Cardiothoracic surgery is the subspecialty in surgery that focuses on the heart and the chest or thorax. In some jurisdictions the foci are separated into heart and thoracic surgery. The specialist ...

If you want to learn about lung cancer surgery to remove lung tumors and nodules, this is a place to start. Surgery removes the part of the lung with cancer and nearby lymph nodes. A thoracic ...

A Black woman is breaking barriers for other minorities in surgical fields. Dr. Africa Wallace, director of Thoracic Surgery at Capital Health, was tapped as the president of the Eastern ...

If nonsurgical treatments do not relieve a person’s thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms, a doctor may suggest surgery to relieve compression in the thoracic outlet. Surgery may include a first rib ...

Looking ahead to 2035, a growing disparity is projected between the number of cardiothoracic surgeons needed and the number available. Researchers cite such trends as fewer trainees in surgery ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four Northwell Health hospitals with cardiothoracic surgery programs – Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH), Lenox Hill Hospital ...