Cardiothoracic Surgery Track
Rotation Schedule
Track Director: Greg Ribakove MD, Associate Professor & Vice Chairman of Cardiothoracic Surgery Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Bellevue Hospital Center
Associate Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Residents in the cardiothoracic track develop unique advanced skills in minimally invasive valve surgery, advanced valve repair surgery, catheter-based valve surgery, stent graft therapies for thoracic aneurysms, and advanced surgical therapies for heart failure.
First Year
- Acquired & congenital cardiac surgery (3 months)
- Adult cardiac & general thoracic surgery/thoracic oncology (3 months)
- General thoracic surgery/thoracic oncology (3 months)
- Cardiac, general thoracic /thoracic oncology & trauma (3 months)
Location - Tisch Hospital
Location: Veteran's Administration Hospital
Location: Tisch Hospital
Location: Bellevue Hospital
Second Year
- Acquired & congenital cardiac surgery (6 months)
- General thoracic surgery/thoracic oncology (3 months)
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Cardiac surgery, general thoracic/thoracic oncology & trauma (3 months)
Location: Tisch Hospital
Location: Tisch Hospital
Location: Bellevue Hospital
Third Year
By the start of the third year, the resident will be exceptionally equipped to actively participate in numerous surgical areas:
- minimally invasive valve surgery
- advanced valve repair surgery
- catheter based valve surgery
- stent graft therapies for thoracic aneurysms
- advanced surgical therapies for heart failure
- Advanced adult-acquired cardiac
M (12 months. Note: This year can include 1-3 months of elective)
Location: Tisch Hospital
Exposure: minimally invasive surgery, valve repair and catheter based surgery, thoracic aneurysms and catheter based aneurysm surgery, ventricular restoration surgery for congestive heart failure.
