CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

Cardiothoracic Surgery refers to the surgical treatment of diseases that affect organs in the chest (thorax) such as:

• Cardiac Surgery – Surgery relating to restoring of the blood supply to the heart, coronary artery bypass grafting, heart valves repair or replacement and the great vessels in the chest, including heart transplants.
• General Thoracic Surgery – Surgery relating to lung cancer, tumors of the lung/chest wall, emphysema, esophageal swallowing problems, lung transplants, esophageal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux.
• Congenital Heart Surgery – surgery relating to the correction of heart defects, e.g., hole in the heart, and furnishing cardiovascular support to infants and children (also includes heart transplantation for children).