Procedures Preformed by Dr. Van E. Thompson, MD

• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Heart Defect Repair
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy