Patient Information

Patient education
The department is always striving to better communicate about our steps toward healing patients. As part of this program we have made and continue to produce contributions to the University of Iowa's uihealthcare.com and our other patient information resources. In addition some very helpful resources for our patients include.

• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons'
  • Patient Information www.sts.org/sections/patientinformation
  • After My Bypass www.aftermybypass.com

Clinic location
The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery utilizes the facilities of the UI Heart and Vascular Center Clinic in order to provide better service to and ease of access to our patients, including patients with Lung, Esophageal or other thoracic needs. The UI Heart and Vascular Center Clinic located straight across from elevator D on the fourth level of the Roy Carver Pavilion. There are two information desks located conveniently near main entrances on the first level if you have further location questions.

Health care team
Your examination will be directed by a staff physician. The staff physician in charge of your care is assisted by resident-physicians receiving specialty training in the area of cardiothoracic surgery. There may also be assistance provided by residents training in related fields such as surgery, intensive care, or trauma surgery and by medical students. Your clinic visit will be coordinated by a registered nurse. As needed, your visit may include contact with a vascular technologist, dietitian, physician assistant, or other members of Your Health Care Team. Please follow this link to view more information about these roles.

Insurance
Before your clinic visit, check with your insurance representative to see if your policy requires any of the following:

• Surgical second opinions
• Preadmission review
• Pre-procedure review