Cardiothoracic Surgery

The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS)'s team of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgeons specialise in treating high-risk patients and those who were previously turned down for coronary artery bypass surgery at other centres. It also carries out minimally invasive general thoracic surgery for the diagnosis and treatment of a spectrum of chest and lung diseases.

NHCS is the only institution in Singapore that carries out heart and lung transplantation. The Centre has a full range FDA-approved mechanical heart assist devices, which serve as bridge-to-transplantation for end-stage heart failure patients.

It is the first centre in Singapore to offer comprehensive care in surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy together with its sister institution, National Cancer Centre Singapore. The Department also provides emergency trauma care to patients with chest injuries from local and regional institutions.

NHCS heart surgeons have achieved success in repairing the abnormal mitral valves rather than replacing them. This is made possible because of advances in surgical techniques and knowledge of mitral valve pathophysiology.

Cardiac Surgery

• Conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)
• Off-pump/beating heart surgery
• Heart valve surgery
• Surgery for congenital heart disease
• Maze surgery for abnormal heart rhythm
• Left ventricular reconstructive surgery (also known as Dor or Saver surgery)
• Heart transplantation for patients with advanced heart disease
• Cardiovascular perfusion
• Non-invasive vascular imaging

Thoracic Surgery

• Lung resection for tumours
• Minimally invasive thoracoscopic procedures
• Lung volume reduction surgery
• Lung transplantation

Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Surgery

• Thoracic aorta surgery
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
• Surgery for acute and chronic arterial disorders
• Creation of arterio-venous fistulae for dialysis

Mechanical heart assist device

• Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
• Biventricular assist device (BIVAD)
• Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Contact Us

5 Hospital Drive Singapore 169609
T: 6704 2000
F: 6222 9258
Email: central.appt@nhcs.com.sg