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IN L ATE NOV EMBER, the St. Joseph's Hea lt h Ca rd iova scu la r Instit ute i n Syracuse expanded its award-winning cardiac surgery team by welcoming the return of G. Randall Green, MD. Dr. Green left St. Joseph's Hea lth five years ago with hopes of building a cardiac surgery and surgery training program at SUNY Upstate Medical University, but resources came up short. He returned to a tea m a nd a place he loves. "St. Joe's had a great program in the past, and it has remained a great program in the five years I wasn't there," Dr. Green says. "I think the people who put the program together and ran it for 10 years, being back together is a great story of Central New York having a resource that it deserves." Dr. Green says it took a long time and many people to get St. Joseph's Health's program to where it is now, and it's done nothing but maintain its excellence during his five-year absence. " To succeed at prov id i n g qua l it y cardiac surgery services, one must have skilled partners like our surgeons Doctors [Charles] Lutz, [Zhandong] Zhou, [Ahmad] Nazem and [Anton] Cherney and our tal- ented group of cardiologists," says Chief Medical Officer Philip A. Falcone, MD. "They are great clinicians, have worked with Dr. Green in the past and are here to collaborate with him to provide excellent cardiac care." St. Joseph's Hea lth Cardiovascular I n s t it ut e enc ompa s se s c a rd iolog y, cardiac surgery and vascular services. Robotic-assisted surgery leads to shorter recovery, less scarring and better overall health, and surgeons have expertise in all areas of heart surgery. The full range of services includes: + Aortic valve surgery + Arrhythmia correction surgery + Coronary revascularization program (CABG) + Heart failure surgery + Mitral and tricuspid valves + Pulmonic valve surgery + Robotic valve program + Structural heart disease + Thoracic aortic disease + Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) + Valve repair St. Joseph's Health instituted the first Structural Heart Program in Central New York, resulting in better patient outcomes, lower costs and fewer readmissions. Dr. Green says the experience of the team, historica l record of excellence f rom it s members a nd 10 0 -percent focus on patients turn out consistently superior results. "This means adherence to policies and procedures that have been developed over time and 100-percent commitment to what I will generically refer to as 'customer service' or being the kind of providers you G. Randall Green, MD, performs an aortic valve replacement. St. Joseph's Health Cardiovascular Institute Dream Team Grows BY MARTHA CONWAY 1 8