Northern Kentucky hospital marks 500th cardiac endoscopic surgery, speeding recovery

July 15, 2026

Written by Cassy Arsenault & Kevin Delaney, WKRC

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Patients needing certain types of heart surgery are seeing faster recoveries thanks to a minimally invasive technique being used at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Northern Kentucky.

The health system has been performing cardiac endoscopic surgery for the last several years and recently reached a milestone of 500 patients who have undergone the procedure.

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Ashley Burch, PA-C
Ashley Burch, PA-C
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Mario Castillo-Sang, MD
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George Christensen, DO
George Christensen, DO
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James Dunlap, PA-C
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Michael Ising, MD
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Michael Kasten, MD
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Benjamin Laube, PA-C
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Juan Penaranda Canal, MD
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