Dr. Erik Beyer, cardiothoracic surgeon is on staff at Florida Medical Center. He has been practicing cardiac surgery for more than 20 years. Dr. Beyer’s expertise includes the Hybrid Cooperative MAZE open-heart cardiac surgery procedure to eliminate AFib as well as the use of MAPS Ablation Pen to treat harmful cardiac tissue causing heart arrhythmias. Dr. Beyer attended medical school at the University of Tennessee. He completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Texas and his residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Beyer later completed his fellowship, specializing in cardiac transplant and assist device, at Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin in Germany and Texas Heart Institute.