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About Jill Higgins, NP
Jill Higgins, NP, is a nurse practitioner who assists surgeons in treating thoracic and cardiovascular diseases. She works with general thoracic surgeons who manage malignant and benign diseases of the chest such as lung cancer, esophageal cancer, thymic malignancy, gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal disorder (achalasia), paraesophageal hernia and myasthenia gravis.
Her team also offers treatment of all cardiac surgical diseases such as coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and aortic disease.
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For more information, see Heart Care.
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Aortic Dissection
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
- Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Esophageal Disorder (Achalasia)
- Paraesophageal Hernia
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
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