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Surgeon Spotlight: Dr. Hyde Russell Takes Care of Patients Aged 0 to 99

By Adam Pick on January 6, 2014

Since launching this website in 2006, I’ve been very lucky to meet and interview several cardiac surgeons. Interestingly, most of the surgeons I meet with specialize in valve therapy for adults. Every so often, however, I connect with a heart surgeon that is capable of treating patients aged 0 to 99… and beyond.

Dr. Hyde M. Russell

One such example is Dr. Hyde Russell of Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.

I first heard about Dr. Russell in 2009 when several of his patients began submitting testimonials for him at our Surgeon Finder. After that, I received phone calls from patients (and their parents) who had very positive things to say about Dr. Russell. Luckily, in 2011, I was fortunate to meet Dr. Russell and film this video about congenital heart valve disease.

As you can tell from the video above, Dr. Russell is a thoughtful, soft spoken and friendly guy. He is also is the surgical director of the Program for Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Dr. Russell is board certified in general, cardiothoracic and congenital cardiac surgery, which allows him to perform many different types of procedures for the pediatric and adult pediatric populations. This includes:

heart valve repair and replacement
complex operations in adult and pediatric congenital heart surgery
heart transplantation
coronary artery bypass surgery

In addition, Dr. Russell is also performing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures for patients with aortic stenosis that are inoperable or at high risk. (I was able to observe Dr. Russell perform a TAVR in September at Northwestern. Fyi, the patient did great!)

For all of the reasons above, I wanted to take a quick moment to thank Dr. Russell for his ongoing support of our community.

To learn more about Dr. Hyde Russell, please click here.

Keep on tickin!
Adam

Written by Adam Pick
- Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.