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November, 2008
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Innovation and Quality Care Key to Cardiac Surgery
Program Grows; Vision of Excellence Is Unchanged
Lancaster General is celebrating its 25th anniversary of providing open heart surgery to south central Pennsylvania.
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Aug 31, 2008
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Dr. Richard Thompson has a heart for surgery
Cardiothoracic surgeon Richard Thompson moved his family to Lancaster County from Virginia in July, and it already feels like home.
Author: Jeannette Scott, Sunday News Staff
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Aug 17, 2008
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At the heart of cardiac care for 25 years
Lancaster General’s first open-heart surgery patient and his doctors recount operation that launched thousands more.
Author: Jeannette Scott, Sunday News Staff
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25th Anniversary!
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August 2, 2008 Help us celebrate 25 years of Heart Surgery at Lancaster General Hospital.
We're Celebrating Ballpark Style with the Lancaster Barnstormers!
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RICHARD B. THOMPSON, M.D.
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CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS OF LANCASTER, P.C.
proudly introduce
RICHARD B. THOMPSON, M.D.
to the communities we serve in the practice of
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
exclusively at Lancaster General Hospital
Dr. Thompson was born and raised in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. In 1995 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently enrolled at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons achieving his M.D. in 1999. Dr. Thompson then began his surgical training at Duke University Medical Center completing a surgical internship in 2000 and his general surgery residency in 2006. He entered his final years of training at the University of Virginia, finishing a Cardiothoracic Surgical Fellowship in June 2008.
Dr. Thompson is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is board eligible in Thoracic Surgery. His training at major academic centers has provided him with extensive experience in the full spectrum of cardiac, thoracic and major vascular surgery. We are pleased that he has joined our practice in Lancaster, where our longstanding determination to offer the highest quality of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery will be further strengthened by his broad range of skills. We welcome Dr. Thompson as well as his wife, Jennifer, and their two young children, Dylan and Natalie, to our community.
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Summer 2008
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Open Heart at Lancaster General: Still beating strong after 25 years
On September 7, 1983, Gary Ghee made history, becoming Lancaster General's first open heart surgey patient. Nearly a quarter century later, both Gary and the hospital's open heart surgery program are still going strong.
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Spring 2008
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Implantable heart-assist pump: Recovering at home while awaiting transplant
This article first appeared in the quarterly Lancaster General publication, "Generally Speaking" and focuses on patient Ray Miller and his experiences with the implantable ventricular assist device (VAD) and care given by the Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Lancaster and Lancaster General Hostpial
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December 13, 2007
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A visit to savor
Shooting victim Brianna Pratt's presence is a present for doctors
Author: Susan E. Lindt, Intelligencer Journal Staff
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October, 2007
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14 extraordinary physicians.
No need to travel to Philadelphia, New York, or points beyond to find the right physician. Central Pennsylvania holds exemplary doctors in its folds.
Taken from the October 2007 edition of the Harrisburg magazine, read about Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Lancaster’s own Jeff Cope, MD.
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New Virtual Tour!
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Click Here to take a virtual tour of cardiac surgery at Lancaster General Hospital. |
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Day of Dance 2007
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Dr. Mark Burlingame and Dr. Jeffrey Cope with help from Tim Zellers, Vice President, Cardiology, LGH greeted over 1,000 women at the 2007 Day of Dance for Cardiovascular Health. The day was filled with educational fun for all in attendance.
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