DIVISION OF THORACIC & CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 

When it comes to matters of the heart, Mount Sinai has no equal in South Florida.  The cardiac surgery program at Mount Sinai is the largest and most renowned in the region, providing unsurpassed excellence in patient care, research and fellowship training.

Dr. Joseph Lamelas, chief of the division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, is an expert in the most advanced forms of minimally invasive surgery.  He is board certified in cardiac and thoracic surgery, as well as surgical critical care, and has performed more than 7,000 open-heart procedures.  He trains surgeons across the world in advanced and innovative surgical techniques.  Under his direction, Mount Sinai is recognized as a national center of excellence in cardiac surgery.
  
  

Joseph Lamelas, M.D.
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery

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