The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine's Thoracic Surgery (Independent) Fellowship Program has a pioneering tradition and a continuing spirit of innovation in cardiothoracic surgery.

Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...

Patients needing thoracic surgery can benefit from a shorter hospital stay, less post-operative pain, smaller incisions, a lower chance of complications, and a decreased risk of mortality with robotic ...

In 2020, the department created a six-year Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency Program, leveraging the strengths of our long-established training programs in cardiothoracic surgery and general ...

Minimally invasive approaches to lung cancer resection have transformed thoracic surgery. Robotic-assisted and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) offer enhanced visualisation, improved ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A minimally invasive catheter-based system could reduce congestion in patients hospitalized with acute ...

This fall, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery welcomes a new Section of Thoracic Surgery chief, James M. Donahue, M.D. Donahue comes to UAB from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, ...