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Heart Surgeon Featured in Westchester Medical Center Advertising Campaign

Dr. Steven Lansman, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Westchester Medical Center, was recently featured in a WMC ad titled "We've created a medical center where people are treated like their lives depend on it. Because they do." The ad appeared in the Scarsdale Inquirer in September, 2009. Dr. Lansman specializes in heart transplant surgery, coronary artery surgery, ventricular assist device (lvad), aortic aneurysm and mitral valve surgery and was recently named to the 2009 Best Doctors list by New York Magazine.

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Mitral valve procedures include:

• Mitral Valve Repair
• Mitral Valve Replacement
• Mitral Valve Stenosis and Regurgitation
• Mitral Valve Surgery
• Mitral Valve Treatment
• Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair

New York Heart Surgeon Named in New York Magazine's Best Doctors List

Honored by Peers as Top Doctor in Thoracic Surgery

Steven Lansman MD/PhD of the New York Cardiothoracic Group has been named to New York Magazine's 2009 list of Best Doctors. This list profiles 1,107 of the best doctors in the New York, Connecticut and New Jersey areas.

Currently, Dr. Lansman is Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Westchester Medical Center and a Professor of Surgery at New York Medical College. Specialties include Coronary Artery Surgery, Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), Heart Transplant, Aortic Aneurysm and Mitral Valve Surgery. Dr. Lansman has been named in the Best Doctors list four consecutive years.

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New York Heart Surgeon Honored by Peers as Top Doctor in Thoracic Surgery

New York Cardiothoracic Group’s Dr. Steven Lansman Named in New York Magazine’s 2008 Best Doctors List

VALHALLA, NY – June 8, 2008 – Steven Lansman MD/PhD, Professor of Surgery at New York Medical College and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Westchester Medical Center, was recently named to New York Magazine’s list of 2008 Best Doctors. This list profiles the top 1,434 physicians in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut areas.

The New York Magazine’s list represents about a quarter of the top 10 percent of New York-area physicians, as determined by Castle Connolly, a New York City research and information firm that publishes an annual guidebook titled Top Doctors: New York Metro Area. The guidebook lists the top 10 percent of the region’s physicians and profiles more than 6,000 in all. Doctors are selected through a peer-review process and the firm investigates each doctor’s credentials and disciplinary history. The list is also balanced based on geographic location and specialty.

Currently serving as Professor of Surgery at New York Medical College and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Westchester Medical Center, Dr. Lansman of the New York Cardiothoracic Group has over twenty five years experience in the field of Thoracic Surgery and is honored, for the third consecutive year, to be chosen by his peers as one of the New York-area’s top specialists in Thoracic Surgery.

About the New York Cardiothoracic Group
The New York Cardiothoracic Group (NYCTG) – Drs. Steven Lansman, David Spielvogel, Ramin Malekan and Paul Saunders – is located at Westchester Medical Center (the clinical campus of New York Medical College.) Founded in 2005 by Drs Lansman and Spielvogel, the group specializes in cardiothoracic surgery and is dedicated to providing cutting-edge surgical treatment for a wide range of cardiac and thoracic conditions. From coronary bypass grafting (CABG) to minimally invasive mitral valve repairs to repair of complex thoracic aortic aneurysms, the cardiac surgeons at NYCTG rely on their extensive experience to deliver outstanding results. To learn more about the NYCTG, visit www.NYTCG.com or call (914) 493-8793.

NYCTG Enhances Website With FAQs

New Content Added To Enhance User Experience

VALHALLA, New York, Sep 9, 2008 – The New York Cardiothoracic Group, heart surgery specialists at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York, recently added new content to their website to enhance the user experience and provide additional information to potential and existing patients.

The new content, added in September, 2008 includes a Frequently Asked Questions area that provides details on scheduling a consultation and what to expect before, during and after heart surgery. Topics include:

• How can I be seen by the heart surgeons at the New York Cardiothoracic Group?
• What types of surgery are performed by the heart surgeons of the New York Cardiothoracic Group?
• Where and when can I speak with a physician about my condition?
• What should I do to prepare for my consultation?
• What can I expect from my consultation?
• What happens after my consultation?
• What type of presurgical testing will I need?
• What happens on the day of surgery?
• What can my family do while I am in surgery?
• What can I expect after surgery?
• When will I be discharged from the hospital?

The New York Cardiothoracic Group plans to augment this section over time to provide visitors with more information on their practice and the latest advances in cardiac surgery.

About the New York Cardiothoracic Group:
The NYCTG is located at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY. Heart surgeons include Dr. Steven Lansman, Dr. David Spielvogel, Dr. Ramin Malekan, and Dr. Paul Saunders. Specialties include mitral valve repair and other valve procedures, thoracic aortic aneurysms repair, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), ventricular assist devices, and heart transplantation.

New York Cardiothoracic Group Blog

Welcome to the blog of the New York Cardiothoracic Group. We are heart surgeons at New York’s Westchester Medical Center specializing in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), mitral valve repair and other valve procedures, thoracic aortic aneurysms repair, heart transplantation, and ventricular assist devices.

Visit the website of the New York Cardiothoracic Group to learn more our heart surgeons or get directions to our New York offices.