{"id":29043,"date":"2024-01-09T15:54:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/09\/top-marine-general-in-good-condition-after-open-heart-surgery\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:01:51","slug":"top-marine-general-in-good-condition-after-open-heart-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/the-americas\/2024\/01\/09\/top-marine-general-in-good-condition-after-open-heart-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Marine general in \u2018good condition\u2019 after open-heart surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top Marine general is in \u201cgood condition\u201d after receiving open-heart surgery Monday to fix the condition that caused his cardiac arrest in October, the Marine Corps said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Eric Smith, the Marine commandant, hasn\u2019t been on full duty status since he went into cardiac arrest Oct. 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The surgery, to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, was \u201csuccessful,\u201d and Smith is recovering at the hospital, according to a Monday evening statement from the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commandant plans to return to full duty status after his rehabilitation, the statement said, echoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/11\/21\/ill-bounce-back-top-marine-vows-in-1st-video-since-cardiac-arrest\/\">comments Smith has made<\/a> in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/11\/21\/ill-bounce-back-top-marine-vows-in-1st-video-since-cardiac-arrest\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7912183-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018I\u2019ll bounce back,\u2019 top Marine vows in 1st video since cardiac arrest<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cIt\u2019s not the first time I\u2019ve been knocked down,&quot; Gen. Eric Smith said. &quot;When I was shot in 2004, I bounced back from that.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Assistant Commandant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/11\/02\/no-2-marine-confirmed-by-senate-amid-top-marines-health-crisis\/\">Gen. Christopher Mahoney<\/a> continues to perform the duties of commandant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGeneral Smith and his family are focused on his rehabilitation and appreciate everyone\u2019s continued respect for their privacy ahead of his full recovery,\u201d the statement from the Marine Corps said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The disclosure from the Marine Corps comes as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/01\/08\/criticism-swirls-over-defense-secretarys-hushed-up-hospitalization\/\">are under scrutiny<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/01\/08\/austin-chief-of-staff-failed-to-tell-anyone-about-his-hospitalization\/\">for not informing the public<\/a> of Austin\u2019s Jan. 1 emergency hospitalization for several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day after Smith\u2019s cardiac arrest, Marine Corps headquarters issued a brief news release announcing that the commandant had experienced a medical emergency and had been hospitalized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/10\/30\/top-marine-general-hospitalized-leaving-3-star-as-acting-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\">leaving another general in charge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/10\/31\/no-updates-on-top-marine-generals-condition-after-hospitalization\/\">initially declined to specify<\/a> the medical emergency Smith had experienced or what kind of condition he was in, citing the family\u2019s desire for privacy. But it disclosed within a week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/11\/04\/top-marine-general-making-excellent-progress-after-cardiac-arrest\/\">that Smith had experienced a cardiac arrest<\/a> and provided more details in the ensuing weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith, previously the assistant commandant, took on the duties of commandant when his predecessor, Gen. David Berger, retired in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His nomination to become commandant was stalled in the Senate for months by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who held up senior military nominations in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy. Even once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/09\/21\/the-marine-corps-finally-gets-an-official-top-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\">Smith was confirmed as commandant<\/a>, he lacked a deputy, due to the continued hold on Mahoney\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith told reporters in the months before his cardiac arrest that he was essentially juggling the jobs of commandant and assistant commandant at once, working an 18-hour schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/09\/18\/as-both-the-no-1-and-no-2-marine-his-schedule-is-not-sustainable\/\">he described as \u201cnot sustainable.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps has said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/11\/16\/top-marine-released-from-hospital-prepares-for-heart-procedure\/\">Smith\u2019s bicuspid aortic valve<\/a>, a heart abnormality that is present from birth, was the cause of his cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gen. 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