Cardiothoracic Surgery refers to operations that treat diseases affecting the heart (cardio) and lungs (thoracic).
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Mesothelioma, lung cancer, Aortic aneurysm, thymoma, Congenital heart disease, pectus excavatum, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, Esophageal carcinoma, Chest wall tumors, Malignant pleural effusions, thoracic neoplasms, Pulmonary metastases, esophageal diseases, and Tracheal tumors.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Lobectomy, Ventricular assist device, Mediastinoscopy, lung transplantation, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Mitral valve repair, lung volume reduction, mitral valve replacement, Heart Transplantation, Aortic dissection, arrhythmia surgery, Ventricular Restoration (Dor Procedure), Miniminally invasive surgery (MIS), Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS), Bullectomy, and thoracic aorta repairs.
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including biopsy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), x-ray, Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), Upper GI (Barium Swallow), and physicial examination.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 2,381 practicing cardiothoracic surgeons. Broken out by state, cardiothoracic surgery doctor density in Alabama is 47, in Alaska is 5, in Arizona is 58, in Arkansas is 20, in California is 286, in Colorado is 20, in Connecticut is 45, in Delaware is 17, in District of Columbia is 21, in Florida is 170, in Georgia is 56, in Hawaii is 10, in Idaho is 7, in Illinois is 132, in Indiana is 81, in Iowa is 20, in Kansas is 13, in Kentucky is 57, in Louisiana is 34, in Maine is 5, in Maryland is 64, in Massachusetts is 101, in Michigan is 66, in Minnesota is 33, in Mississippi is 23, in Missouri is 63, in Montana is 9, in Nebraska is 9, in Nevada is 14, in New Hampshire is 9, in New Jersey is 97, in New Mexico is 13, in New York is 253, in North Carolina is 57, in North Dakota is 6, in Ohio is 131, in Oklahoma is 14, in Oregon is 18, in Pennsylvania is 208, in Rhode Island is 14, in South Carolina is 40, in South Dakota is 14, in Tennessee is 45, in Texas is 150, in Utah is 12, in Vermont is 3, in Virginia is 58, in Washington is 47, in West Virginia is 28, in Wisconsin is 40, and in Wyoming is 2.
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