cardiothoracic surgeon
Chest cavity specialist
A cardiothoracic surgeon is a physician who operates on the heart, lungs, and other organs within the chest cavity.
The specialty includes procedures like coronary bypass surgery, heart valve repair, and lung cancer removal.
Training typically requires years of residency beyond medical school: The cardiothoracic surgeon performed a double bypass.
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- sternumFlat chest bone
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
beating heart · donor heart · valve · aorta · chest · operating room · on the table · scrubbing in · sutures · gown · lungs · ribcage · blood · coronary · incision · ventricle · grafts · ICU
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Physician treating cardiovascular conditions
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Lower limb specialist
dermatologist · psychiatrist · proctologist · ophthalmologist · general practitioner
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Able to wait calmly
layperson · general practitioner · primary care physician · hospital orderly · hospital administrator
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