During the first three years of the thoracic surgery integrated residency program, residents will undergo clinical training in General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Cardiology as well as ...

Residents and fellows in thoracic surgery programs rotate at renowned hospitals all located within the Texas Medical Center. Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is the primary private adult hospital ...

Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are a major concern for children undergoing thoracic surgery-especially when one ...

You know that pitchers run the risk of blowing out an elbow ligament. But who would have thought they could lose a rib? Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is, unfortunately, a risk that comes with the ...

CHICAGO (May 14, 2020) -- Heart and lung surgeons are fully aware of the difficulties that exist in the intensely demanding and competitive specialty of cardiothoracic surgery; even still, they report ...

Match Day 2020 ushered in a new group of surgery residents, while saying goodbye to others who will soon leave UAB for different programs across the country. UAB students will continue their medical ...

The University of Texas Health Tyler recognized Dr. Ghulam Abbas for recently becoming the first in the region to perform a robotic-assisted esophagectomy with three groundbreaking procedures on March ...

Michal Hubka, M.D.: lung cancer, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, robotic surgery, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS); Virginia Mason Seattle Medical Center, General Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., ...

Johannes R. Kratz, MD, has been named as the inaugural chief of UCSF’s Division of Thoracic Surgery, one of the leading academic robotic thoracic surgery programs in the western U.S. He brings a track ...