Cardiac surgeon
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Cardiac Surgeon is a surgeon who performs operative procedure on the Heart and also on Great vessels of the body. Cardiac Surgeons can be specialised to Adult or Peadiatric.They can be further specialised into those performing minimally invasive procedures and Robotic Assisted procedures. Amongst all the specialities in Medicine,Cardiac Surgery is the most advanced surgical speciality.
Cardiac Surgeons need to be innovative since it is still a relatively young speciality. Cardiac surgeons are committed to continually studying and evaluating new methods of surgical treatment and improving surgical outcomes through clinical and laboratory research in such areas as protection of the brain and neurological systems during bypass operations.¹
Cardiac Surgery involves a gruelling training period.The Residency program can last for about 6 years in North America and similar period in Europe.
References
- The History of Cardiothoracic Surgery From Early Times by Raymond Hurst 514 pp Price £58 ISBN 1-85070-681-6 New York; London: Parthenon, 1996.
- ¹JOHN HOPKINS MEDICINE:CARDIAC SURGERY DEPT
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