The OHSU Thoracic Surgery Residency Program has created a General Thoracic Surgery Track under the standards of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.  We matched our first resident into this track in 2007.  Thoracic Surgery encompasses the operative, perioperative, and surgical critical care of patients with acquired and congenital pathologic conditions within the chest.  Included are the surgical repair of heart lesions, and congenital and acquired conditions of the heart, including the pericardium, coronary arteries, valves, and myocardium.  It also includes pathologic conditions of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the great vessels, tumors of the mediastinum, and diseases of the diaphragm and pericardium.  Management of the airway and injuries to the chest are also within the scope of the specialty. See American Board of Thoracic Surgery Operative Case Requirements (http://www.abts.org/sections/Certification/Operative_Requiremen/index.html

Cardiac and Thoracic Tracks

Program Format Years 1 and 2