Johns Hopkins has a distinguished history of innovation towards cardiothoracic treatment in adults and children beginning with the Blalock-Taussig shunt in 1944. Our Cardiothoracic Residency Program trains the next generation of surgeons to provide advanced treatment for complex cardiovascular and thoracic conditions.
Our fellows continue to make advancements in the field of cardiothoracic surgery through clinical and laboratory research.
Specialty Areas
Our program provides training and research opportunities for a variety of cardiovascular and thoracic conditions:
Adult Cardiac
- Atrial fibrillation surgery
- Cardiac surgery critical care research
- Conduit dissection
- Heart transplant
- Minimally invasive/robotic cardiac surgery
- Myocardial revascularization
- Redo sternotomy
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
- Valve-sparing aortic root procedures
Congenital
- Adult congenital procedures
- High risk congenital heart procedures
- Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome surgery
General Thoracic
- Advanced heart and lung disease surgery
- Cardiopulmonary bypass
- ECMO
- Endovascular and thoracic open aortic repair
- Lung transplant
- LVADs for permanent implantation
The Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program at Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins has a distinguished history of innovation toward cardiothoracic treatment in adults and children. The Johns Hopkins Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program trains the next generation of surgeons to provide advanced treatment for complex cardiovascular and thoracic conditions.
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Cardiothoracic Residency Program Training and Research Facilities
