What does a cardiac surgeon do?

A cardiac surgeon is a specialist who operates on the heart, lungs and other thoracic (chest) organs and they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs.

What are the typical symptoms of heart diseases?

The typicals symptoms include Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure, chest discomfort Shortness of breath associated with Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in the legs or arms.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by Cardiac surgeons?

Investigations like blood reports, Chest x ray, Electrocardiogram, Pulmonary function test, Carotid Dopping, Vein mapping, Trans-esphogeal echocardiogram, Heart Catheterization, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging would be required.

What is the difference between a Cardiac Surgeon and a Cardiologist?

Cardiologist perform procedures in cath lab like Balloon angioplasty, Coronary and left ventricular digital angiography, Right and left heart catheterization, Rotational artherectomy, Stent implantation etc whereas a Cardiac surgeon perform surgery of the heart and chest.

How long is the stay in hospital for a heart surgery?

Stay in the hospital is usually for 7 – 10 days

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About Prof. Dr. Med. Rudolf A. Hatz

Prof. Dr. Med. Rudolf A. Hatz is a leading Thoracic surgeon offering full-range of surgery options in the treatment of thoracic diseases for +34 years.
He is a professional Project Member of the Munich Cancer Center, German Society for Thoracic Surgery, Professional Association of German Surgeons, Bavarian Association of Surgeons, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Dr. Hatz is the Head of the Munich Lung Transplant Group.
After completing his medical studies in 1985 from Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich, he obtained his Habilitation degree in 1988.
Dr. Hatz is an expert at treating benign diseases of the lungs, mediastinum and thoracic organs. He also treats lung cancer, thymus cancer, thoracic tumours, lung metastases and Pleural mesothelioma.

Special Interest

Tracheal diseases Hyperhidrosis Thymoma Funnel chest Pleural empyema Lung volume reduction Malignant Pleural effusion Esophageal diseases affecting lungs

MD, 1988,

Graduation, 1985, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich

Georg Heberer Award and Walter Schulz Prize 2007 Rudolf-Schindler Prize of the Gesellschaft für Endoskopie und bildgebende Verfahren, e.V., Munich, Germany, 2002 Video Award for Minimally Invasive Surgery of the German Society for Surgery, Munich, 2001 1998 Prize of the European Study Group on Immunology and Pathogenesis in MucosalInfections, Helsingör, Denmark, 1998.