Heart Surgeons

Heart surgeons perform any surgery where the chest is opened and surgery is performed on the heart.

North Memorial Cardiovascular Surgeons

North Memorial Heart Center
3300 Oakdale Avenue North, #200
Robbinsdale, Minnesota 55422
(763) 520-1254

Christopher F. Heck, MD

Colleges and Universities: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, BA, Physiology; Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, MD; University of California Residency, San Francisco, California, General Surgery; Stanford University, Stanford, California Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certifications: Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Special Interests: aortic dissection, valve surgery, coronary revascularization using all arterial conduits, marfan syndrome, endovascular repair of abdominal and thoracic aneurysms.

R. Michael King, MD

Colleges and Universities: Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee B.S.; Biology and Chemistry; University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, MD; Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, Residency, General Surgery Fellowship and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Special Interests: valve replacement/ repair, ascending aorta repairs, coronary artery bypass, lung restrictions, surgery for atrial fib, endovascular repair of abdominal and thoracic aneurysms marfan syndrome, carotid endarterectomy and video-assisted surgery.

3300 Oakdale Avenue North, Robbinsdale, MN 55422 763-520-5200