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Our Doctors

At the University of Michigan Health System, we perform more than 2,000 heart operations annually. Our highly trained physicians, nurses, dietitans and other care givers work together to offer the expertise and resources required to make your surgery and hospital stay both comfortable and successful. Most of the operations that we do require a stay in the ICU and a total hospitalization of about 3-7 days.


Edward L. Bove, M.D.
Professor and Head, Section of Cardiac Surgery
Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Co-Director, Michigan Congenital Heart Center
Steven F. Bolling, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Director, Multidisciplinary Mitral Valve Clinic
Director, Myocellular Biology Laboratory
G. Michael Deeb, M.D.
Professor of Surgery - Herbert Sloan Collegiate Professor
Director, Multidisciplinary Aortic Clinic
Co-Director, Michigan Congenital Heart Center
Eric J. Devaney, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Frank L. Fazzalari, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Jonathan W. Haft, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery & Anesthesia
Director, Extra Corporeal Life Support Program, University of Michigan Associate Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Units at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
Jennifer C. Hirsch, M.D.
Lecturer of Surgery
Mahender Macha, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Richard G. Ohye, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Pediatric Cardiovascular Transplant Program Program Director, Thoracic and Congential Cardiac Surgery Residencies
Francis D. Pagani, M.D., Ph.D.
Otto Gago, M.D., Professor of Surgery
Director, Adult Heart Transplantation and Artificial Devices Program
Gaetano Paone, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Himanshu J. Patel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Service Veteran's Administration Hospital
Richard L. Prager, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Head, Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Center
Vincent A. Simonetti, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery