Robert Wiechmann, M.D.

I provide cardiovascular surgery consultations for patients with heart and vascular conditions, including coronary artery disease, heart valve disease and aortic disease. I see patients in both Eau Claire and La Crosse to improve access to specialized cardiovascular expertise closer to home. If surgery is recommended, patients receive care in Eau Claire from an experienced cardiovascular surgery team committed to outstanding outcomes and personalized care.

Education

• University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Residency

• General Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine

Fellowship

• Cardiac Transplantation and Heart Failure, University of Utah School of Medicine
• Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan

Certifications

• Surgery, American Board of Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
• Mayo Clinic Quality Fellow, Bronze Level

Memberships

• American College of Surgeons
• Doctors Mayo Society
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
• Society for Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgery
• Wisconsin Medical Society

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

• Biopsies and surgical treatment of lung cancer
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Endoscopic vein and radial artery removal
• Endovascular and surgical repair of aortic aneurysm
• Maze surgery for atrial fibrillation
• Minimally invasive acid reflux/esophageal surgeries
• Minimally invasive valve surgery, including mitral valve repair/replacement and aortic valve replacement
• Off-pump (beating heart) coronary artery bypass
• Traditional coronary artery bypass
• Transmyocardial laser revascularization