J Mark Morales

This is a cardiothoracic and vascular surgery practice. Its surgeons perform cardiac, thoracic, and vascular procedures in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley. Cardiac services include off-pump and minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve repair and replacement, pacemaker and defibrillator insertion, and the Maze procedure. The practice also performs cardiac and thoracic trauma surgery, minimally invasive lung surgery, thoracoscopy, mediastinal and esophageal surgery, and repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms and dissections. Vascular procedures include carotid endarterectomy, peripheral vascular surgery, bypass operations, and dialysis access surgery. The website identifies J. Mark Morales, M.D., and Mark R. Bielefeld, M.D., as cardiothoracic surgeons certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.