Course Detail
Units:
2.0 - 8.0
Course Components:
Clinical
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: SURG 7020.
Description
The student will have the opportunity to gain in-depth exposure to patients with surgically treatable cardiac disease (including coronary, valvular, and myopathic) and the surgical procedures applicable to them. There will also be exposure to patients with non-cardiac thoracic surgical diseases such as lung cancer, esophageal dysfunction, etc. The patient population to be involved will be at both the University and VA Hospitals.