SURG 7540 - Clerkship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

The student will have the opportunity to gain in-depth exposure to patients with surgically treatable cardiac disease (including coronary, valvular, and myopathic) and the surgical procedures applicable to them. There will also be exposure to patients with non-cardiac thoracic surgical diseases such as lung cancer, esophageal dysfunction, etc. The patient population to be involved will be at both the University and VA Hospitals.