Education
Medical school
Dr. Litke attended University of Texas Medical School at Houston and graduated in
1990 (32 years ago). University of Texas Medical School at Houston is ranked #53 number in the "Best Medical Schools" by U.S. News.
About Me
Dr. Litke works at Community Physicians of Indiana Inc, which has 1191 other health providers.
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- 32+ years
- Male
- 1992790612
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Litke is affiliated with the following hospitals.
As a cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, and vascular surgery, Dr. Litke may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Litke what conditions he treats. Dr. Litke may treat additional conditions not listed.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Achalasia
- Aneurysm
- Aorta transaction
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial fibrillation
- Bleeding varices
- Blood clots
Specialties
Dr. Litke is a cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, and vascular surgery. His primary specialty is cardiac surgery.
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to correct congenital heart disease; or to treat valvular heart disease from various causes, including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, and atherosclerosis. It also includes heart transplantation.
Thoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal structures.
Vascular Surgery
Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery and includes treatment of the body's other major and essential veins and arteries. Open surgery techniques, as well as endovascular techniques are used to treat vascular diseases. The vascular surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all parts of the vascular system excluding the coronaries and intracranial vasculature.