Now serving as Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Froedtert South Medical Group and Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital, ...

Raikar serves as a principal investigator on multiple clinical trials involving valve replacement, heart failure, and arrhythmia treatment. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and ...

Thoracic outlet decompression (TOD) can treat thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), where the nerves and blood vessels in your chest are compressed. The aim of TOD is to reduce pressure on the structures ...

Minimally invasive approaches to lung cancer resection have transformed thoracic surgery. Robotic-assisted and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) offer enhanced visualisation, improved ...

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Thoracic and cardiac surgery includes operations ...