Clinical Curriculum

Fellows gain proficiency in and exposure to the perioperative evaluation and intraoperative management of cardiac surgical patients including:

• • elective and emergency cardiac revascularization procedures
  • complex valve repairs and replacements
  • thoracic aortic surgery including ascending, transverse and descending aortic surgery with and without circulatory arrest
  • thoracic endovascular aortic repair, including ascending aortic and aortic arch endovascular procedures
  • ventricular assist device implantation
  • heart and lung transplants and combined procedures
  • minimally invasive cardiac surgery including robotic mitral valve surgery, robotic minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB) surgery
  • structural heart disease procedures- MitraClip, TAVR, TriClip and Watchman procedures
  • pulmonary thromboendarterectomies

In addition, fellows will gain experience with thoracic surgery including:

• • thoracoscopic and open lung resections
  • esophageal surgery and resection
  • robotic lung resection