Here are three things to know about the institute.
1. It is scheduled to open in January 2017.
2. It will have four types of specialists: cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons and thoracic surgeons, according to Mr. Wright.
3. Vinay Badhwar, MD, chief of cardiac surgery at Pittsburgh-based UPMC Presbyterian, will leave his post to become executive chairman of the institute.
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