Cardiothoracic Surgeon Emily Adams, MD Joins BRG

BATON ROUGE, La. –  Emily Adams, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon, has recently joined Baton Rouge General (BRG) Heart and Vascular Surgery. She specializes in heart valve and heart bypass surgery, and treating coronary artery disease and thoracic cancer.

Dr. Adams earned her medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, then completed a general surgery residency at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport followed by a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. 

At BRG Heart and Vascular Surgery, she joins cardiothoracic surgeons Andrew Bishop, MD; and Michael Weaver, MD, FACS, and together, they work alongside BRG’s team of vascular surgeons: Mickey Graphia, MD; Joseph Griffin, MD, FACS; and M. Vincent Weaver, MD, FACS. 

The clinic is located on BRG’s Bluebonnet campus, at 8888 Summa Ave. For more information, click here or call (225) 769-4493.

About Baton Rouge General Medical Center 
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the area’s first community hospital with over 600 licensed beds between three campuses. Baton Rouge General opened its doors in 1900, and has provided the Greater Baton Rouge community with high-quality healthcare for generations. An accredited teaching hospital since 1991, Baton Rouge General is affiliated with several medical school programs, and offers other medical education programs, including a School of Nursing, School of Radiologic Technology, Family Medicine Residency Program and Internal Medicine Residency Program. For more information, visit BRGeneral.org, find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/BatonRougeGeneral and follow us on Twitter @BRGeneral and Instagram @batonrougegeneral.
                                                                                                ###