Division of Cardiac Surgery
The Division of Cardiac Surgery, part of the CardioVascular Institute, offers exceptional patient care, research programs, and education and training opportunities.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Our two-year, accredited residency program provides experience in cardiac, esophageal, pulmonary and complex airway surgery to those who have completed training in general surgery. Based at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), our residency includes a rotation at Boston Children's Hospital.
With six full-time adult cardiac surgeons and four dedicated general thoracic surgeons, about 800 cardiac cases and more than 600 major thoracic cases were performed at BIDMC over the past year. The varieties of operations include:
- VATS lobectomy and minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE)
- Tracheal resection and tracheobronchoplasty
- Minimally invasive and "off-bypass" coronary revascularizations
- Aortic homografts
- Aortic root operations
- Other major aortic procedures
