Dr. Keith Sommers is a Tampa, Florida area physician. He specializes in Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery and is part of BayCare Medical Group.
Yes, Dr. Keith E. Sommers is accepting new patients at this office.
4007 N. Taliaferro Ave, Suite C, Tampa, FL 33603
Dr. Keith Sommers graduated from University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Sommers has one office in Florida where he specializes in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Cardiac Surgery.
Cardiothoracic surgery is a highly specialized field of medicine that incorporates surgical procedures to treat diseases or trauma to the organs and structures of the chest – including the heart, lungs and esophagus. Dr. Sommers may perform both minimally invasive or invasive procedures ranging from angioplasty to open heart surgery or transplant surgeries.
Following rigorous and lengthy training, thoracic surgeons are uniquely qualified to perform complex surgeries on the chest, or thorax as it is sometimes called. Their focus is usually on the lungs, esophagus, and other areas of the chest, and may also include the heart. As such, Dr. Sommers may see patients in Florida for a wide range of surgeries, for example removing cancer causing tumors from the esophagus and chest wall, or even a lung transplant.
Cardiovascular and heart conditions, such as ischemic, rheumatic, valvular, or congenital heart disease, endocarditis and atherosclerosis, impact a large percentage of the population. Dr. Keith Sommers is a cardiac surgeon dedicated to the surgical healing of these widespread heart issues in Tampa, FL. He may perform operations such as surgical implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, heart valve repair, heart transplant surgery, or coronary artery bypass.