Dr. Timothy S. Lancaster

Dr. Timothy Lancaster is a congenital heart surgeon within the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lancaster earned his medical degree from Temple University, and completed residency and fellowship training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and Congenital Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan. He specializes in the care of both pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease, with particular interests in neonatal and pediatric heart surgery, adult congenital heart disease, aortic valve repair, the Ross procedure, and heart transplantation. He has additional interests in clinical and translational research, and surgical education.Dr. Lancaster is one of the few heart surgeons in Michigan who cares for patients of any age with congenital heart disease. He operates at both C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and the UM Frankel Cardiovascular Center. For more information, please visit the webpages of the UM Congenital Heart Center and the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program.

Dr. Lancaster is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, Coarctation of the Aorta, Heart Valve Repair, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Dr. Lancaster is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 31 peer reviewed articles.