The division offers an ACGME approved three-year residency in cardiothoracic surgery, emphasizing preoperative and postoperative care of the cardiac and thoracic surgical patient and training in the management of congenital, acquired, traumatic and neoplastic diseases of the thorax. Applicants need to have successfully completed an approved residency in general surgery and be either certified or eligible for board certification in general surgery.

Residents rotate through five hospitals, see approximately 2,200 adult cardiac cases, 900 thoracic cases and 800 congenital heart cases per year and become familiar with all aspects of cardiothoracic surgery. By the time they complete the program, residents have often performed approximately 700 cases as surgeon or first assistant. Residents interested in surgical management of congenital heart disease may pursue an additional year as a pediatric cardiac surgical fellow.

Available Positions

	First Year Residents	Three
	Second Year Residents	Three
	Third Year Residents	Three
	Congenital Heart Surgery Fellowship	One
	Adult Cardiac Fellowship	Three
	Laboratory Research Fellowship	Two

Address residency inquiries and applications to:

Robert A. Guyton, MD
Charles Ross Hatcher, Jr., Professor of Surgery and Chief
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Cardiothoracic Residency Training Program
Emory University School of Medicine
1365 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
404.778.3836

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