Healing is performed by a health care TEAM of dedicated specialists. Committed to all elements of providing cardiovascular health, each member of our team, from our expert surgeons to the skilled nurses, endorses and practices collaborative, team-based care that integrates the talents of the numerous members of our team.

Teaching is an important component of a major academic program. Our nationally reputed teaching program consistently delivers the best patient care because of the consistent innovations that evolve from the interaction of current and future leaders in the field.

Discovery emanates from our support of research. The Heart Research Center and the Cancer Center at OHSU are performing important investigations of numerous aspects of cardiothoracic science that will constantly keep OHSU on the “leading edge” of medical and surgical practice.