Surender R. Neravetla, MD, FACS, who is also the author of "Salt: Black America's Silent Killer" (Health Now Books, LLC, 2014), is the director of cardiac surgery at Springfield Regional Medical Center, Springfield, Ohio. Dr. Neravetla has performed more than 10,000 cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgeries since 1983 and is known for his expertise in beating-heart surgery, valve repairs and minimally invasive lung resections. Indeed, this renowned heart surgeon has been recognized by the Consumers' Research Council of America as one of "America's Top Surgeons."