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New Advances in Cardiac Surgery Improve Recovery, Survival | News | Yale Medicine

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As Yale’s new chief of cardiac surgery, Marc Pelletier, MD, MSc, assumes his new role leading one of the country’s top destinations for state-of-the-art and traditional heart surgeries, he remains deeply focused on the patient’s experience. “For my patients, it’s probably the only time in their lives they are going to have this type of operation,” Dr. Pelletier says. “Many people will measure their life around it. They talk about ‘the time before’ and ‘the time after’ heart surgery. It’s a huge event in their lives and a big responsibility. That’s never been lost on me.” Dr. Pelletier joined Yale Medicine and Yale School of Medicine in April as chief of cardiac surgery, and physician-in-chief of cardiac surgery for the Heart and Vascular Center of Yale New Haven Health System—where survival statistics for coronary artery bypass, mitral valve replacement, and aortic valve replacement consistently exceed national and regional norms. A native of a small town in New Brunswick, Canada, he h

Yale’s chief of cardiac surgery focuses on minimally invasive surgeries, robotics, artificial intelligence, and better experiences for patients. As Yale’s new chief of cardiac surgery, Marc Pelletier, MD, MSc , assumes his new role leading one of the country’s top destinations for state-of-the-art and traditional heart surgeries, he remains deeply focused on the patient’s experience. “For my patients, it’s probably the only time in their lives they are going to have this type of operation,” Dr. Pelletier says. “Many people will measure their life around it. They talk about ‘the time before’ an

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