SAGINAW (WJRT) -
(07/30/12) - Saginaw Mayor Greg Branch will be undergoing open heart surgery next month.
Doctors hope to correct a mitral valve insufficiency, which is similar to a heart murmur.
Branch is 55 years old.
He says doctors discovered the problem during a routine exam.
Mayor Pro-Tem Dennis Browning will serve as acting mayor while Branch recovers.
