Best Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialists in Orlando, FL

The physicians and staff of Cardiac Surgical Associates and Northside Hospital are strongly committed to providing prompt, compassionate, state of the art surgical care. We believe good communication plays a critical role in obtaining optimal outcomes. We believe in a team approach to patient care, and will work diligently to maintain coordinated multi-specialty care and patient follow up.

Kevin D. Accola, MD, is a board-certified thoracic surgeon specializing in mitral valve repair, aortic valve procedures and ascending aortic aneurysms with clinical interests in new valvular technology, cardiac protective drugs and critical care studies. Dr. Accola earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois School of medicine in Chicago, IL. His medical education continued when he completed his residency in general surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. He then became a cardiovascular and thoracic surgery fellow at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Accola is a member of many medical organizations, including the Patient Advocacy Council, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Society of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgeons Council, and the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Accola has been performing cardiac and thoracic surgeries at AdventHealth for over two decades and has performed over 9,000 cardiac surgical procedures.

Kevin D. Accola, MD, is a board-certified thoracic surgeon specializing in mitral valve repair, aortic valve procedures and ascending aortic aneurysms with clinical interests in new valvular technology, cardiac protective drugs and critical care studies. Dr. Accola earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois School of medicine in Chicago, IL. His medical education continued when he completed his residency in general surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. He then became a cardiovascular and thoracic surgery fellow at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Accola is a member of many medical organizations, including the Patient Advocacy Council, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Society of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgeons Council, and the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Accola has been performing cardiac and thoracic surgeries at AdventHealth for over two decades and has performed over 9,000 cardiac surgical procedures.

George J. Palmer, MD, is a board-certified thoracic surgeon with specialty training in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Currently serving as the Director of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Cardiovascular Institute, he has special interests in minimally invasive surgical approaches including robotic-assisted surgery, electrophysiology of the heart, and all aspects pertaining to adult cardiac and general thoracic surgery. A native of New Orleans, Dr. Palmer earned his medical degree at Creighton University in Nebraska and completed his surgical internship and residency UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL, capping his tenure there as Chief Resident. He next served as a resident in cardiothoracic transplant and as a Cardiothoracic Research Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, continuing there as a resident in thoracic surgery and finally as Chief Resident of cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Palmer has been in practice here in Central Florida since 1989.

The physicians and staff of Cardiac Surgical Associates and Northside Hospital are strongly committed to providing prompt, compassionate, state of the art surgical care. We believe good communication plays a critical role in obtaining optimal outcomes. We believe in a team approach to patient care, and will work diligently to maintain coordinated multi-specialty care and patient follow up.