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Dr. Marissa Anne Mayor, MD is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Charleston, SC specializing in cardiothoracic surgery, oncology (cancer care) and thoracic surgery. Dr. Marissa Anne Mayor, MD is affiliated with MUSC Health and MUSC Health Lung Cancer Screening at Hollings Cancer Center.
Lung Transplant
Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.
Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.
During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.
Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.
She has a state license in South Carolina.
Licensed In: South Carolina
Dr. Marissa Anne Mayor, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medcost, Aetna Medicare, Cigna Medicare, WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan), Blue Choice Blue Option (Marketplace), United HealthCare, Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now), Healthy Blue Medicaid by Blue Choice, Humana Medicare (through March 31, 2025), Cigna, Veterans' Affairs Community Care Network (CCN), Molina Healthcare, Tricare, Coventry, Employers Health Network (EHN), First Health, Clover Health, BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Aetna (Open Choice), First Choice Next, Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, Aetna (Exclusive Choice), First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace), Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Aetna (Managed Choice), Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare), Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace) and BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace).
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Dr. Marissa Anne Mayor, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 40 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Marissa Anne Mayor, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Charleston, SC.
These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Marissa Anne Mayor, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$574
SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $439 |
ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) $51 |
AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $44 |
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $41 |
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$323
EVARREST $134 |
VISTASEAL $110 |
Echelon; Endopath $79 |
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$209
Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler $209 |
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$179
Valiant Captivia $142 |
AQUAMANTYS(TM) $37 |
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$112
COR-KNOT $112 |
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$116
Cytalux $95 |
Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $22 |
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Marissa Mayor, MD is a thoracic surgeon specializing in disorders of the lung, esophagus, chest wall, stomach, and mediastinum. She integrates minimally invasive and robotic approaches into her practice to provide personalized, patient-centered surgical plans. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Mayor is dedicated to resident education and advancing quality in thoracic surgery. Dr. Mayor earned her medical degree from Boston University and completed her general surgery residency at Inova Fairfax in Virginia. She is board certified in general surgery and served for four years as a U.S. Navy general surgeon in austere and operational environments. Following her military service she completed a thoracic surgery fellowship at University of Virginia, developing expertise in benign and malignant diseases of the chest.
