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Department of Surgery Heersink School of Medicine

Clinical Activities

Residents participate in all aspects of cardiothoracic surgery, learning advanced techniques such as:

  • Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
  • Minimally-invasive and robotic valve surgery
  • Robotic thoracic surgery including benign esophageal disease
  • Transplant/VAD/ECMO
  • Aortic surgery
  • Endovascular techniques (TAVR, TEVAR, Mitra-clip)
  • Complex congenital heart surgery

Historically, the annual case volume for the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery has had >2000 cardiac cases, >800 thoracic cases, >300 congenital cases, >50 thoracic transplants, >25 VADs, and >400 TAVRs. The rotation schedule for each individual resident can be customized to their interests, accommodating away rotations and/or extra training in specific fields.

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TRADITIONAL CASE VOLUMES

The rotation schedule for each individual resident can be customized to their interests, accommodating away rotations and/or extra training in specific fields.

Residents have been able to comfortably meet minimum case numbers for their non-track specialty (ie. thoracic cases for cardiac-track residents and cardiac cases for thoracic-track residents).

Take a moment to learn more about the division's clinical and research activities as a whole through our annual report.

CVI ANNUAL REPORT