Comprehensive expertise. Multidisciplinary collaboration. The full spectrum of surgical and minimally invasive solutions.
Baptist Health Heart & Vascular Care delivers advanced aortic and cardiovascular care for patients with the most complex disease profiles. Across our four-county healthcare organization, our teams provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment using a full range of techniques—from open surgery to robotic, minimally invasive, endovascular and hybrid approaches—ensuring each patient receives the most appropriate, evidence-based care.
Expertise Without Limitation
Our cardiovascular and aortic specialists are equipped to manage the entire continuum of disease severity, including high-acuity and high-risk cases. Care decisions are guided by advanced diagnostic imaging, deep subspecialty experience and disciplined clinical judgment—allowing teams to individualize treatment strategies rather than rely on a single procedural pathway.
Tom C Nguyen, MD
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Center for Aortic Disease: Nationally Trusted, Locally Accessible
At Baptist Health’s Center for Aortic Disease, patients and referring physicians have access to life-saving surgical treatments available at only a select number of elite centers nationwide. Our teams perform complex procedures ranging from traditional open repair to minimally invasive, catheter-based interventions, including highly specialized techniques such as normothermic total arch replacement and advanced endovascular aortic repair.
Physicians across the region trust Baptist Health with the most challenging aortic cases—from hereditary and degenerative disease to acute aortic syndromes and emergent presentations—supported by specialized infrastructure and experienced surgical leadership.
Multidisciplinary Care That Works
Patients are cared for by fully integrated teams that include cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, cardiology, interventional cardiology, advanced imaging, anesthesia, critical care and specialized nursing. This collaborative model ensures that the appropriate specialists are involved at every stage of care and that treatment plans are coordinated across disciplines to support safety, efficiency and optimal outcomes.
A True Referral Partnership
Baptist Health prioritizes clear, consistent communication with referring physicians. Our teams collaborate closely with community providers and partner institutions to ensure transparency around treatment decisions, procedural plans and post-procedural care—supporting continuity and shared management whenever possible.
Leadership and Continuous Advancement
Clinical programs are guided by experienced physician leaders and strengthened through the ongoing recruitment of nationally recognized experts and luminary physicians. This commitment ensures patients across the region have access to advanced techniques, evolving innovations and care aligned with national standards and best practices.
At Baptist Health, advanced aortic and Heart & Vascular care is defined not only by technical capability, but by thoughtful clinical governance, collaboration and trust.
Refer With Confidence
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