Alexander W. R. Bridges, MD (He/Him)

Cardiac Surgery

4.9 with 72 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Alexander W. R. Bridges, MD (He/Him)

Cardiac Surgery

4.9 with 72 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Dr. Bridges is a Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health physician.

Call 717-544-4995 Request Appointment

Meet Dr. Bridges

I believe that cardiac surgery should be explained patiently, thoroughly, and in plain language, so that patients can make dignified decisions according to their wishes.

Aneurysm Repair Surgery
Anomalous Pulmonary Artery
Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Aortic Root Replacement
Aortic Valve Procedures
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Aortic Valve Surgery
Atrial Septal Defect Repair
Atrioventricular Canal Defect
Bloodless Cardiac Surgery
Bronchoscopy
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Chest Wall Resection
Circulatory Assist Devices
Collateral Vessel Closure
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG)
Correction of Pectus Deformity
Cryotherapy (Cryoablation)
Double Aortic Arch
Embolectomy
Epicardial Lead Placement
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
Heart and Lung Transplantation
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
Impella Insertion
Impella Management
Infiltrative Disorders of the Heart
Infundibular Pulmonic Stenosis
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Left Ventricular Assist Device
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Maternal Valvular Disease
Maze Procedure (Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation)
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Median Sternotomy
Mediastinoscopy
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral Stenosis
Mitral Valve Replacement
Mitral Valve Surgery
Myocardial Bridge
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
Paravalvular Leak Closure
Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
Pectus Carinatum
Pectus Excavatum
Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Pericardial Effusion
Pericardiocentesis
Pericardiotomy
Prosthetic Heart Valves
Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Pulmonary Valve Disorders
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis (PVS)
Pulmonic Valve Replacement
Reoperative Cardiac Surgery
Replacement of Heart Valve
Revision of Tracheostomy
Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Rib Fracture
Rupture of Papillary Muscle
Septal Myectomy
Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma
Sternal Fracture
Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
Thrombectomy
Total Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Tricuspid Atresia
Tricuspid Stenosis
Tricuspid Valve Disease
Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Tube Pericardiostomy
Valve-Sparing Surgery
Valvuloplasty
Ventricular Aneurysm
Ventricular Septal Defect Repair

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Board Certification

Surgery, 2019
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, 2022

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Fellowship: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Primary Location

LG Health Physicians Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lancaster General Health Downtown Pavilion
Suite 110
540 N Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17602

Map Call 717-544-4995

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Capital Blue Cross
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Blue Shield Medicare
Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare

Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Multiplan
Oscar Health Plan of PA
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Preferred Health Care/PA Preferred Health Networks
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
UPMC Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program
Vibra Health Plan