The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is staffed by five cardiac surgery attendings and two general thoracic surgery attendings who actively participate in teaching the various disciplines of Cardiothoracic Surgery. In addition, there are 27 clinical faculty surgeons who enhance our program by participating in the division's conferences and student education activities. These weekly conferences continue to support the education goals of the division. The Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Fellowship Program was instituted in 1988 and offers a one or two year period of intense training in the areas of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery and cardiac transplantation. The program is open to both American and foreign candidates who have completed their cardiothoracic surgery residency training.
Clinical research is encouraged and supported during the fellowship.
UCLA Cardiothoracic Surgery has had a long standing commitment to the training of post-graduate fellows. Post-graduate fellows have come from such foreign countries as Japan, Canada, South Africa, Israel, Germany and Korea to increase their expertise and carry new knowledge to their countries. Residency Program Residents entering the Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program have completed five years of general surgery training and one or two years of research. The Cardiothoracic Residency Training Program is a two year program integrated with the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Three Chief Residents in cardiothoracic surgery rotate on three cardiothoracic services, two at UCLA and one at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.