Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgeons diagnose and manage surgical conditions of the heart, lungs and esophagus. Coronary artery bypass grafting is the most common cardiac surgery procedure performed, followed by valve operations. The most common thoracic procedure is lobectomy or pneumonectomy for lung cancer.
Sub-specialties of cardiothoracic surgery include minimally invasive cardiac surgery, adult cardiac surgery, endoscopic vein harvest, thoracic surgery, pediatric cardiac and thoracic surgery, video assisted thoracoscopic surgery an heart and lung transplantation.
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