for their excellence in providing cardiothoracic and vascular care at Jefferson Regional Medical Center.

Jefferson Regional Quality Awards for Excellence

• Five-Star Rated for Valve Replacement Surgery (2009, 2010 and 2011), including the highest possible star rating in 2011
  
  

• Five-Star Rated for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011)
  
  

• Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for Cardiac Surgery, Overall Cardiac Service and Coronary Interventional Procedures (2011)
  
  

• Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for Vascular Care (2005, 2006 and 2007)
  
  

• Ranked among the top 10% in the nation for Cardiology Services (2011)
  
  

• Ranked among the top 5 in Pennsylvania for Cardiac Surgery, Overall Cardiac Services and Cardiology Services (2010 and 2011)
  
  

• Ranked among the top 10 in Pennsylvania for Coronary Interventional Procedures (2011)
  
  

• HealthGrades Excellence Award for Cardiac Surgery (2010 and 2011)
  
  

• HealthGrades Excellence Award for Cardiac Care (2010 and 2011)
  
  

• HealthGrades Excellence Award for Coronary Intervention (2011)
  
  

• HealthGrades Specialty Excellence Award for Vascular Services  (2005, 2006 and 2007)
  
  

• Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (2007)