thoracic surgeon
Heart-lung doctor
A thoracic surgeon is a physician who operates on organs within the chest cavity—the lungs, esophagus, and structures of the chest wall.
Heart surgery was once part of the specialty but has largely split off into cardiac surgery.
The thoracic surgeon removed a tumor from her left lung.
- cardiothoracicRelating to chest organs
- open heartEmotional receptiveness, unguarded
- heart valveOne-way cardiac flap
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- sternumFlat chest bone
ribs · lungs · lung cancer · heart · bypass · operating room · scrubbing in · scrubs · anesthesia · incision · steady hands · sutures · chest tube · chest cavity · ventilator · ICU · transplant · aorta
- doctorsdoctor, doctors, physician, physicians, MD
- specialistsanalyst, consultant, technician, cardiologist, dermatologist
- OR personnelscrub nurse, scrub tech, anesthesiologist, first assistant, neurosurgeon
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
- Emergency MedicsEMT, paramedic, first responder, emergency physician, ER doctor
- lung doctorspulmonologist, respiratory therapist
thoracic surgeonpulmonologist
Physician treating breathing organs
cardiologist · respiratory therapist · hospice doctor · internist · naturopath
thoracic surgeongeneral practitioner
Primary care doctor
family physician · GP · primary care physician · country doctor · family doctor
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