The NYU Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency is a 2-year clinical program. Incoming residents must have completed an ACGME approved General Surgery residency training program and be board eligible in General Surgery prior to beginning the NYU Cardiothoracic Residency. Prior research experience is desirable but not mandatory.
The program has a rich history that emphasizes broad training in both acquired and congenital cardiac surgery and general thoracic surgery. The residents are given graded responsibilities over 2 years. The first year has three 4-month rotations, Manhattan VA Hospital, NYU Blue (acquired cardiac), and NYU Red (general thoracic). The second year also has three 4-month rotations, Bellevue Hospital, NYU Blue service (acquired and congenital) and NYU Red service (acquired and congenital). The three hospitals have a combined cardiac surgery case volume that exceeds 1700 cases per year, with a similar large number of general thoracic and thoracic oncology cases. The program is widely recognized for special expertise in valvular surgery and mitral valve repair, for minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery, for thoracic aneurysm repair and for advanced coronary bypass techniques.
Upon completion of the Residency Program each resident will be expected to have achieved competency and technical proficiency in the major areas of general thoracic and cardiac surgery. They should have a high fund of knowledge related to cardiac and thoracic diseases, be proficient in pre and postoperative care and decision making, and have exceeded the case volumes outlined by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Upon completion of the program the resident will be recommended for examination by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.