Duran Center

Duran Center for Heart Valve Disease

1906.9 miles away
406-329-5615
Fax: 406-327-1691

Duran Center for Heart Valve Disease

Dedicated to comprehensive, state-of-the-art medical care, the Duran Center for Heart Valve Disease offers the most advanced care to patients with valvular heart disease in Montana and the Rocky Mountain region.

In 2010, our physicians formalized the care of their patients with valve disease by developing the Duran Center for Heart Valve Disease, a specialized clinic focused on a subset of cardiac patients with valvular heart disease. This multi-disciplinary clinic was named in honor of Dr. Carlos Duran, an internationally-renowned master cardiac surgeon and scientist who pioneered important research in the understanding and treatment of valve disease.

The Duran Center provides patients who have valve disease with individualized, comprehensive evaluation and treatment recommendations from an expert team of cardiothoracic surgeons, interventional cardiologists, cardiac imaging specialists and electrophysiologists along with specially trained nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses.

The shared expertise and collegial communication among all the members of the team ensures patients receive an optimal treatment plan based on established guidelines and standards of care. Special attention is given to the patient in navigating through the health care system, streamlining testing and office visits.

Patients evaluated in the Duran Center for Heart Valve Disease will receive recommendations such as conventional surgical intervention, catheter-based procedures with our structural heart team, or medical management. We include the patient’s primary care team and referring provider in all of our recommendations.

providence-heart-institute-logo

We’re part of the Providence Heart Institute, a network of cardiac and vascular teams that provide unmatched, comprehensive heart care. Learn more.

  • Mitral Valve Replacement
    Dr. Joseph Schmoker talks about minimally invasive mitral valve replacement performed at Providence International Heart Institute of Montana.