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Florida's first pediatric robotic heart surgery showcases the power of academic medicine (opens the original)
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Three FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine faculty members have collaborated on Florida's first robotics-assisted pediatric cardiac surgery, highlighting the impact of academic medicine partnerships among Florida International University, Nicklaus Children's, and Baptist Health. The procedure, performed at Nicklaus Children's Hospital Heart Institute, involved the repair of an atrial septal defect (ASD) in a teen using robotic assistance. The achievement is a first in Florida and among only
FIU/Nicklaus Children's Hospital physician-scientist brings groundbreaking heart surgery to Florida (opens the original)
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A highly specialized pediatric heart procedure available at only a handful of centers worldwide is now being performed in Florida, expanding treatment options for children born with some of the most complex heart defects. Dr. David Kalfa, professor and researcher at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (FIU Medicine) and chief of cardiovascular surgery and co-director of the Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute, recently led a surgical team that performed Florida’s first staged cardiac septat
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