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

Prof. Rob Kinsley, Cardiac Surgeon in Durban, South Africa - Appointment

About Prof. Rob Kinsley

Prof. Rob Kinsley is a senior and an immensely respectable Cardiothoracic surgeon with a vast experience of +54 years in the field.
He is the founder member of the World Society of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and is also the founder and Chairman of The Children's Cardiac Foundation of Africa.
Dr. Kinsley did his MBBch in 1963 from the Uninversity of the Witwatersrand and then in 1968 did his residency programme at the same university. Later in 1973, he completed his fellowship from the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine.
His expertise includes performing patent uctus arteriosus, atrial septal defect, truncus arteriosus repair, hypoplastic left heart repair, total anomalous pulmonary venous return correction, coarctation of the aorta repair, tricuspid atresia repair, Tetralogy of Fallot, VSD, tricuspid arteriosus repair and the transposition of the great vessels repair in paediatrics.
In adults, he performs, CAD, heart valve disease, CABG, heart transplants, coronary angioplasty and stenting among such other procedures.
Dr. Kinsley has pioneered various initiatives in his chosen area of work.
He has received a couple of awards for his work in the field of cardiac and cardiothoracic surgery.
Dr. Kinsley has a few research papers in his name.

Special Interest

Hypoplastic Left Heart repair Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) repair Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) repair Truncus Arteriosus repair Transposition of the Great Vessels repair Tetralogy of Fallot repair Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) repair Heart transplants Heart valve disease Coronary artery disease

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