Surgeon Spotlight: Dr. Justin Schaffer Receives 100 Patient Reviews!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: November 1, 2025
A wonderful milestone has been reached in our community — Dr. Justin Schaffer, a leading heart surgeon at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano in Plano, Texas, has just received his 100th patient review!
Practicing at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano, Dr. Schaffer specializes in aortic and mitral valve surgery using minimally invasive procedures techniques. Dr. Schaffer’s patients consistently describe him as a gifted surgeon whose skill is matched only by his compassion. With every successful operation, he’s restored more than hearts — he’s restored lives, families, and hope.
What Are Dr. Schaffer’s Patients Saying?
Each of Dr. Schaffer’s 100 reviews represents a journey of courage and recovery. Reading through them reveals a clear pattern — Dr. Schaffer’s patients feel cared for, informed, and supported every step of the way.
- “The process started with a trip to the valve clinic… I chose Dr. Schaffer to perform the mini-sternotomy… The initial recovery was fast, I was able to go home on the fourth morning. Dr. Schaffer and staff kept me informed of my progress and gave me advice that helped for a speedy recovery… I strongly recommend Dr. Schaffer to everyone and let them know he was the best for my valve replacement.” — Alvin Meier, Minimally-Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
- “Dr. Schaffer was very nice and explained the robot-assisted valve replacement. Surgery was good. Six days in the hospital. Thought I would recover a little sooner. Today is five weeks, I am walking three miles per day and back at the gym working with minimal weights.” — Robert Keith, Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement
- “I am very thankful for all Dr. Schaffer did to provide me a better quality of life. Nurses at the Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano were especially wonderful. Great, blessed experience.” — Terry Krawitz, Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement
These stories — and the dozens like them — highlight a surgeon who not only saves lives but inspires confidence and comfort in the process. See Dr. Schaffer’s 100 patient reviews at this link.
193,000 Views of Dr. Schaffer’s Educational Video
In addition to surgically fixing the heart valves of many patients, Dr. Schaffer has helped HeartValveSurgery.com educate thousands of people about heart valve disease.
For example, here is a video interview with Dr. Schaffer about sternum wires and heart surgery. So you know, this video has been watched over 193,000 times at the HeartValveSurgery.com YouTube Channel.
A Heartfelt Congratulations
On behalf of the HeartValveSurgery.com community, we offer our warmest congratulations to Dr. Schaffer on achieving this incredible milestone. His 100 reviews represent far more than numbers — they are 100 stories of hope, courage, and healing. They honor a physician whose passion for helping others has given new meaning to what it means to have heart.
Thank you, Dr. Schaffer, for your extraordinary care, your commitment to education, and your deep humanity. Here’s to the next hundred stories — and the lives yet to be touched by your hands.
Related Link:
- See Dr. Schaffer’s Interactive Surgeon Profile
- Explore the Baylor Scott & White Heart Valve Microsite
Keep on tickin!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick
- Patient & Website Founder
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