cardiac surgeon
Operates on hearts
A cardiac surgeon is a physician who specializes in surgical procedures on the heart and its major blood vessels.
The specialty requires extensive training beyond medical school—typically a general surgery residency followed by specialized cardiothoracic fellowship.
Cardiac surgeons perform coronary bypass operations, valve replacements, heart transplants, and repairs of congenital defects: The cardiac surgeon performed a triple bypass.
- heart-lung machineDevice replacing cardiac function
- scrub nurseSterile-field surgical aide
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- sterile fieldUncontaminated surgical workspace
- heartCirculatory system's pump
chest cavity · heart transplant · congenital heart defects · coronary arteries · coronary artery disease · blood · atria · heart failure · endocarditis · ventricles · aorta · pulmonary arteries · anesthesiologist · arrhythmias · electrophysiologist · mitral valve · mask · tricuspid valve
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- surgeryoperation, incision, scalpel, suture, sutures
- heart specialistscardiologists, electrophysiologist
- OR personnelscrub nurse, scrub tech, anesthesiologist, first assistant, neurosurgeon
- transplantsorgan transplant, liver transplant, bone marrow transplant, kidney transplant, heart transplant
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