Education
Medical school
Top Ranked School
Dr. Zurcher attended University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine and graduated in
1982 (40 years ago). University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine is a top-ranked medical school, and is ranked #20 in Best Medical Schools by U.S. News.
About Me
Dr. Zurcher works at Musc Community Physicians, which has 102 other health providers.
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- 40+ years
- Male
- 1255301768
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Zurcher is affiliated with the following hospitals.
As a cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, and vascular surgery, Dr. Zurcher may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Zurcher what conditions he treats. Dr. Zurcher 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. Zurcher 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.