Procedures Preformed by Dr. Gerald A. Helms, MD

• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lung Removal, Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Open Thymectomy
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy