Profession · Medicine
Thoracic surgeon in Germany
Also called: chest surgeon, lung surgeon
A thoracic surgeon operates on organs of the chest, mainly the lungs, chest wall and mediastinum, for example for tumours and injuries.
Facharzt/-ärztin - ThoraxchirurgieSpecialist training after university
Facts
In GermanFacharzt/-ärztin - Thoraxchirurgie
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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