Dr. Hartmuth Bittner
Dr. Hartmuth Bittner - Heart Surgeon at Cardiac Surgery Associates
A top-rated heart surgeon, Dr. Hartmuth Bittner provides care to patients at Cardiac Surgery Associates. With an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques and procedures, he addresses serious conditions, including cardiothoracic disease. He is adept in lung and heart transplantation and has assisted numerous patients who were in advanced stages of infirmity and considered high risk. Dr. Hartmuth Bittner’s regularly undertakes coronary bypass procedures that help restore patients’ arterial blood flow to within an acceptable range.
Dr. Bittner concurrently serves as associate professor of surgery in the University of Cincinnati Medical Center’s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. His resume includes serving as the Heart Center of the University of Leipzig’s professor of cardiovascular surgery while earning his PhD. He also held responsibilities as endowed chair of thoracic transplantation. He was also active with the Eurotransplant International Foundation, which governs transplantation protocols across Europe.
After transitioning to the United States, Dr. Bittner served as assistant professor of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at the University of Minnesota. As a Duke University research fellow in the transplantation lab, he completed cardiothoracic fellowship training and a general surgery residency. His professional accomplishments include innovating new interventions within the heart failure surgery sphere at Largo Medical Center and performing the first lung transplant at Florida Hospital in Orlando in 2012.
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Tampa, FL US