Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Cardiothoracic Surgery Division offers exposure to the full gamut of adult cardiac and general thoracic surgery, as well as a more limited exposure to congenital heart surgery. Heart and lung transplantation is not offered at this time. Approximately 800 surgical procedures are performed annually. Since the medical center is a level one trauma center, there is ample exposure to chest trauma. Residents rotate through the division for one month as a junior resident, and for three months as a senior resident. The resident's primary responsibility is the care of the general thoracic surgical patients including preoperative evaluation, participation in surgery, and postoperative care. Residents do have an opportunity to participate in the care of cardiac surgical patients depending on their level of interest. The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery participates in an active lung cancer registry. An active chest clinic, which attracts patients from a wide referral area, is available to the residents. There is an excellent weekly chest conference where cases are presented to a multidisciplinary group including pulmonologists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, and oncologists. There is also a weekly cardiology conference. There is ample case material available for the interested resident to perform a clinical research project.
Our Faculty
The division is staffed by four full-time faculty surgeons all of whom are certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. In addition, three board certified cardiothoracic surgeons have clinical faculty appointments.
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
1924 Alcoa Highway, Box U-11
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
(865) 305-9230
(800) 596-7249
FAX (865) 305-8894