Aortic Disease
Extraordinary skill and expertise in the care of people with aortic aneurysms at New York’s #1 heart program
Why Choose Us
Extensive Experience with Successful Outcomes
NewYork-Presbyterian unites the specialists needed to care for people with aortic aneurysms, ensuring seamless collaboration to choose the best treatment for each patient.
Our experts are well-versed in minimally invasive endovascular and surgical techniques to repair aortic aneurysms. We determine the optimal timing for your treatment to enhance its success and your wellbeing. Our surgeons have excellent outcomes — among the best in the nation — with a low rate of complications.
Services & Specialties
Expert Repair of All Types of Aortic Aneurysms
Our Team
The Nation’s Top Aortic Disease Specialists
NewYork-Presbyterian takes a multidisciplinary approach to your care by bringing together experienced heart and vascular surgeons as well as cardiologists, interventional radiologists, cardiothoracic radiologists, anesthesiologists, critical care specialists, and dedicated nurses who have the experience and compassion to care for people with aortic aneurysms. Our physicians are internationally known leaders in aortic aneurysm repair and take on complex cases that others will not.
Columbia and Weill Cornell Medicine surgeons provide an overview of aortic diseases care at NewYork-Presbyterian.
Our Approach to Care
Customized Care for a Lifetime
At NewYork-Presbyterian, we care for people with
- thoracic aortic aneurysms
- thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
- abdominal aortic aneurysms
- aortic dissections
We tailor your treatment to the size and location of your aneurysm. If you need immediate aneurysm repair, we match you with the procedure that is best for you. If you don’t need treatment right away, we carefully monitor you using non-invasive imaging and initiate treatment when needed, before the aneurysm can rupture.
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Aortic Center
Amazing Things are Happening Here
Patient Stories
[Dr. Girardi] said he was going to work very hard to get me back to where I wanted to be. He knows how to talk to athletes, so I told him, 'Let's get this done.'
Locations
Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Milstein Family Heart Center
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Our doctors are currently seeing patients through in-person and video visits.
When you call to schedule an appointment with our doctors, please let the team know if you want an in-person or video visit. If you request a video visit, our team will walk you through the simple process of arranging one. Call your preferred campus today to schedule an in-person or video visit* appointment.
* This service is open to new and existing patients.