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Southeast Missouri Hospital introduced
cardiovascular surgery to this area in 1984.
In the years since, the Regional Heart Center’s
surgical team has been instrumental in bringing
the latest heart surgery techniques to Cape Girardeau
benefiting thousands of people throughout the
region.
The Regional Heart Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital features eight surgical suites available for heart patients including four dedicated solely for heart surgery. |

Heart Surgeon Randy Brown
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Cardiovascular surgery procedures available at Southeast include:
- Coronary artery bypass (CAB) grafts including
off-pump procedures (surgery performed without
stopping the heart)
- Mitral valve procedures
- Aortic valve procedures
- CAB grafts with carotid endarterectomies
- CAB grafts with aneurysm repairs
- Carotid endarterectomies
- Peripheral Vascular Surgery
- Lung Surgery
- Endovascular AAA (Abdominal
aortic aneurysm) repairs
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Over the years, the cardiovascular surgeons
on staff at Southeast Missouri Hospital have introduced
numerous leading-edge surgical procedures designed
to reduce complications while improving overall
quality of life for patients.
We're also providing outcomes
that are consistently better than national averages.
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