Reston Heart Surgery Specialists

At Reston Heart Surgery Specialists, our team of cardiothoracic experts provides advanced surgical procedures and life-saving care to patients in the nation’s capital region. Our team treats common and complex heart conditions and diseases conditions and diseases with the most advanced procedures available in:

• Coronary artery procedures
• Minimally invasive and robotic-assisted valve repair and replacement
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
• Advanced mechanical circulatory support
• Structural heart interventions

Our specialists perform surgery at Reston Hospital Center which is the only Accredited Chest Pain Center in Northern Virginia certified by the American College of Cardiology. We also offer fast-track second opinion appointments.

For more information about our cardiovascular and thoracic surgery options, please call (571) 910-7877.

Our highly skilled, expert team

Our team is led by William Cooper, MD, MBA, who is a nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon, decorated U.S. Army veteran, and seasoned healthcare entrepreneur. He brings over 30 years of clinical, operational and strategic leadership to our practice and has a proven track record of developing nationally recognized high-quality cardiovascular programs and innovative healthcare solutions focused on patient education, quality outcomes, and healthcare transformation. Dr. Cooper also serves as medical director of Cardiovascular Surgery at Reston Hospital Center, leading the hospital’s heart surgery program which is the first new cardiac surgery program to launch in the region in nearly four decades bringing advanced surgical capabilities and life-saving care closer to home for thousands of patients.

Conditions we treat

Some conditions we treat include:

• Angina
• Aortic aneurysm
• Aortic arch syndrome
• Aortic disease
• Aortic dissections
• Aortic stenosis
• Aortic valve stenosis and regurgitation
• Atrial fibrillation (A-fib)
• Bicupsid aortic valve
• Cardiomyopathy
• Collapsed lung
• Congenital heart defects
• Congestive heart failure
• Coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Heart attack
• Heart failure
• Heart structural abnormalities
• High-risk blockages
• Loeys-Dietz syndrome
• Mitral valve prolapse and regurgitation
• Multivessel disease
• Myocarditis
• Vascular disease

Surgeries we perform

Dr. Cooper and his team provide patients with expertise in heart procedures including:

• Coronary artery procedures
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
  • Off-pump CABG
  • Minimally invasive CABG through a small incision
• Valve surgery
  • Aortic valve replacement (SAVR, minimally invasive)
  • Mitral valve repair or replacement (minimally invasive)
  • Tricuspid valve repair or replacement
  • Pulmonary valve surgery
• Aortic surgery
  • Ascending aortic aneurysm repair
  • Aortic root replacement (Bentall, Ross, valve-sparing root replacement)
  • Arch replacement (± circulatory arrest)
  • Aortic dissection repair
• Arrhythmia surgery
  • Maze procedure (for atrial fibrillation)
  • Left atrial appendage closure/excision
• Congenital heart surgery
  • Atrial septal defect (ASD) Repair
  • Ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair
• Mechanical support and transplant
  • ECMO cannulation
  • Percutaneous ventricular assist device insertion
• Other procedures
  • Pericardiectomy/pericardial window
  • Pulmonary or coronary endarterectomy