Aidan A. Raney, M.D., F.A.C.C., is the medical director of cardiovascular
surgery at Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart and Vascular Institute at Hoag Hospital
Newport Beach. Dr. Raney is also the surgical director of Hoag Heart Valve
Center and recipient of the James and Pamela Muzzy Endowed Chair. Along
with his colleagues at the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart and Vascular Institute,
Dr. Raney has built a team of surgeons, nurses and technicians that have
been consistently ranked #1 in overall patient outcomes in Orange County
and one of the top heart surgery programs in California.
Dr. Raney has been instrumental in introducing advanced surgical techniques
and equipment to Hoag, and is well known for his expertise in the areas
of mitral valve reconstruction, complex aortic valve/root replacement
and the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Along with Dr. Zusman,
he established a cardiac transplant program at Hoag.
Under Dr. Raney’s direction, Hoag was one of the first hospitals
in Orange County to use minimally invasive video endoscopic vein harvesting
for bypass surgery and one of the first to perform mitral valve repair
using robotic-assisted technology. He introduced and has expertise in
minimally invasive valve surgery. Dr. Raney also has considerable expertise
in the surgical management of thoracic diseases, utilizing conventional
and video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques.
Since 1987, Dr. Aidan Raney and his partners have built one of the premiere
cardiothoracic surgical programs in Southern California. After graduating
with honors from the University of Southern California School of Medicine,
he completed his internship and residencies in general and thoracic surgery
at Stanford University Medical Center. At Stanford, Dr. Raney was extensively
involved in heart and lung transplant research, and served as the chief
resident of the Cardiac Transplant Unit. He has held various positions,
including co-director of Hoag’s Cardiac Transplant Program and director
of cardiac surgery at Hoag.
His professional associations include: Fellow, American College of Surgeons;
Fellow American College of Chest Physicians; Fellow, American College
of Cardiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons and International Heart Transplant
Society. Dr. Raney was also the co-program director of the International
Valve Symposium and an invited lecturer for international and national
symposia on cardiac surgery. He is a member of the International Society
of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. He is a diplomat of the American
Boards of General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.