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UI Health Care Medical Center once again ranked Iowa’s No. 1 hospital by ‘US News & World Report’

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Cardiothoracic Surgery designated as “High-Performing” which places them in the top 10% of hospitals across the country.

Parekh appointed chair of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Kalpaj Parekh, MBBS, has been named chair and departmental executive officer of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery with University of Iowa Health Care, following a national search.

Advancements in heart surgery

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Dr. Bashir, a cardiothoracic surgeon at University of Iowa Health Care, joined KCRG News to talk about advances in heart surgery.

When John needed heart surgery, he found an expert he trusted, close to home

Saturday, August 20, 2022
The UI Heart and Vascular Center offers advanced surgical expertise and the latest technology for valve replacement and repair.

Open heart surgery performed by Arun Singhal, MD, allows farmer to complete his fall harvest

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
When Dan Berns learned he had the same infection in his heart valve that had taken his brother’s life, he placed his trust in UI cardiothoracic surgeon Arun Singhal, MD , who replaced the valve and cleaned the infection in a complex, four-hour procedure.

University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center offers Iowa's most comprehensive heart valve disease care

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons at the University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center have collaborated to offer a series of highly specialized, less-invasive treatment options to provide the most comprehensive heart valve disease care in Iowa.

UI Heart and Vascular Clinic completes 1000th TAVR surgery

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
UIHC Dept. of Surgery Clinical Assistant Professor Sharon Beth Larson is cited in this article announcing that the Heart and Vascular Clinic has performed 1000 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures.

ECMO essential in pregnant COVID-19 patient's recovery

Sunday, July 5, 2020
Dr. Sharon Larson, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, was called in to lead the ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) procedure that was critically necessary to save a 6-month pregna