Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery

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Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery

Heart valve repair or replacement surgery is performed to repair a defective or diseased heart valve.

Heart valve repair or replacement surgery is an open-heart surgery.

During heart valve repair, a cardiothoracic surgeon repairs the heart valve using the patient's own tissues.

For a heart valve replacement, the valve is removed and a new heart valve is sutured into place.

Dr. Erick Montero discusses heart valve disease, and the minimally invasive surgical options available to qualifying patients who need heart valve repair or replacement.

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Erick Montero, MD

After serving four years in the United State Air Force as a medic, Dr. Montero earned both his Bachelor of Science and Medical degrees at the University of Southern California, and USC Keck School of Medicine, respectively. He then completed his general surgery residency at the University of California San Francisco-East Bay, before returning to USC to do a three-year fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Montero is the Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Saddleback Memorial.

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