Thoracic surgeon compensation has increased across multiple specialties since 2023, according to a Jan. 26 news release from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Results from the society’s second annual ...

Less than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that.

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers examined the number of thoracic surgeons by region in the United States using data from 2010 and 2014 to calculate both density and patterns of change. There are more thoracic surgeons ...

United Health Services is pleased to welcome cardiothoracic surgeon Daniel Beckles, MD, Ph.D. He comes to UHS from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, where he was the chief of cardiothoracic ...

Within the next 15 years, the United States faces a severe shortage of cardiothoracic surgeons -- possibly resulting in diminished quality of care and delayed care for heart and lung surgery patients.

A Black woman is breaking barriers for other minorities in surgical fields. Dr. Africa Wallace, director of Thoracic Surgery at Capital Health, was tapped as the president of the Eastern ...