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Minimally invasive heart surgery clinics and specialist centres

13 clinics and specialist centres with linked profiles, clinical focus and attributable evidence.

Research by Yevhenii Kozlov · Co-Founder of BookimedUpdated 8 October 2026Sources linked throughout

At a glance

Smaller-incision and robotic surgery describe access routes across bypass, valve and septal operations; they are not one interchangeable procedure. Minimally invasive heart surgery clinics and specialist centres differ in the anatomy they treat, techniques they offer and evidence they publish. Smaller chest incisions can preserve the breastbone and reduce the initial recovery burden for selected operations. The benefit depends on the procedure: a smaller scar does not by itself mean a more durable repair or a faster return to full fitness.

13 named clinics and specialist centres

Anadolu Medical Center, Hisar Hospital Intercontinental, Medanta, German Heart Center of Charité (DHZC) and other named teams.

Sources: Cardiovascular Surgery — Anadolu Medical Center · Prof. Dr. Ali Fedakar, M.D. — Hisar Hospital Intercontinental · Dr. Surinder Bazaz — Medanta Gurugram · DHZC robotic cardiac surgery programme — 12 November 2025

12-week function was not superior

The same trial did not show superiority in its main physical-function measure. Discharge and full recovery are different outcomes.

Sources: UK Mini Mitral trial · JAMA (2023)

Robotic means surgeon-controlled

A robot assists the surgeon’s instruments. A heart-lung machine may still be used, and a larger incision may be needed for safety.

Sources: Mayo Clinic: minimally invasive surgery

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Anadolu Medical Center campus beside the Sea of Marmara.
Anadolu Medical Center campus in Gebze, near Istanbul. · Photo source

Turkey · Gebze, Kocaeli (Istanbul region)

Anadolu Medical Center

Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

Anadolu offers smaller-incision valve surgery and selected robotic mitral and tricuspid procedures.

    Procedures and specialists
    CABGvalve repair and replacementaortic surgeryminimally invasive valve surgerycomplex valve repairs
    Haşim Üstünsoy →Read the clinic profile ↗

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    Sources: Cardiovascular Surgery — Anadolu Medical Center · Robotic Surgery — Anadolu Medical Center

    Joanna Chikwe discussing heart imaging with a colleague
    Joanna Chikwe in a clinical discussion, in a photograph published by the Smidt Heart Institute. Photo: Cedars-Sinai. · Photo source

    United States · Los Angeles

    Cedars-Sinai

    Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

    Cedars-Sinai’s robotic mitral programme treats degenerative prolapse and complex Barlow anatomy. Its studies follow recurrent leakage as well as whether the valve was repaired.

      Procedures and specialists
      degenerative mitral repairrobotic mitral repaircomplex Barlow repaircoronary revascularization
      Joanna Chikwe →Read the clinic profile ↗

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      Sources: Eliminating the learning curve in robotic mitral valve repair: Results from 1400 patients. · Robotic repair for Barlow mitral regurgitation: Repairability, safety, and durability.

      Miller Family Pavilion and autumn trees at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus.
      Miller Family Pavilion at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus, home to the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. · Photo source

      United States · Cleveland, Ohio

      Cleveland Clinic

      Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

      Cleveland’s programme includes robotic mitral repair with named specialist Gillinov.

        Procedures and specialists
        mitral valve repairrobotic mitral surgeryaortic valve replacementminimally invasive cardiac surgeryHCM / septal myectomytranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI/TAVR)
        A. Marc Gillinov →Read the clinic profile ↗

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        Sources: A. Marc Gillinov, MD | Cleveland Clinic · Early results of robotically assisted mitral valve surgery: Analysis of the first 1000 cases · Early results of robotically assisted mitral valve surgery: Analysis of the first 1000 cases

        Historic building and gardens at Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum in Berlin.
        Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, home to DHZC cardiac surgery. Campus photograph. · Photo source

        Germany · Berlin

        German Heart Center of Charité (DHZC)

        Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

        DHZC pairs robotic mitral repair with ERMICS recovery care for selected patients, linking anaesthesia, pain control and early mobilisation.

          Procedures and specialists
          CABGoff-pump CABGselected minimally invasive CABGrobotic mitral repairselected robotic CABGheart-valve surgery
          Read the clinic profile ↗

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          Sources: Mitral valve treatment at DHZC · Enhanced recovery and ERMICS after minimally invasive cardiac surgery

          Hisar Intercontinental Hospital exterior with the hospital name above its entrance.
          Hisar Hospital Intercontinental, Istanbul. · Photo source

          Turkey · Istanbul

          Hisar Hospital Intercontinental

          Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

          Hisar offers a named robotic CABG programme with Faruk Gençoğlu and lists Ali Fedakar’s beating-heart bypass practice.

            Procedures and specialists
            coronary bypassbeating-heart bypassminimally invasive cardiac surgeryredo valve surgeryaortic surgery
            Ali Fedakar →Faruk Gençoğlu →Read the clinic profile ↗

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            Sources: Faruk Gençoğlu — hisar robotic cabg · Prof. Dr. Ali Fedakar, M.D. — Hisar Hospital Intercontinental

            Medanta hospital building and landscaped grounds in Gurugram.
            Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram campus. · Photo source

            India · Gurugram

            Medanta

            Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

            Medanta’s named minimally invasive work includes robotic-assisted CABG and endoscopic mitral and aortic valve replacement.

              Procedures and specialists
              CABGoff-pump and beating-heart surgeryvalve repair and replacementaortic surgeryredo surgeryminimally invasive and robotic surgery
              Naresh Trehan →Nitin Kumar Rajput →Read the clinic profile ↗

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              Sources: Cardiac Surgery Experts in Gurugram — Medanta

              Entrance of NewHeart Watanabe Institute
              NewHeart Watanabe Institute entrance, from the institute’s official facility overview. · Photo source

              Japan · Tokyo

              NewHeart Watanabe Institute

              Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

              NewHeart Watanabe’s published robotic mitral work includes complex Barlow repair using artificial chordae and selected leaflet resection.

                Procedures and specialists
                robotic mitral repairrobotic valve surgeryBarlow mitral repair
                Go Watanabe →Read the clinic profile ↗

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                Sources: Outcomes of Barlow mitral valve repaired by robot-assisted keyhole surgery. · Robot-assisted surgery and team profiles

                Surgeon in the operating room on the UHN minimally invasive cardiac surgery programme page
                Operating-room photograph published by UHN’s Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Program. · Photo source

                Canada · Toronto

                Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital

                Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

                UHN’s minimally invasive programme includes coronary bypass and mitral, tricuspid, aortic-valve and aortic surgery.

                  Procedures and specialists
                  single-vessel minimally invasive CABGmultivessel total-arterial minimally invasive CABGminimally invasive valve and aortic surgery
                  Piroze M. Davierwala →Read the clinic profile ↗

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                  Sources: MICS programme and Dr Piroze M. Davierwala

                  Brick entrance marked Brompton Hospital South Block.
                  Royal Brompton Hospital, historic South Block entrance in London. · Photo source

                  United Kingdom · London

                  Royal Brompton Hospital

                  Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

                  Royal Brompton lists minimally invasive cardiac surgery in Rosendahl’s practice alongside coronary, valve and aortic operations.

                    Procedures and specialists
                    aortic-root and arch surgerythoracic-aortic surgeryaortic valve surgerymitral reconstructionCABGminimally invasive surgery
                    Ulrich Rosendahl →Read the clinic profile ↗

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                    Sources: Mr Ulrich Rosendahl | Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals · Ulrich Rosendahl — clinical expertise and Royal Brompton location

                    China · Wuhan

                    Tongji Hospital Wuhan

                    Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

                    Tongji’s team developed transapical beating-heart myectomy, reaching the septum through the heart’s apex without cardiopulmonary bypass in the studied technique.

                      Procedures and specialists
                      transapical beating-heart septal myectomy
                      Xiang Wei →Read the clinic profile ↗

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                      Sources: Tongji Hospital · cardiovascular surgery department · TA-BSM for obstructive HCM: Lessons Learned After the Learning Curve Period · Transapical beating-heart septal myectomy for HCM patients with midventricular obstruction

                      Husam Balkhy operating with a surgical robot at UChicago Medicine
                      Husam Balkhy performing robotic heart surgery, as identified on UChicago Medicine’s official programme page. · Photo source

                      United States · Chicago

                      UChicago Medicine

                      Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

                      UChicago’s robotic service covers totally endoscopic coronary bypass, mitral surgery and AF surgery. Its valve work also includes port-access aortic surgery.

                        Procedures and specialists
                        robotic totally endoscopic CABG (TECAB)robotic mitral valve surgeryrobotic atrial fibrillation surgery
                        Husam H. Balkhy →Read the clinic profile ↗

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                        Sources: Husam H. Balkhy, MD

                        MRI staff viewing a scan at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute
                        Archive photograph of MRI test scanning at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, published February 2015. The source identifies the person in the scanner as a staff volunteer. · Photo source

                        Canada · Ottawa

                        University of Ottawa Heart Institute

                        Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

                        Ottawa’s MICS programme offers multivessel bypass through a small thoracotomy. Its studies examine early recovery and the need for later coronary treatment.

                          Procedures and specialists
                          multivessel MICS CABGcardiac surgery
                          Marc Ruel →Read the clinic profile ↗

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                          Sources: Marc Ruel · Multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting via small thoracotomy versus sternotomy (MIST): an investigator-initiated, international, open-label, randomised controlled trial. · Revascularization after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting in 566 patients: Is it a problem?

                          Illuminated Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital building at its Zhaohui campus in Hangzhou.
                          Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhaohui campus, Hangzhou. Photo: Huandy618, January 2025 (CC0). · Photo source

                          China · Hangzhou

                          Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital

                          Minimally invasive heart surgery clinical focus

                          Zhejiang’s published HCM work includes infra-axillary transaortic myectomy and a separate newer MESM technique.

                            Procedures and specialists
                            published transaortic septal myectomy via right infra-axillary incisionprovider-described trans-axillary minimally invasive valve procedures
                            Yong Cui →Read the clinic profile ↗

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                            Sources: An innovative minimally invasive approach for HOCM: transaortic septal myectomy via right infra-axillary incision · Minimally Invasive Electro Septal Myectomy for HOCM Through a Right Infra-Axillary Incision

                            Clinical benefits and trade-offs

                            Potential advantages

                            Trade-offs and limits

                            • Limited access must still allow the complete operation. Major cardiac-surgery risks remain, and the method may be unsuitable for some anatomy or combined procedures.

                              Sources: Mayo Clinic: minimally invasive surgery

                            How these clinics and specialist centres were selected

                            This list contains 13 clinics and specialist centres with a documented minimally invasive heart surgery focus in our source-linked directory. It is an editorial shortlist, not a census or an outcome ranking.

                            Institutional expertise and published study results are identified separately. An individual doctor may participate in several treatment pathways; a study of one procedure does not establish outcomes for another.

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