Profession · Medicine
Cardiac surgeon in Germany
Also called: heart surgeon, cardiothoracic surgeon
A cardiac surgeon operates on the heart and great vessels, for example for valve disease, coronary disease and congenital defects, often using a heart-lung machine.
Facharzt/-ärztin - HerzchirurgieSpecialist training after university
Facts
In GermanFacharzt/-ärztin - Herzchirurgie
Path into the professiona university degree, then specialist training on the job
Where to study for it
Specialities that lead to the profession, and programmes in them.
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