Cardiothoracic surgery

Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest)—generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs (lung disease). Cardiac surgery (involving the heart and great vessels) and thoracic surgery (involving the lungs) are separate surgical specialties.

Open heart surgery

Open heart surgery is a surgery in which the patient’s heart is opened and surgery is performed on the internal structures of the heart.

Pediatric cardiovascular surgery

Pediatric cardiovascular surgery is surgery of the heart of children.