Dr. Highbloom, the cardiac surgeon came in this and told Dad that any concerns they had about pulmonary issues are non-existent.  Very good news. 

Richard Y. Highbloom, M.D will be the sole cardiac surgeon for the entire procedure.  He has been doing this surgery for the past 16 years.

The surgery is schedule first thing on Monday morning at Cooper Hospital in Camden, NJ. 

Here's the rough schedule:

    6:30am - Moved to the staging area
    7:15am - Anastesia administered
    Operation will last 4 to 6 hours
    Moved to ICU after to stabilize
    Then to a room for 4 to 6 days.

When discharged home, he'll be on a very restricted activity basis, likely bedrest only.

He's busy reading up on the procedure and signing lots of papers right now.