AblationforCardiacArrhythmias near Fishersville, VA

Care Philosophy: VCS physicians believe in preventing heart disease just as strongly as they believe in diagnosing and treating it. Early identification of cardiovascular disease plays an important role in prevention. It gives you, the patient, valuable information to develop a lifestyle and treatment plan. VCS is proud to have helped improve the heart-health of Virginians for over 30 years.

Care Philosophy: My philosophy is to individualize care for my patients, rather than a one-size-fits-all practice model, and I treat my patients as I would like to be treated.??

Biography: Cemil Purut, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon with LewisGale Physicians in Salem, Virginia. Dr. Purut is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, where he also served as Chief Resident in Surgery and completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery. Prior to medical school, he earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, graduating with highest honors from North Carolina State University. Dr. Purut is a veteran of the United States Army and has over 30 years of leadership experience in cardiothoracic medicine, including four years as the Medical Director of Cardiovascular Surgery at LewisGale Medical Center. Dr. Purut is board-certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and is an active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He is expertly skilled in performing open heart cardiac surgery, including heart bypass, aortic valve replacement, and mitral valve repair. Dr. Purut also treats patients needing carotid and coronary artery surgery, as well as pulmonary and peripheral vascular procedures. His care philosophy centers on putting his patients at ease and being actively involved in each phase of their treatment. When not seeing patients, Dr. Purut enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, hiking, and mountain biking.

Biography: Dr. J. Trevor Posenau is a board-certified interventional cardiologist with fellowship training in cardiac catheterizations and structural heart disease. He attended The College of William and Mary and received his medical degree from University of Virginia School of Medicine. He has a particular interest in coronary and structural interventions, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve repair (MitraClip), and percutaneous closure of interatrial defects. Dr. Posenau and his family enjoy spending time in the outdoors fishing, kayaking and traveling.